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“It was a good day for Falcon football tonight,” Cranston West head coach Tom Milewski said. In its 51st edition, the Cranston Thanksgiving Classic between crosstown rivals Cranston East …
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By CHARLIE ADAMS
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12/4/24
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Frank Flynn can’t count the hours he’s spent at school committee meetings, legislative hearings, or bargaining sessions. But, as a lifelong educator and head of the Rhode Island …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
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12/4/24
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Amazon’s mammoth new fulfillment center is now open and operational, the company announced late last week.
“We’re very excited that PVD2 (the company’s name for the …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
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11/28/24
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Two local gastronomical favorites have good news for area foodies.
Cranston’s Wein-O-Rama, which shut its doors at the end of the summer after 62 years in business, is being resurrected. …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
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11/27/24
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Carpionato Group has withdrawn two proposed ordinances from City Council consideration after a city review questioned their benefit to the community.
Kelly Coates, CEO and president of the …
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By ROSEGALIE CINEUS
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11/27/24
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Food insecurity in Rhode Island has reached a new high, with nearly two of every five households in the state having difficulty affording adequate food – a higher rate than at any time during …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
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11/27/24
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
The Bishop Hendricken football team relied on its typical standouts to beat La Salle 24-21 for its 19th state championship last Friday night, but the difference was the …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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11/26/24
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Happy graduation day.
At age 98 and as a World War II veteran, Anthony Simeone has seen a lot in his life. But he says that one of the best days ever came last Friday when he received his high …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
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11/20/24
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Ten years after Rocky Point opened as a state park, one of the main figures in its revitalization took students through the park to teach them about its history.
George Shuster Jr., Save The Bay board president and lifelong Warwick resident, led a class of about 20 through the park, pointing out the history of the land. Shuster, along with...
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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11/20/24
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The Cranston City Council’s finance committee has approved and passed back to the full City Council a resolution authorizing an independent investigation into Mayor Kenneth Hopkins’ …
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By ROSEGALIE CINEUS
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11/20/24
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Coffee has been one of the most popular drinks in the world for a long time. It certainly leads the pack here in Rhode Island where coffee milk is the official state drink.
Bright …
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By ROSEGALIE CINEUS
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11/13/24
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Innovative and passionate Cranston resident, Lindsay Dulude, has been named Audubon Society of Rhode Island’s (ASRI) 2024 Volunteer of the Year. Her win represents the magnitude of her hard …
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By KAICIE BOEGLIN
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11/13/24
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Avenue to Pontiac Avenue and Rolfe Street. It was decidedly local in flavor with marching bands from Cranston High School East and Cranston High School West, a local boy scout troop, the Cranston …
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11/13/24
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As a Republican in an overwhelming Democratic city, Mayor Kenneth Hopkins said he knew his reputation and track record would need bipartisan support for him to win a second term, and he is …
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11/13/24
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Expectations were sky high for the Cranston West football team as it entered 2024 with a crop of experienced veterans leading the way in the newly-aligned Division I. West flew out the gate early, …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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11/12/24
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The Cranston East football team entered the 2024 campaign with a new-look team as the program continued its rebuild. Between a large group of underclassmen playing key roles, as well as a new …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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11/12/24
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Johnston turned red on Election Night.
The town’s voters resoundingly backed former U.S. President Donald J. Trump for another four years in office. Johnston voters delivered 9,140 votes …
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By RORY SCHULER
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11/7/24
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Editor’s Note: This is the final installment of a two-part series examining how city policy, law enforcement and lack of political will have affected the city of Cranston’s growing homeless population.
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By RORY SCHULER
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11/6/24
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Cranston’s polls were packed.
And in the end, the incumbent mayor appears to have likely squeaked out a victory.
Turnout in the city was set to break records Tuesday, according to …
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Cranston Herald Staff Reports
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11/6/24
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Sometimes, coming home is just the start of a soldier’s journey.
There are physical, emotional and psychological adjustments, including the loneliness that comes from leaving the company …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
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11/6/24
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