On Monday, June 5, just after 9 p.m., the Cranston Fire Department was dispatched to report of a building collapse at 1890 Broad St. in the Edgewood area of the city. A mother and daughter who … more

By JOHN HOWELL When he learned he was eligible to retire, Father Alfred Ricci said, "yessiree." "You know when it's time to do what to do and let it go," Father Ricci said Monday afternoon from the office at St. Gregory the Great Church in Cowesett, more

By DANIEL KITTREDGE The Budlong Pool is set to remain closed, as planned, for the second consecutive summer, although an alternative option is being explored. Anthony Moretti, director of administration for Mayor Ken Hopkins, told the City Council on more

By DANIEL KITTREDGE Rats are back in the spotlight. Recent media attention surrounding a rodent problem near Cranston Stadium - a "pretty deplorable localized condition," as one top city official describes it - has led to an enforcement push, including a more

By PAM SCHIFF An ordinance amendment seeking to make Rolfe Square a northbound one-way street has been withdrawn by its sponsor. Ward 2 City Councilwoman Aniece Germain last week confirmed she has removed her proposal from consideration. The move came more

By STEPHANIE BERNABA Edgewood Highland Elementary School fifth-graders are turning rain into sunshine. They have chosen, with the help of their art teacher and 5th Grade Mural Club leader, Ellen Laprocina, to create a mural on one of the school's walls more

By JOHN HOWELL Neon Marketplace, a Procaccianti company, is preparing to turn the image of the service station convenience store on its head. And the prototype for the company that envisions opening 150 stores throughout Rhode Island, Massachusetts and more

By DANIEL KITTREDGE For generations, Rhodes on the Pawtuxet has held a vital place in the social and cultural life of Rhode Islanders. Weddings, galas, circuses, concerts, sporting events, civic meetings - these gatherings, and much more, have all taken more

By JOHN HOWELL What was a Father's Day outing on a great day to be at the beach turned into tragedy when a 10-year-old girl was swept off the Conimicut Point sand bar by the incoming tide and a 35-year old man of no relation to the girl lost his life in more

By JOHN HOWELL What was a Father's Day outing on a great day to be at the beach turned into tragedy when a 10-year-old girl was swept off the Conimicut Point sand bar by the incoming tide and a 35-year old man of no relation to the girl lost his life in more

By MERI R. KENNEDY St. Mary's Feast kickoff event The St. Mary's Feast Society will host a kick-off to this year's festival on Wednesday, July 14, from 6 to 10 p.m. The event, which will be free, will be held at the Feast Society's building at 15 Phenix more

By DANIEL KITTREDGE Should Rolfe Square be made a northbound one-way street? An ordinance amendment seeking to institute that change was continued, pending completion of a traffic study, during last week's meeting of the City Council's Ordinance more