The Cranston Herald
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The longest day of the year is here - June 21 to be precise. High school graduations are winding down and the Fourth of July is around the corner. Summer is with us. It doesn't quite seem possible for summer to have arrived so quickly. Cool wet weather,
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6/21/17
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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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Highest Honors Grade 12: Sophia DiMascolo, Taleen Donoyan, Anita Fang, Briana Fernandes, Angelina Gudoshnik, Lily Janigian, Jacob Meyerson, Sophia Perrotta, Alison Pitocchelli, Fallon Plociak, Sarah Richer, Abigail Souza, Talia Spirito. High Honors
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6/19/17
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By DON FOWLER
Sam Hood Adrian spends much of his time away from his native Rhode Island these days working with “What Will the Neighbors Say?,” a new theatre group based in New York City. He …
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By Don Fowler
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6/18/17
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The Providence Federation of Musicians held their Spring Edition of the Cavalcade of Bands on May 30 at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet in Cranston. The program featured a host of jazz and big band musicians …
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6/17/17
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By JEN COWART With high school graduation just days away, the senior class at Cranston High School East has had much to celebrate as they wrapped up their school year. Over the past four years, the class had set several goals, including hosting a free
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By Jen Cowart
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6/17/17
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Spotted a four-run lead before even taking the field, things were looking up for the Cranston East Thunderbolts in Saturday's Division I semifinal game. Anthony Ramos broke open the scoring with a two-run single, Giovanni
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By Jake Levin
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6/17/17
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New in town On May 6, Mayor Allan Fung, officially cut the ribbon at the Gentleman Cigars + Cocktails, located at 100 East St. They offer a relaxing atmosphere for their costumers and a wide variety of cigars and a full bar. Pictured along with Mayor
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6/16/17
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On June 7, Solarize Cranston began signing up residents and business owners for the spring 2017 Round of the Solarize R.I. program. The program was created through a partnership between the Office of Energy Resources, Commerce RI and the non-profit
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6/16/17
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Park View Middle School hosted a Food Truck Night on May 31. The event was sponsored by the Park View Parent Teacher group and was free and open to the community. Frisky Fries, Kona Ice and Paco's Tacos were among the trucks at Park View to the delight
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6/15/17
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By PAM SCHIFF Traditional thinking doesn't combine football coaching with the desire to run an apparel business, but for the coaching staff at Cranston East it was not only an opportunity to extend their friendships off the gridiron, but to pay homage
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By Pam Schiff
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6/15/17
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By JEN COWART The students at Chester Barrows Elementary School recently had two unusual guest readers visit their classrooms: Pickle and Oliver, two therapy dogs who visit schools, libraries and other settings for read aloud sessions. Although the dogs
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By Jen Cowart
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6/15/17
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By JEN COWART Each year the Gaspee Days Committee runs an annual essay contest that encourages students to learn more about the burning of the Gaspee and its significance to the start of the American Revolution, as well as its significance to Rhode
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By Jen Cowart
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6/15/17
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By PETE FONTAINE It was a process six years in the making. It started by selling military plaques to raise money for various veterans' charities, then putting the colorful and wooden memorials on the rafters inside the McShawn's Pub back porch in
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By Pete Fontaine
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6/15/17
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The Lt. Jim Pagano Foundation awarded $7,500 in college scholarships over the last two weeks to five graduating seniors from Cranston West, Cranston East and the New England Laborers/CPS Construction and Career Academy. Scholarship awards were based on
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6/15/17
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By JACOB MARROCCO The Roger Williams Park Conservancy Community Meeting at the Casino on Thursday took a contentious turn as a pocket of residents continued to protest the one-way greenway. Superintendent of Providence Parks and Recreation Wendy Nilsson
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By Jacob Marrocco
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6/14/17
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By JEN COWART Last Thursday, George J. Peters Kindergarten teacher Betty Faria got the surprise of her school year when NBC 10's Patrice Wood walked through her classroom door. Her kindergarten class was seated on the rug in front of her, immediately
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By Jen Cowart
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6/14/17
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By JACOB MARROCCO Cranston native Justin Bibee is out to give African refugees hope and a future. Bibee, who is now back stateside in Vermont, has worked for months to help increase availability to financial programming for refugees in three camps in
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By Jacob Marrocco
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6/14/17
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By JACOB MARROCCO When established runner and Cranston mainstay Will Speck died in 2003, his loved ones searched for the proper way to honor his legacy. There was no better way to do it than a race, and no better time than Father's Day. We started the"
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By Jacob Marrocco
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6/14/17
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“If Katie is looking down on us as we embark on this year’s KDMF (Katie DeCubellis Memorial Foundation) 5K road race, I am sure she would truly feel blessed and overwhelmed by the way her legacy …
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By Meri R. Kennedy
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6/14/17
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What Will The Neighbors Say? is excited to announce the regional premiere of “In Her Own Words: The Diana Tapes,” written by co-artistic director James Clements. The show premiered at the 2016 …
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6/14/17
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Michael Owens isn't your everyday 8-year-old. While other kids his age are playing Little League or lacrosse this spring, Owens is winning judo tournaments all over the Northeast. And his success in this newly-found passion
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By Matt Metcalf
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6/14/17
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When the agency renowned for long waits tells you not to stop in during the month of July, it's a good idea to listen. That's just what the Department of Motor Vehicles did last week when it announced it would launch a long overdue new computer system on
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6/14/17
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By ERIC RUEB Bob Seger isn't showing up on a Spotify playlist for any member of the Cranston East baseball team, but the Thunderbolts are taking his words to heart. A win over La Salle would have continued CE's dream season and sent the team to the
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By ERIC RUEB
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6/12/17
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