Two of the 50 private rooms inside the new hospital across Hartford Avenue from Amazon will cater specifically to morbidly obese patients.
Inside the pair of specialized rooms await a …
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By RORY SCHULER
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7/24/24
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Modern-day public altercations tend to follow an increasingly familiar formula.
Tensions escalate. A circle forms. Cell phones, cameras lit, turn toward the drama.
The drama escalates …
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By RORY SCHULER
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7/22/24
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Shun Pike single-family homeowners in Johnston square off against affordable housing condo developer
They learned to live with the solar fields and sky-scraping windmills.
But 32 condos — 16 restricted to low- and moderate-income households, and 16 market rate units —neighbors …
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By RORY SCHULER
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7/18/24
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On Tuesday evening, around 6 p.m., the long row of registers at Stop & Shop in Johnston was empty. There were clearly more employees than customers in the store.
By early November, the …
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By RORY SCHULER
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7/18/24
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Warwick City Councilwoman Donna Travis pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges that she filed a false document connected to the illicit acquisition of a next-door slice of Oakland Beach …
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The megalithic building is crawling with little blue robots. The creatures roam, coasting smoothly behind red warning tape strung between steel girders and heavy machinery.
Human overseers watch …
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By RORY SCHULER
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7/9/24
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The holiday ended tragically following a large brawl in Cranston which resulted in a teenager with a stab wound and another man run over and killed.
Shortly after midnight July Fourth, around …
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By RORY SCHULER
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7/8/24
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Former Ward 6 Cranston City Councilman Matthew Reilly has been indicted on multiple child molestation counts, according to the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office.
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By RORY SCHULER
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6/28/24
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On Saturday, Johnston native Nick Raposo was called up to make his major league debut with the St. Louis Cardinals against the San Francisco Giants at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
Raposo was …
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By GRETA SHUSTER/Special to the Herald
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6/27/24
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UPDATED
The Cranston police officer ran to the suspects’ car. She opened the door and ordered a man and a woman out of the vehicle. Instead, they sped away, allegedly running over the officer's foot, and the officer fired at the vehicle.
Cranston Police have released the name of the officer involved in a shooting last Sunday evening, as well as her body-worn camera footage from the incident.
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By RORY SCHULER
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6/21/24
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The city’s mayor and city council may settle their dispute over the use of federal pandemic-era funding in court.
On Friday, June 21, Cranston Mayor Kenneth J. Hopkins announced that the …
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By RORY SCHULER
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6/21/24
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Cranston Mayor Kenneth Hopkins makes it a point to personally visit any city residents who are 100 years old — or older. He always brings a proclamation, the city’s best wishes, and a question: What’s your secret to longevity?
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6/19/24
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A Cranston police officer fired at a fleeing vehicle following a shoplifting report at Garden City Shopping Center Sunday evening. Police are still looking for the vehicle and its occupants.
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By RORY SCHULER
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6/17/24
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A deer jumped through the windshield of a RIPTA bus traveling on Warwick Avenue Monday, injuring three passengers.
The incident happened near the intersection with Sachem Avenue near the …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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6/12/24
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Future elementary school students in Johnston will be shown how to climb to new heights at their new school, when it’s finished.
The Johnston School Building Committee recently approved …
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By RORY SCHULER
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6/6/24
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A trickle of Cranston voters turned out to vote overwhelmingly, nearly 4 to 1, to approve a $40 million school bond referendum.
According to the Rhode Island Board of Elections’ …
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By RORY SCHULER
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6/5/24
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Warwick Police are investigating a major gun theft on Post Road.
Around 3:52 a.m., Thursday, May 30, 2024 Warwick Police responded to RI Guns, at 1175 Post Road for an alarm.
“Upon …
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5/30/24
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Political voices on all sides seem to agree, Cranston can’t afford not to pass next week’s $40 million school bond referendum.
Voters will decide whether to listen to city officials …
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By RORY SCHULER
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5/29/24
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Some friends called him Elliott.
He initially survived an archer’s illicit arrow attack and pond neighbors hoped for his recovery. His young family depended on him.
The arrow was …
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By RORY SCHULER
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5/22/24
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Rule number one, on the job: show up. Rule number two: get the job done.
The current mayor of Cranston has been accused of breaking both rules by a fellow Republican who’s running for his …
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By RORY SCHULER
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5/22/24
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