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Special to the Herald
Cranston’s electoral races are packed at the starting line.
More than 200 people are running for Cranston offices, including the General Assembly, City Council, …
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By RYAN DOHERTY/Special to the Herald
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7/10/24
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Special Olympics Rhode Island (SORI), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing year-round sports training and competition for individuals with intellectual disabilities, announced the appointment of …
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4/17/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: Back in the day, the approach of the end of February would signal the time for the Providence Newspaper Guild Follies – the bygone annual satiric sendup of the year in Rhode …
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2/21/24
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Four-term School Committee Representative, and two-term Chair, Daniel Wall, is running for the City Council in Ward 6. “Cranston needs a stable city government to attract economic growth, and …
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5/31/23
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The Cranston Republican City Committee held its biannual reorganization meeting on Jan. 18 and elected a new slate of officers to lead the party for the next two years. Political committees by state …
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2/7/23
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Pontiac Avenue residents gathered outside an empty office building on Oct. 19 for a site walk where they heard Omni Group’s proposal for constructing multi-family housing units at 747 Pontiac …
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By EMMA BARTLETT
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10/25/22
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At the Grange At its 135 annual session at the Oaklawn Grange Hall in Cranston, the Rhode Island State Grange held an election of officers. Elected and installed were new Lecturer Valerie Richard, new Pomona Dorothy Moone and two members of the Executive
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11/17/21
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Advocates for the state’s homeless carried life-size powder blue cutouts representing the men, women and children without shelter in the Ocean State.
As Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee asked the …
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By RORY SCHULER
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11/4/21
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As federal health officials continue their review of Pfizer’s request for an emergency use authorization for COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11 years old, Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode …
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PRESS RELEASE
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10/22/21
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Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee, along with Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos made the trip to Johnston High School to provide the state with its weekly COVID-19 update on Wednesday afternoon.
In collaboration …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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9/17/21
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE A Cranston Police officer has been convicted of simple assault in connection with a March 5, 2020, incident involving a man in police custody. Andrew Leonard, 46, was found guilty of the misdemeanor by District Court Magistrate J.
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By DANIEL A. KITTREDGE
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5/12/21
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE An "unacceptable escalation" and a "breach of authority," or a "reasonable" use of force in a violent circumstance? Attorneys for the state and for a Cranston Police officer charged in connection with his alleged assault on a man in
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By DANIEL A. KITTREDGE
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5/5/21
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE An "unacceptable escalation" and a "breach of authority," or a "reasonable" use of force in a violent circumstance? Attorneys for the state and for a Cranston Police officer charged in connection with his alleged assault on a man in
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By DANIEL A. KITTREDGE
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5/5/21
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By PEDER S. SCHAEFER On March 12 last year, Ken Gilbert, the newly elected commodore of the Edgewood Yacht Club, drew a big X through the club's remaining events for the spring and summer, after Rhode Island went into full COVID-19 lockdown. The social
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By PEDER S. SCHAEFER
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3/3/21
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As February comes to a close here in Rhode Island, I want to make sure you've got the latest info on our COVID-19 response.
Make sure that you're signed up for …
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3/1/21
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Starting today, all Rhode Islanders 65 years old or older are eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine. If you're in that age group, you can schedule your appointment at one of …
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2/23/21
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This was a big week for our COVID-19 response, and I wanted to give you an update on how it's going.
Make sure that you're signed up for the Rhode …
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2/21/21
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I have exciting news to share about our vaccination campaign: all Rhode Islanders 75 and older can now register for an appointment at one of our two State-run vaccination …
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2/18/21
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Rhode Island has already administered nearly 130,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, but there’s still a long way to go. This is a challenge unlike any other we have faced, and we’re …
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2/10/21
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We're continuing to see our COVID-19 case numbers trend in the right direction, with hospitalizations steadily declining and percent positive at its lowest point in over three months. Thank you …
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2/6/21
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