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Panera assists Sandy survivors

11/14/2012
Last week, Panera Bread/Howley Bread Group’s Marketing Director Wendy Kopp and District Manager Bill Shea drove a Panera Catering van full of bread, bagels and pastries made by its bakery-cafes in …

Haunted happenings across Cranston

11/7/2012
The Annual Halloween Party at the Cranston Fire Department Headquarters on Pontiac Ave. on Halloween night. The city of Cranston and the Cranston Fire Department hosted the event. The party has been …

Cranston’s own Jack-o-Lantern Spectacular

11/7/2012
(Herald photos by Steve Popiel)

Waterman Elementary lights the night with pumpkin …

11/7/2012
The Waterman community came out to view the pumpkins that school families created on Friday, Oct. 26. "We offered pumpkins at a discounted rate of only $2 and each student worked on their pumpkin …

Dutemple gets in the spooky spirit

11/7/2012
More than 300 students, parents, teachers and administrators from Dutemple Elementary came to the Halloween party on Friday, Oct. 26 at Cranston East. The children enjoyed dancing, decorating gourds, …

Unlikely canvas makes for award-winning art

11/7/2012
It was an overcast day on Saturday, Sept. 29, when Valerie Bruzzi-Krsulic and her students from Cranston High School West arrived in Providence for the 13th annual Street Painting Festival. With …

Carpano visits West and CACTC

11/7/2012
NBC 10's Frank Carpano came to Cranston High School West and the Cranston Area Career and Technical Center on Friday to tour the campus and visit the Aquatics Program at CACTC. He also highlighted …

Fall fun at Cranston Octoberfest

11/7/2012
Herald photos by Steve Popiel)

Unraveling the bundle

10/31/2012
With downed tree limbs across the city, utility crews were busy Tuesday rewiring Cranston. But while the loss of electricity, cable television and telephone service was cause for annoyance, Cox …

Oaklawn Grange provides tricks and treats

10/31/2012
Herald photos by Steve Popiel.

Glen Hills takes their walk-a-thon on the road

10/24/2012
For the first time, the staff and students at Glen Hills Elementary School took their Walk-a-Thon fundraiser off school property and to a favorite local community spot, Brayton Park, on Friday, Oct. …

Western Hills walks for a cause

10/24/2012
Western Hills Middle School students walked around the track at Cranston High School West in order to raise money for school activities. A friendly competition between teams took place within the …

Walk-a-thon boosts Hope Highlands programs

10/24/2012
The Hope Highlands PTO tries to keep their fundraising to a minimum, recognizing that money is tight for families. They host three events each year, including Friday’s annual Walk-a-thon, the …

Cranston lights the night for Leukemia and Lymphoma …

10/17/2012
On Saturday, Oct. 6, Garden City hosted the Light the Night Walk to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Many of the businesses in the center participated, raising money for the Society, and …

CVS ‘Lends A Hand’ to Cranston farm

10/10/2012
Employees from CVS Caremark recently visited the Lend A Hand Therapeutic Riding facility in Cranston to clean up the farm, paint fences and do other odd jobs to help the Foundation’s small staff. …

Sunday at the Market

10/10/2012
The Greater Cranston Chamber of Commerce opened their Farmer’s Market, to be held every Sunday between the hours of noon and 3 p.m. at Rolfe Square (at the monument), this past Sunday morning. …

West serves up a dose of healthy eating

10/10/2012
Last Friday afternoon, the students at Cranston West got …

Thunderbolt Band strikes again for annual Home Show

10/10/2012
The Cranston East Thunderbolt Band will be holding its 25th annual “Home Show” marching band invitational competition on Saturday, Oct. 20, at Cranston Stadium. The first band will take the field …