Local News
Sort by: Featured Most recent
43 results total, viewing 1 - 25
CLOSE-KNIT GROUP: Herald contributor and Cranston Public Schools communications specialist Jen Cowart gathers with her husband and daughters for a photo.
Inside the quarantine
As a parent of three currently healthy young adult daughters, my perspective on this past week may not be the same as someone else’s, and I feel that everyone is navigating this new normal very … more
|
AROUND THE CLOCK: Behind a stack of Google Chromebooks, Douglas Alexander continuously works to provide the school with the best cyber protection.
Are our schools safe from cyber attack?
There’s no knowing when Warwick Schools could be the target of a cyber attack. A seemingly normal email with embedded links or a PDF file could pop into the mailbox of any faculty member. … more
|
GOING HAND-IN-HAND: A participant holds hands with a volunteer and a police officer during The Public Safety Special Needs Coalition’s Sensory Friendly Safety Day at the Albion Fire Department. The PSSNC’s next event will allow public safety officials and those with developmental disabilities to bowl on Saturday, Feb. 8, at CW Lanes & Games on 622 George Washington Highway in Lincoln.
New coalition seeks to unite special needs, public safety communities
The new nonprofit group Public Safety Special Needs Coalition is looking to foster connections between children with developmental disabilities and first responders, and there’s plenty of fun … more
|
CLASSIC CROWN: Miss Teen Rhode Island North America Sophia Skaltsis, who lives in Warwick and attends The Prout School in South Kingstown, is all smiles while wearing her prestigious crown.
Miss Teen RI ran on platform of childhood cancer awareness
Sophia Skaltsis and Megan Ranucci stood on the Stadium Theater stage in Woonsocket on a recent Sunday afternoon, their hearts pounding and nerves understandably at an all time high as they held hands … more
|
MADE TO ORDER: Luis Fidas and Nick Crudale cooked omelets to order. Waiting for hers is Catherine White, who would have been out on the water frostbiting with the Frozen Few if not having pulled a muscle shoveling snow earlier in the morning.
Teaming up for brunch
Food brings people together, and that’s just what Florence Spenard and Ken Gilbert had in mind when they spoke with Chef Steven Versacci of the Cranston Area Career and Technical Center last … more
|
DOG WITH A PUNCH: Deb Quattrini works with Hunter on his punching – actually more of a stretch at the gym.
Canine gym for dog, owner fitness
Sue Parker says she tired of cooking, so instead of baking treats and serving them up in her canine bistro, she’s transformed the establishment – with the help of a lot of usual items … more
|
U.S. Sen. Jack Reed stopped by Ferri Middle School on Monday morning to give students background on how the House and Senate operate.
All in a day’s work
Persistence paid off for Ferri Middle School student Daniel Wulf. While his civics class was studying the founding fathers, the Constitution and the differences between a congressman and a … more
|
STEPPING OUT TO ALL SHOOK UP: A dance scene from the show All Shook Up with hits by Elvis Presley being presented by the Arts at Hendricken include Thomas Simonetti, Marissa Birmingham, Thomas Jaques, Zach Youngs and David Santana in the first row, Maddie Abood, Luigi Cubellotti and Hannah Wind second row and Liz Barrett and Mira Tapper in the third row.
A lot of shaking going on at Hendricken this weekend
The Arts at Bishop Hendricken presents All Shook Up  as its fall musical opening tomorrow at the Dr. Daniel S. Harrop Theater on the campus of Bishop Hendricken High School and running through … more
RUN OF HONOR: Park View Middle School hosted its seventh annual Veterans Day 5K event at Roger Williams Park on Monday. Above, Logan Seals of Johnston and other participants are seen at the start line for the 1-Mile Kids Fun Run. Seals went on to win the race with a time of 6 minutes, 27 seconds. For full coverage, turn to Page 6.
On the run for veterans
As part of what has become a tradition in Cranston, Park View Middle School hosted its seventh annual Veterans Day 5K event at Roger Williams Park on Monday. More than 600 people are estimated to … more
THE GARDEN HE HELPED BUILD: Nicholas Loffler is seen at the memorial that he and members of Providence Troop 76 built at the Pawtuxet Rangers Armory.
Eagles land, improve Rangers’ armory
Eagles have had an impact on the Pawtuxet Rangers, or more accurately on the Rangers’ Armory on Remington Street in the village. Over the past four years, five Eagle Scout projects have … more
|
ABBY WILDGOOSE
Student directed ‘Great Gatsby’ this Saturday at Toll Gate
Few eras have had as much of an impact on the United States as the Roaring Twenties - that time in the early 20th century where the American people felt invincible, their ambitions as headstrong and … more
|
HALL OF FAMERS: The members of the Cranston Hall of Fame’s class of 2019 gather together following Friday’s dinner. Pictured, from left, are Steven Maurano, David Schiappa, Dawn Piechocki – who represented her late father, Leonard D’Errico – Meri Kennedy and Michael Chalek.
