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The CLCF/CWLL Gals softball team rolled to its second straight state championship on Monday night and will return to the regional tournament with a chance to advance to the Little League World Series …
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7/16/25
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The Knightsville section of the city comes alive in many ways this week as the village celebrates the 120 th annual St. Mary’s Feast. In keeping with tradition, both spiritual and secular …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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7/16/25
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Former Gov. Edward D. “Ed” DiPrete was a popular Republican politician in a predominantly Democratic state. He rose from the ranks of the Cranston School Committee to become mayor of the …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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7/16/25
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During an otherwise unremarkable morning last week, Cranston police found themselves stretched unusually thin by an armed robbery suspect refusing to leave his basement in Edgewood and – across …
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By ROSEGALIE CINEUS
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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7/16/25
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The CLCF/CWLL Gals 12-U softball team rolled past Cumberland 17-7 in four innings on Monday night to clinch its second straight state championship.
The Gals broke things open with e seven-run …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER, Sports Editor
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7/15/25
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The CLCF-CWLL Gals All-Star softball teams are back in action as their state tournaments kicked off this week, and both the 12-U and 10-U teams opened things up with big wins.
The 12’s …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER, Herald Sports Editor
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7/9/25
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There just don’t seem to be enough cards, cake or candles to sufficiently wish someone a happy 110 th birthday. Especially when it’s your dad. And especially when his lifetime experience …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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7/9/25
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After many difficult years of relocating, weathering harsh storms and having to rebuild twice, the Rhode Island Yacht Club turned 150 this year.
The club was founded in 1875 and originally …
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By ALYSSA WALKER
Beacon Media Contributor
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7/9/25
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Legislation sponsored by Sen. Mark McKenney and Rep. David Morales to prohibit the censorship of library materials was signed into state law last week. The Freedom to Read Act protects libraries and …
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By GRETA SHUSTER
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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7/9/25
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Zach Matook remembers hearing a big thud outside and freaking out when he and his wife looked outside and saw what made that noise: Their oak tree, about 80 feet tall, had fallen across Dean Parkway …
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By ROSEGALIE CINEUS
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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7/9/25
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Please stay away from any power lines. Although they may look de-energized they can easily be energized and be fatal if contact is made. People may have generators working and not correctly installed …
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7/4/25
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A sweet slice of history was served up by the Cranston Historical when it hosted a “Strawberry Tea” at the historic Joy Homestead on Scituate Avenue on a recent June evening.
Guests …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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7/3/25
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U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse has introduced legislation to improve crucial mental health support to veterans and current armed-service members when they return home, Whitehouse’s office …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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7/2/25
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If you’re driving through this city, better keep a light foot on the gas pedal.
According to Cranston Police Chief Michael Winquist, Cranston has one of the highest numbers of traffic …
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By ROSEGALIE CINEUS
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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7/2/25
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House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi this week praised the legislature for closing the book on a 2025 session that addressed some of the state’s most critical needs –incentivizing health …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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7/2/25
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The Cranston East Little League Junior All-Star team rolled to an 11-2 win over Johnston to take the District I title last week and advance to the upcoming state tournament.
The game was …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER, Herald Sports Editor
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7/1/25
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If Eric Beaune and Chris Tasca – friends and business partners – ever wondered if they made the right move by resurrecting the popular Wein-O-Rama restaurant on Oaklawn Avenue, the answer …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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6/25/25
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A report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development gives high marks to the Cranston Housing Authority’s financial condition and its management of subsidized public housing in …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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6/25/25
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The needle wouldn’t budge.
For three solid, sweaty hours Tuesday, the National Weather Service’s online readout of the temperature at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport …
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By ROSEGALIE CINEUS
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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6/25/25
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This week, the Cranston Herald sports department is honoring some of Cranston’s best athletes of the spring season with its All-City teams. As always, it was a fun-filled few months of big-time …
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6/24/25
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