The Cranston Herald
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By THOMAS GREENBERG The City Council has voted unanimously to ban any above or below ground storage tanks of 1,000 gallons or more of flammable or explosive material (i.e. gasoline) from being installed within 300 feet of residential property in the city
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By Thomas Greenberg
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8/1/18
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The challenge facing any social movement is converting activism into change. So it will take time to assess the impact of the mass movement that formed in response to the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police almost two weeks ago. Yet
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By IAN DONNIS
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6/10/20
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City to `Pok mon Go' players: Be safe, respectful By now, it has likely become a familiar sight to many - people wandering outdoors, their eyes trained on their smartphones, seemingly in search of something unseen. The release of
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By Daniel Kittredge
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10/2/16
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Pictured during the Trunk and Treats event at Woodridge Church on Oct. 29 are sisters Kayleigh Rego, 6, and Emily Rego, 4. (Herald photos by Steve Popiel) 2 THE KINGDOM: The Bombardier family visited Trunk and Treats
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11/3/16
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By JACOB MARROCCO It was a beautiful day last Tuesday, but one would never know by taking a step inside the Scandinavian Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Home. Within its walls, staff members and employees from the Department of Health and Russell
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By Jacob Marrocco
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4/19/17
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By JEN COWART Thanks to a collaboration between the staff and families at Stone Hill Elementary School, there is a lot more for students to do during recess time each day. What was formerly a drab outdoor play space is now inviting and exciting for
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By Jen Cowart
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10/18/17
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John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band will be blowing the roof off the Courthouse Center for the Arts in a return appearance on Saturday, November 25 at 8 p.m. Come join in the excitement as this rocking band entertains you. After a decade-long run in
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11/25/17
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The Academy of American Poets has announced that Tina Cane, State Poet of Rhode Island, has been named one of its 2020 Poets Laureate Fellows. Cane, a resident of East Providence, will receive $50,000 to support community-based poetry projects throughout
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6/10/20
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Probe of Rolfe Square vandalism continues Police continue to investigate a rash of spray paint vandalism along Rolfe Square late last week. Capt. Karen Guilbeault, commander of the Cranston Police Department Detective Division, on
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By Daniel Kittredge
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10/2/16
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The game of curling is about precision – moving stones across ice with accuracy down to a fraction of an inch.
The Ocean State Curling Club, meanwhile, is eying some bigger moves.
The club, …
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By Meri R. Kennedy
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10/6/16
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The car tax is a stone in everyone's shoe. No matter how much one makes, no matter what model car one drives, no matter where one lives - taxpayers despise the car tax. Every year municipalities reach deep into taxpayer's
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By Rep. Nicholas A. Mattiello
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11/3/16
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By JEN COWART On Wednesday, April 12 Congressman Jim Langevin visited the Bain+2 after-school program at Hugh B. Bain Middle School to check in with the students there and hear about the benefits they have seen, both academic and social-emotional, as a
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By Jen Cowart
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4/19/17
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By DON FOWLER Over 12,000 Rhode Island students, including hundreds from Cranston, joined the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra for four days of rocking" classical music at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Resident Conductor Francisco Noya and"
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ByDon Fowler
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6/19/17
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By JEN COWART When thinking about what he should do for his Eagle Scout project, former Woodridge student Jeffrey Marchetti didn't have to think very long about what he wanted to do. The worn out blacktop at his former elementary school was in need of a
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By Jen Cowart
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6/30/17
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Eric Medeiros Memorial Foundation at Spain Restaurant There will be a fundraiser for the Eric Medeiros Memorial Foundation at Spain Restaurant (2nd floor) on Sept. 5 at 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 per person. There will be passed hors durves,
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By Meri R. Kennedy
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8/26/17
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The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) announced it has been awarded a $415,000 grant from the W.K Kellogg Foundation to continue improvements in delivery of services and supports to young children in Rhode Island's child
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9/28/17
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By PAM SCHIFF On Saturday, Feb. 10, 16 children from across Cranston teamed up to create a special automated robot to enter in the first ever Robot Olympics. Oaklawn Branch Librarian Stef Blankenship was very excited to host the event. We have 16 kids"
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By Pam Schiff
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2/23/18
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Known throughout the local music community as the "Home Show,†the annual Cranston High School East marching band competition will be taking center stage at Cranston Stadium on Oct. 15.
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By Pam Schiff
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10/6/16
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By JACOB MARROCCO A proposed license from the City of Cranston to New England Futbol Club to use the field at the park on Doric Avenue has caused a stir in the community as a contract nears finalization. The deal would permit NEFC to use the field on
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By Jacob Marrocco
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4/19/17
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No. 6 Gershkoff Auto Body/Auburn Post 20 upset No. 3 South Kingstown Post 39 last week, as it swept its way to a semifinal berth with 8-1 and 9-5 victories in the best-of-3, quarterfinal series between the two teams.
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By Matt Metcalf
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7/28/17
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Dr. Jason Kerzer became a primary care physician to help patients manage - and prevent when possible - chronic diseases. At a time when doctors feel squeezed on how much time they spend with a patient, he sees it as an investment in their future health.
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12/14/17
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Exploring lost landmarks On Feb.17, Cranston Public Library began interviews for the podcast called Lost Landmarks." The purpose was to record members of the Rhode Island community to reflect on lost landmarks such as Rocky Point. (Herald photos by"
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2/23/18
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It was the best birthday present a coach could ask for. At a rainy Cranston Stadium on Friday night, East head football coach Tom Centore, who was celebrating his 50th birthday, saw his 'Bolts score 27 unanswered points en
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By Matt Metcalf
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10/6/16
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Taylor Burns graduated Cranston High School East as past of the class of 2013. Now, in her senior year of college at the University of Rhode Island, she has been challenged by her professor in her social media and marketing class to design
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By Pam Schiff
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11/15/16
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