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Hospitalized Cranston man faces multiple charges after 39 West shooting
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 … more
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SIGNS AGAINST CHANGE: Keri Dennison-Leidecker, who lives at 200 Shun Pike, noted all the yellow signs around the proposed site. “Notably, the signs displayed throughout our entire neighborhood express a collective sentiment against this development,” she told the Johnston Planning Board last week.
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 … more
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EMPTY REGISTERS: On Tuesday evening, the Stop & Shop at 11 Commerce Way in Johnston was nearly empty, except for employees. The grocery store chain announced last week that the store will be one of 32 “underperforming stores by year-end.”
Johnston’s Stop & Shop chopped
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 … more
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DOMINATING MYRTLE: The Gershkoff 14-U team last week at Myrtle Beach. (Submitted photo)
Gershkoff wins at nationals
The Gershkoff/Top Notch Lightning Elite 14-U baseball team traveled down to Myrtle Beach for the Youth Baseball Nationals Tournament series, and came back champions. The tournament included the top … more
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City’s electoral races thinner after signature deadline
The field for some of Cranston’s electoral races thinned after the July 12 deadline for nomination papers. After not receiving the party nominations, multiple Democrats did not submit … more
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FILLING A VOID: Mayor Kenneth Hopkins said that the historic Park Theater reopening “fills a void” in Cranston and will spur economic development. (Cranston Herald photo by Ryan Doherty)
MARQUEE UPDATE
Special to the Herald The historic Park Theater will be reopening its doors this October. The theater — which temporarily closed last year — is set to host multiple shows this … more
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ROMEO, ROMEO, WHERE ART THOU EGGS? This pic was submitted by the group. The informal group meets every Wednesday for breakfast at the Newport Creamery in Cranston. From left to right: Marcel D'Auteuil, Bill Laurie, Vincent Cullen, Lou Marciano, Ara Boghigian and Dr. Frank DelSanto. (Submitted photo)
ROMEO Rat Pack
Special to the Herald Back in 1982, director John Hughes made the popular coming-of-age movie called “The Breakfast Club.” It was about teenagers from different backgrounds who bond … more
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GET THE PARTY STARTED: Cranston Police threw a big celebration for Izzy Major following her last day of leukemia treatment. (Photo courtesy Cranston Police)
Izzy earns Enzo’s Escort
Special to the Herald On July 1, 13-year-old Izzy Major walked out of the Hasbro Children’s Hospital, ringing a golden bell to signal her last day of treatment for leukemia. She was … more
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NO CONTEST: 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 property.
Warwick City Councilwoman pleads no contest, gets a year suspended sentence and probation
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 … more
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FINISH LINE: The league is looking to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the renovated building on July 23.
CLCF nears finish line on $1.2 million facelift
Cranston League for Cranston Futures (CLCF) is nearing the finish line of $1.2 million renovations of their main athletic building. Founded in 1953, CLCF is home to 15 youth sports teams and … more
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VOTE
More than 200 declare for Cranston offices
Special to the Herald Cranston’s electoral races are packed at the starting line. More than 200 people are running for Cranston offices, including the General Assembly, City Council, … more
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WE ROBOTS: Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee toured the Amazon robotics sortable fulfillment center in Johnston, which has yet to open. According to an Amazon spokesman, the giant building should be kicking into gear by the holiday season. Floors two through five of the facility (the size of approximately 66 football fields), are packed with small blue robots.
Johnston's Amazon opens to the press and the RI governor
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 … more
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TWO ARRESTED: Cranston Police arrested two — Destiny Torres and Edwin Torres — after the early morning July 5 stabbing of a teenager and run-down murder of a 21-year-old in the area of Oak and Trainor streets.
Cranston Police witness holiday murder after brawl and stabbing of 15-year-old
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 … more
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ANNOUNCING BIG GAMES: Yean made the public address announcements for the 2023 RIIL Girls' Soccer Divisional Championships.
Voice of the Thunderbolts
A month ago, the Thunderbolt Sports Talk podcast — where recent Cranston High School East graduates Timothy Yean and Charlie Adams used to recap the week in school sports — released its … more
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ROUGHS ON THE DIAMOND: Cranston High School East’s 1979 baseball team was inducted into the Cranston Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday.
2024 SPORT IMMORTALS of CRANSTON
On Saturday, the Cranston Athletic Hall of Fame inducted nine members and two teams during its 2024 ceremony at the Cranston Country Club. City Councilwoman Nicole Renzulli was among the … more
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FAST FALL: Ex-Ward 6 Cranston City Councilman Matthew Reilly was arrested on drug charges on May 15, 2023, after police found him asleep behind the wheel. Last week, the AG’s Office announced the resigned councilor has been indicted on multiple child molestation counts. This image is a screenshot from the body-worn camera footage from the arresting officer during Reilly’s first arrest. Just weeks later, he was arrested again, on child molestation charges (that ultimately yielded last week’s Providence County Grand Jury indictments.
AG: Former Cranston City Councilman Matthew Reilly indicted on multiple child molestation counts
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. more
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TO THE BIGS: 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.
Johnston native Nick Raposo called up to MLB by Cardinals
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 … more
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City and state officials gather at Cranston City Hall for the city’s annual Pride Flag Raising event organized by Councilwoman Lammis Vargas. The event featured a keynote speech from recent Cranston High School East graduate Connor Payne. (Submitted photo)
With Pride
PASSING THE TORCH
THEIR CHAMPION: Cranston Police Detective Eric LeClerc has been named the state’s first recipient of the Elwood Johnson Outstanding Service Award by Special Olympics Rhode Island. He … more
MAKING A SPLASH: On Tuesday morning, June 25, at 11 a.m., it was sunny and 83 degrees, and Cranston’s splash pad was open for business. The kids, however, had yet to show up. (Cranston Herald photo by Greta Shuster)
Slinging mud over splash pads
During an Ocean State heat wave, all splash pad politics are local. Cranston’s mayoral candidates tussled over a dry city splash pad, which had not yet opened when the mercury started … more
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