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Cranston Public Schools are asking the city for $189,391,236 toward their proposed total operating budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1, an increase of about 3.24% or roughly $5 million over …
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By ROSEGALIE CINEUS
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1/29/25
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There may have been age differences, but new friendships were almost instant last week when fourth graders from Edgewood Highland Elementary School visited the Cranston Senior Center for a morning of …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
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1/29/25
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The Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles has gone statewide with a new program aimed at helping drivers with autism.
The Blue Envelope program is a new DMV service that works to facilitate …
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By ROSEGALIE CINEUS
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1/29/25
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
The Cranston West boys basketball team remains in the Division II playoff hunt as it has turned things around after dropping five straight games earlier this month. The …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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1/28/25
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Cranston has a new president and chairman of its Planning Commission. Steve Frias, who used to hold one of the top positions in the Rhode Island Republican Party as its national committeeman …
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By ROSEGALIE CINEUS
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1/22/25
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With local-government budget season upon us, Cranston’s School Committee will meet Thursday to hold a public budget work session. Superintendent Jeanine Nota-Masse will present her proposed …
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By ROSEGALIE CINEUS
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1/22/25
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The Cranston boys hockey co-op stayed hot in Division II by beating visiting North Kingstown 4-2 on Monday afternoon and extending its win streak to three games to climb back above .500. The Skippers …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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1/21/25
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With the inauguration over, the work for the new year has begun, and in Cranston that work includes filling some of the top positions in city government.
At the Department of Public Works, the …
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By ROSEGALIE CINEUS
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1/15/25
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David Cesario , owner of Dave’s Fresh Marketplace, has b een named the 2 025 USA Retailer of the Year by the Independent Grocers Alliance .
This prestigious honor recognizes …
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By TIM FORSBERG
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1/15/25
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The city has announced the opening of seven daytime warming centers to provide respite from the cold for people living with homelessness or without reliable heat in their homes.
Located at …
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By ROSEGALIE CINEUS
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1/15/25
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The State Supreme Court last week rejected a group of residents’ request to hear an appeal of a Superior Court ruling that allows a solar farm to be built off Natick Avenue.
The high …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
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1/15/25
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The Cranston West girls basketball team is in the throws of its Division I playoff hunt as it sits at 4-4 in league play and in seventh place overall. The team fell to undefeated, first place North …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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1/14/25
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The new year elevates a familiar face to lead the Fire Department with Mayor Kenneth Hopkins naming Daniel E. Marcinko as Cranston’s new fire chief.
Marcinko succeeds Robert Ryan, whose …
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By ROSEGALIE CINEUS
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1/8/25
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Fresh faces and familiar ones, too, gathered as the city’s new leadership Monday night at Cranston High School West.
At 7 p.m. an inaugural ceremony was held in the auditorium at Cranston …
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By ROSEGALIE CINEUS
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1/8/25
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After a very busy 2024, the City of Cranston will now flip the page to 2025 and hopes for another big year in sports. The city will continue to assess its facilities and make improvements, but no …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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12/31/24
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Since the city closed it in 2020, the Budlong Pool has occupied a murky and contentious place in Cranston, its fate uncertain and residents questioning the city’s plans for it.
Now, as the …
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By ROSEGALIE CINEUS
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12/31/24
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Cranston Public Schools had a successful start to the school year. We are proud to have a Milken Award Winner at Glen Hills Elementary School announced in October. Maria Santonastaso is an …
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By Jeannine Nota-Masse, Cranston Public Schools superintendent
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12/31/24
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Wein-O-Rama bids farewell, rises again
Beacon Media staff reports
After 62 years, brothers George and Ernie Sotirakos decided the time had come to close the doors of Wein-O-Rama, located at …
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12/24/24
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The Cranston-Woonsocket boys hockey co-op skated out to an 8-3 win against Coventry/Johnston last week in its opener, setting the tone for what should be a big season for the Falcons. …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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12/20/24
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Mayor Kenneth Hopkins faces some big personnel changes at the top of the new year.
At the last City Council meeting of the year on Monday, the mayor’s chief of staff, Anthony Moretti, …
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By ROSEGALIE CINEUS
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12/18/24
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