By ALEX SPONSELLER Cranston East standout volleyball player Lauren Milani made her college decision official recently, signing her National Letter of Intent to play for Division I Central Connecticut State University next fall. Milani is a three-time more

By DANIEL KITTREDGE After hearing from business owners, small business advocates and workers in some of Rhode Island's hardest hit industries, the City Council on Monday unanimously approved a resolution calling on Gov. Gina Raimondo to release an more

By DANIEL KITTREDGE A "e;two-week pause"e; that involves new restrictions on social gatherings, dining and commercial activity will begin Nov. 30, Gov. Gina Raimondo announced last week - a move she framed as essential to curb the rapid spread of the more

By DANIEL KITTREDGE Yessenia Acosta said that since losing her 10-year-old daughter, Taniya Bonilla, in February 2017, she has struggled in many ways. "e;It was hard. It's a parent's worst nightmare . It's probably the hardest thing I'll ever have to go more

By MERI R. KENNEDY Holiday strolls at Garden City Center At Garden City Center, Santa visits will not take place this year due to COVID-19. Holiday strolls continue, however, with carolers in Victorian-era clothing, hot chocolate and a brass holiday band more

By ARDEN BASTIA With hospitals close to reaching their capacity to treat COVID-19 patients, the news media was given a tour on Friday of the Cranston field hospital, a place where the people who built it never want it to open. Accommodations are sparse. more

By MERI R. KENNEDY CCAP Emergency Housing Assistance The Comprehensive Community Action Program's Emergency Housing Assistance program assists individuals/families living in Cranston, Coventry, Scituate and Foster with back rent, security deposits, more

By DANIEL KITTREDGE After several weeks on the sidelines, debate over the proposed Costco-anchored Cranston Crossing development is set to return to the forefront. Massachusetts-based Coastal Properties LLC has submitted a revised site plan for the more

By DANIEL KITTREDGE What began as a plan to move two Cranston schools to full distance learning last week became a district-wide shift based on the inability of administrators to guarantee needed staffing levels, Superintendent Jeannine Nota-Masse told more

By ALEX SPONSELLER The Rhode Island high school cross country state championships were held on Saturday and a handful of locals made some noise as they wrapped up the fall season. Here is a recap of the some of the action from the day: BOYS Nicholas Cobb more

The latest warning came as Rhode Island, for the third consecutive day, set a single-day record in the number of new COVID-19 cases reported by the Department of Health. more

By ARDEN BASTIA The RI Promise scholarship has helped over 7,300 students, but the future of the program remains uncertain for the high school class of 2021. Meghan Hughes, president of the Community College of Rhode Island, wants to keep the doors of more