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HAVE YOU SEEN THESE THREE? Johnston Police want to know the identity of the three shoppers in these surveillance photos. If you know them, call the Johnston Police Department at 401-231-4210.
Johnston Police: Have you seen these shoppers?
Johnston Police are looking for a trio of alleged shade thieves. Around 1:15 p.m., Nov. 8, Johnston Police responded to a local business to investigate a reported designer sunglasses … more
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AG: Pawtucket man sentenced for violent Johnston home invasion
A Pawtucket man has been sentenced to 15 years behind bars in connection to a 2021 violent home invasion in Johnston. His alleged accomplice has never been identified. Rhode Island Attorney … more
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ORDER UP: Hugh B. Bain Middle School students who are part of the Multilingual Learner (MLL) program gathered Tuesday afternoon in the school’s cafeteria for a Thanksgiving celebration. For many, this is their first time celebrating the holiday. (Photo courtesy of Cranston Public Schools)
MLL students share Thanksgiving meal at Bain Middle School
This past June, Steven Carrera, 14, moved from Guatemala to the U.S. when his aunt offered him an opportunity to come and live with her and study in America. The teen had to decide quickly if he … more
CREATING A LIFESTYLE BRAND: Soulita co-founders Evan Delpeche and Lexus Fernandez opened their pop-up location for Soulita in Garden City Center earlier this fall. Soulita is a lifestyle skincare brand offering skin and body care from natural and healing botanical extracts that address the skin's concern. (Herald photo)
‘Products made with promise’
If there’s one word to describe the interior of Lexus Fernandez and Evan Delpeche’s Cranston store Soulita, it’s cozy. The building’s warm tones, relaxing aroma of products … more
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City gets $1M grant for new ladder truck
By EMMA BARTLETT A new aerial ladder fire truck will join the Cranston Fire Department's force thanks to a $1 million grant the department received earlier this fall from the Federal Emergency … more
Unpaid lunches take a bite out of budget
Two months into the new school year and Cranston’s student lunch debt is rapidly increasing districtwide. According to Cranston Public Schools’ (CPS) Chief Financial Officer Joseph … more
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PRAYERS FOR OUR PROTECTORS: First grade students Mila Paolucci and Nicholas Innocenti attended St. Rocco School’s Veterans Day Prayer Service on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Innocenti held a photo of his great-grandfather, a veteran.
St. Rocco School hosts Veterans Day Prayer Service
St. Rocco School held its Veterans Day Prayer Service Wednesday, Nov. 9 at St. Rocco Church, 931 Atwood Ave., Johnston. Students from St. Rocco School read poems that they wrote, … more
School officials take ‘deep dive’ in RICAS scores
The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) released the final results of the 2022 Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System (RICAS) tests Friday. Following the pandemic, school … more
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SERVICE honored: Mayor Ken Hopkins hands the ceremonial wreath to Grand Marshal Don Mellor.
Flag flies because of American soldiers
Families lined Rolfe Street and Park Avenue Friday for the city’s Veterans Day Parade. The parade returned to the city last year after a 20 year hiatus and drew a large group for the … more
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NEW CREATIONS: Saab received a government contract from the U.S. Navy to create an Expendable Mobile Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Training Target (EMATT). For the next 10 years, the company will create at least 1,200 EMATTs a year at its new facility for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport. (Submitted photo)
Cranston company to develop undersea training devices
When it comes to having a well prepared Navy, training is key. Saab Inc. – which set up its Autonomous and Undersea Systems Division in Cranston in January 2022 – recently won a $173.2 … more
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DEEDS NOT WORDS: Ed Brady hands out a 12 lb. turkey before the city’s Veterans Day Parade on Friday. He explains that Cranston Cares is giving the turkeys away in honor of veteran Adam DeCiccio who passed away in 2020. (Herald photo)
222 turkeys given out; Adam DeCiccio remembered
A truck full of 222 turkeys was quickly emptied Friday morning behind the cannon memorial between Rolfe Street and Pontiac Avenue as Cranston Cares founders Justin Erickson and Ed Brady handed out … more
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