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Rain, snow, sleet or hail, Chase Russell is ready to tell his fellow students at Cranston High School East what the weather is and how to be prepared for it.
Every morning, Russell, a senior, …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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4/16/25
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Cranston Public Schools seek an increase in city funding following Mayor Kenneth Hopkins’ budget presentation two weeks ago.
The school department had asked for $103 million earlier this …
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By ROSEGALIE CINEUS
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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4/16/25
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Dear …
That simple, one-word salutation has started some of the greatest letters in history as kings, philosophers, civil-rights leaders, artists and more have sat down to share their …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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4/16/25
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Rhode Island could be on the path to offering universal prekindergarten for 3- and 4-year-olds under legislation sponsored by Senate Education Committee Chairwoman Hanna M. Gallo and House Education …
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By TIM FORSBERG
Beacon Media staff writer
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4/16/25
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The reigning Division III champion Cranston East softball team is rolling this spring as it sits at 3-0 in league play.
The Bolts most recently beat Central at home on Monday in an 11-1 win. …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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4/15/25
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The Cranston East girls lacrosse team erased a four-goal deficit to come back to beat visiting Toll Gate 9-8 last week.
The Titans came out firing and built a 4-0 advantage after one quarter of …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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4/9/25
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Mayor Kenneth Hopkins’ proposed budget for the coming fiscal year would result in a slight tax increase on residential and commercial properties.
Hopkins presented his FY 2026 budget of …
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By ROSEGALIE CINEUS Beacon Media Staff Writer
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4/9/25
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There may soon be signs of life at the former Cranston Print Works complex on Cranston Street in the city’s Kingsville section.
Last week, the City Plan Commission unanimously approved …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI Beacon Media Staff Writer
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4/9/25
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The New England Institute of Technology will offer bachelor’s degrees that students can attain in only two years starting this fall.
The four majors in which 24-month bachelor’s …
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By ADAM ZANGARI Beacon Media Staff Writer
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4/9/25
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The Budlong Pool’s smaller replacement may not open this summer following the unexpected construction issue that surfaced when an undocumented aqueduct was found during excavation of the site.
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By ROSEGALIE CINEUS Beacon Media Staff Writer
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4/9/25
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The Cranston West boys volleyball team earned its first win of the season when it swept Pilgrim 3-0 on Monday night.
The Falcons are coming off a Division II finals appearance and were bumped up …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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4/2/25
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When Savong Sam decided to spend a recent Sunday morning working on a friend’s car, he could not imagine that he would end up in the news.
When he got to the car, which had been parked …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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4/2/25
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Greg Cornett grew up in Tennessee in a blue-collar, lower-middle- income part of the state. He remembers winters when his father and he would deliver wood to less fortunate relatives who had …
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By JOHN HOWELL
Warwick Beacon Editor
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4/2/25
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Honor Flight “Charlie,” the 32 nd Honor Flight for veterans since retired Providence Fire Chief George Farrell started the flights to Washington, D.C. in 2012, departed early Sunday from …
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4/2/25
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This week, the Cranston Herald sports department is honoring some of Cranston’s best athletes of the winter season with its All-City teams. As always, it was a fun-filled few months of big-time …
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3/26/25
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A lifelong Cranston resident, citywide Councilman Christopher E. Buonanno has been on the City Council only since inauguration in January.
Since the ceremony, he says, he has been familiarizing …
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By ROSEGALIE CINEUS
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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3/26/25
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The Cranston Rotary Club has begun its annual food drive, gathering donations of food from elementary schools across the city to donate to local pantries.
Titled “Share the Love” …
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By ROSEGALIE CINEUS
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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3/26/25
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The very idea of a public swimming pool in Cranston just can’t seem to catch a break – unless it’s a broken pipe of unknown origin that sends opening day down the drain again.
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The Teamsters Local Union 251 and the Laborers’ International Union of North America, Local 1322 have reached agreements with the city on their contracts. Documents indicate a 3.5% raise …
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By ROSEGALIE CINEUS
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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3/26/25
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Centerline Pickleball Club celebrated its grand opening last Saturday at its new facility in Warwick, which opened its doors to the public last month.
The state’s latest pickleball …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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3/19/25
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