‘Cream of the crop’
“A community reveals itself not only by the people it produces,” Michael Traficante said, quoting President John F. Kennedy, “but also by the people it chooses to honor and recognize.” By … more
|
HE COULDN’T MISS HER: There was no question that Norwood second grader Bryna Lemonde is a Friars fan. She had drawn a PC on her cheek and Coach Cooley quickly picked her out of the crowd. They tried to place a surprise call to her father, but he could be reached and they were unable to leave a voice mail.
PC’s Cooley visits Norwood Elementary
The students and faculty at Norwood Elementary School got a treat on Monday morning, as they welcomed Providence College Men’s Basketball Coach Ed Cooley for a visit. The coach initiated the … more
|
CLOSE IN OUR HEARTS: Erik Wallin, executive director of Operation Stand Down Rhode Island, said the care packages show those deployed that they are “close in our hearts.”
100 care packages expected at OSDRI as part of 17th Operation Holiday Cheer
Lt. Gov. Dan McKee joined several state and local dignitaries and sponsors to kick off the 17th annual Operation Holiday Cheer at the Rhode Island National Guard Armory in Warwick on Tuesday … more
|
Low SAT scores put Warwick curriculum in focus
Standardized test scores that measure college readiness in mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) in Warwick have once again sparked a conversation about how student proficiency is gauged in the … more
|
CUTTING THE RIBBON: Eden Park Principal Courtney Sevigny, joined by students and teachers, cuts the ceremonial ribbon during the celebration of the Pathfinder Project.
‘The opportunities are endless’
The space is bright, open, futuristic. Visitors might not expect those descriptors to be associated with Eden Park Elementary School, which was constructed in the 1950s – and, like many of … more
|
COME TO CONIMICUT: Meg Mut, a realtor with Century 21, and Virginia Barham, president of the Conimicut Village Association, are putting on a small business open house, with the hopes of bringing in new business owners to the historic Warwick village.
It takes a village
Conimicut is open for business – literally. Wednesday Oct. 30 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. will mark the first annual Conimicut Village Downtown Open House event, where prospective small business owners … more
|
SELF-MADE: Lifelong Cranston resident Bianca Christofaro began her successful cake business from her apartment in 2010. She never dreamed she would someday be her own boss, doing what she truly loves.
Cranston’s Christofaro finds recipe for success
Sitting across from Bianca Christofaro – the mastermind behind the bake shop Queen B’s Cakery – is, in a word, humbling. Serving successfully as a custom cake conceptualizer, baker and … more
|
DIGITAL FUTURE: Chris Ciunci, managing partner of Tribal Vision and a member of the 1991 Hendricken class, spoke of the need to make sense of today’s plethora of data.
Hendricken program aims to inspire students
Two years in the making, the president, principal and members of the Bishop Hendricken High School faculty outlined to a group of community leaders Friday morning dramatic changes in the school … more
|
Vaping epidemic hits close to home
Vaping has been the focus of intense attention and scrutiny across the nation in recent weeks, as hundreds of cases of mysterious – and often sudden – lung injuries have been reported in what … more
|
SO MANY ACHIEVEMENTS: Judith Earle, director of the Elizabeth Buffum Chace Center looks over photographs, newspaper clippings and letters documenting the history of the center founded 40 years ago.
EBC Center celebrates 40 years of helping victims
In 1979 Linda Sullivan was looking for any place in the city of Warwick that could potentially serve as a part of a solution to an issue that most in the community didn’t even realize was a … more
|
ONE OF THE BEST AROUND: Principal Helina Dlugon (above left) and Superintendent of Johnston Schools Bernard DiLullo both expressed their pride Monday morning after Brown Avenue Elementary School (below) was named a National Blue Ribbon School. It is one of three institutions in the state to recieve the honor.
Brown is the new blue
The U.S. Department of Education’s National Blue Ribbon Schools Program announced last week that Brown Avenue Elementary School is among three institutions in Rhode Island – and the first … more
|
CAST OF MATEYS: Director Dave Rabinow, Gamm teaching artist and production stage manager Jessica Corsentino (middle) and the cast of “Judy Moody & Stink: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt,” which includes Tyra Wilson, Ava Mascena, Alexis Ingram, Cassidy Mccartan, Kelly Robertson, Maggie Papa and Olivia Winters.
A celebration of childhood
The humor and drama surrounding the relativistic enormity of childhood awaits to be celebrated and rediscovered at the Gamm Theater, as cast and crew gear up for their eight-show run of “Judy Moody … more
|
BIKE SHOP: Emily Sanita, James Hayden and Dylan Needham share a moment in Cranston East’s Thunderbolt Bike Shop.
Positive spin
It all started when a grateful parent put a post up on social media about her son’s bike being stolen while he was at the Cranston High School East football game one Friday night. The post was … more
|
Warwick continues to lead state in home sales
Warwick continues to lead the state in the sale of single-family home sales, albeit by a slim margin over Cranston and despite extensive news coverage in the past four months on the city’s … more
|
1 | 2 Next »