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HEAVY POLICE PRESENCE: Police from multiple departments converged on a shooting suspect’s car along Plainfield Pike, on the Johnston/Cranston border, on May 24. The suspect was shot dead, and Cranston Police released body-worn camera footage from the deadly force incident. The AG have cleared the shooting after a more than year-long investigation.
AG: Police cleared in 2023 fatal shooting of double homicide suspect on Johnston-Cranston line
Police fired more than 140 bullets at James Harrison. At least 10 projectiles found their target. According to a multi-agency investigation, however, the use of deadly force was warranted and … more
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BACK IN TIME: In this undated photo from the Solitro family, the four sons of founder Michael Solitro — from left to right, Larry, Michael II, Armando, and George — work hard in the bakery. Together, they carried on the business. (Photo courtesy the Solitro family)
Solitro’s set to close Cranston Street bakery after nearly 75 years
“We’ll miss you.” That is the way almost every customer concluded their conversations last week as they left Solitro’s Bakery on Cranston Street, carrying stacks of waxy … more
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Johnston Police Department
Johnston Police: Still no suspects in attempted Memorial Park abduction
According to an alert 8-year-old camper, the jogger wet a cloth and approached her. Police say the man commanded the young girl, to “come here.” She refused, ran away and reported … more
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LOST OFFICER: Cranston Police announced the terminal illness and death of K-9 Blesk, a seven-year officer with the Cranston Police Department. Cranston Police invited the public to a Last Call final salute and motorcade on Tuesday, Aug. 6. (Photos courtesy Cranston Police)
Cranston Police mourn the loss of K-9 Blesk
Cranston Police made a sad announcement on Aug. 5 —“the illness and imminent passing” of K-9 Blesk. “As a department, we mourn the loss of K-9 Blesk, who valiantly served … more
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WINDING UP: CLCF-CWLL pitcher Isabella Marcano deals in the Little League World Series in Greenville, North Carolina. (Photo courtesy Little League Baseball & Softball)
‘They were a buzz saw’
The CLCF-CWLL Gals 12-U softball team returned home on Monday after wrapping up one of the state’s most historic youth sports runs as it finished 1-2 in the Little League World Series in … more
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NEW FLOOR: A look at the newly-renovated gymnasium in the CLCF building, which features a new floor and bleachers. (Photos by Alex Sponseller)
CLCF cuts ribbon on new building
CLCF officially cut the ribbon on its newly-renovated building at 970 Pontiac Avenue after giving the historic structure a nine-month facelift. The nonprofit youth sports organization was able to … more
THE GOOD NEWS: Iftikhar Ahmad, T.F. Green’s president and CEO highlighted developments including the growth of Breeze Airways with members of the Warwick Rotary Club at a luncheon meeting in November. (Warwick Beacon photo)
Airport executives axed, take flight
In the spring of 2019, the Federal Aviation Administration conducted a routine, annual inspection of T.F. Green International Airport and made an important discovery: The Warwick air travel … more
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CITY SUPPORT: Cranston government officials join representatives from CME Credit Union to officially break ground at the construction site on Oaklawn Avenue.
Construction begins on new CME Credit Union retail banking center
A new second branch of Cranston Municipal Employees (CME) Credit Union held its groundbreaking ceremony on July 15. Construction will begin by the end of July with an anticipated completion date of … more
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BIRTHDAY BASH: Pawtuxet Rangers pose for a photo.
Free 250th birthday bash
Military and musical history will be celebrated with a very big birthday party, colonial style, this weekend.  More than 35 fife and drum corps from a variety of states -- plus a contingent from … more
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A WAY OF LEARNING: Scenes from the recently-completed Garden City School.
Leader in school design
Garden City Elementary students don’t sit behind desks. They don’t even have classrooms. Instead, they spend their school day flitting between interactive spaces in a “learning … more
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MEMORIES: Tim Wolfe of Cranston was one of many people stopping by Wein-O-Rama on Tuesday to snap a photo. The Oaklawn Avenue property is now for sale.
Wein-O-Rama bids farewell, expresses gratitude
“It’s just time.” After 62 years, brothers George and Ernie Sotirakos recently decided the time has come to close the doors of Wein-O-Rama, located at 1009 Oaklawn Ave. in … more
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OPENING WIN: Members of the CLCF-CWLL softball team celebrate after scoring against WIllcox, Arizona in the opening round of the Little League World Series. (Photo courtesy Little League Baseball & Softball)
Moving on
The CLCF-CWLL softball team’s surge continued on Monday afternoon when it picked up a 3-0 shutout win over West Region Champion, Willcox, Arizona in the opening round of the Little League World … more
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PROSECUTION UPDATE: Aramis Segura, 30, of Charlestown, was apprehended and charged in connection to a 2022 New Year’s Eve crash that claimed a 17-year-old’s life. He was accused of leaving the scene. He still faces numerous charges. Now the woman who was accused of trying to hide him under her bed has been convicted.
RI AG: Jury finds Charlestown woman guilty for her role in the Warwick crash death of East Greenwich teen
Police say they found 30-year-old Aramis Segura hiding under her bed following a fatal New Year’s Eve crash in Warwick that claimed the life of an East Greenwich teen. The defendant was … more
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Dannys L. De Jesus Marcano
North Kingstown man arrested for fatal Warwick hit & run
A North Kingstown man is behind bars after an intensive investigation into a double hit and run on Quaker Lane. Warwick Police have arrested the alleged driver of the vehicle suspected in the … more
SIGNS OF CHANGE: Nick Lima, the Cranston Canvassing Authority’s registrar and director of elections, posted this photo Wednesday morning. “When new polling place signs come in, it's like Christmas morning for election officials,” Lima wrote.
Cranston needs to fill 120 poll positions
The city’s short on poll workers this election season. Cranston election officials need to recruit, hire, and train more than 120 poll workers by Sept. 10. … more
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HUNT FOR THE ENTRANCE: The entrance to Continental Bait & Tackle at 1065 Park Ave. can be tough to find. According to the city, utility work that has been dragging on for more than a year has finally wrapped. Road re-paving has started, and will be done by August. At right, the view from inside Continental is all traffic cones and ripped up sidewalk. (Cranston Herald photos by Rory Schuler)
PARK AVENUE PAIN
Bobby Catanzaro stretched out a long white strip of register tape on a pizzeria tabletop. The paper represented Cranston’s congested and detour-packed Park Avenue — from Reservoir Avenue … more
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THE FINAL OUT: The CLCF-CWLL team celebrates after recording the final out against Connecticut. (Courtesy of Little League
Going to Greenville, N.C.
The CLCF-CWLL Gals 12-U softball team is headed to the Little League World Series after cruising through the New England Regional Tournament last week in Bristol, Conn. After taking home blowout … more
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election day: Dan Wall greets voters at the polls. (Cranston Herald photo)
Putting Ward 6 on the Wall
By ED KDONIAN “I would be remiss if I didn’t say my victory was not just the Dan Wall victory,” he said. “It was the result of the team of good people who worked with me … more
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RIDE reaches out
Chief Operating Officer Marrio Carreño, of the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE), made an appearance at last week’s Finance Committee meeting to update the committee on the … more
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Talking Eclipse
Ladd Observatory Staff Astronomer Francine Jackson and Jim Hendrickson, member of “Sky Scrapers” amateur astronomers of Rhode Island, were welcomed at Cranston Central Library to inform … more
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