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SUPPORTIVE: The R.I. Strollers pose for a group photo at February's meeting.
Crudele, R.I. Strollers making positive impact for those with MS
By BRANDON MAXWELL Since she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in June of 2009, Cranston resident and lifelong Rhode Islander Kathleen Crudele has dedicated much of her life to servicing and volunteering for people afflicted by the disease and their more
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LIFELINE: Richard Muto, right, says he wouldn’t have been able to afford the medication that has kept him alive without the Affordable Care Act. He is pictured with his husband, David Lima, in their Cranston home.
`Lifeline' saved for now
By REBECCA ELLIS Richard Muto knows how he's going to die - he just doesn't know when. Richard has lived his life at the mercy of a dilated blood vessel on his brain stem, carrying the deformity with him through every landmark. It was there in 2003, more
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AT HOME: Anthony Soscia (above), who turned 100 on Saturday, holds farming as his passion. He worked on his farms until age 97.
Riding into 100
When Ann Soscia lowered the microphone to her father-in-law, Anthony, to ask his advice on living a long life, he provided a short, simple response. “Don’t worry about nothing.” It was a … more
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Cranston man pleads guilty to tafficking heroin, cocaine
Michael Bermudez, a/k/a Michael J. Morales, 35, of Cranston, pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence today to trafficking heroin laced with fentanyl and trafficking cocaine, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha, Cranston Police Chief more
WHAT’S TO COME: Cranston Mayor Allan Fung, who is entering his fourth and final term, discussed the city’s future and his legacy in a 90-minute conversation with the Herald on Thursday.
Fung looks toward 2017, reflects on legacy
By JACOB MARROCCO It may be the Year of the Rooster, but don't expect any chicken ordinances to fly in Cranston this year. Mayor Allan Fung offered that scoop during a 90-minute discussion with the Herald on Thursday, exploring the year ahead while more
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Trump travel ban gets mixed reviews
Mayor Allan Fung expressed his “concern” about President Donald Trump’s latest executive order on Sunday night, releasing a statement that said the ban could have “unintended … more
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OCEAN STATE OF MIND: Cranston East is headed back to the Quahog Bowl, an ocean science knowledge competition, for the 13th time. From left to right: Coach Howard Chun, Ashley Paquin, Leah Struminski, Noah Gibb, Eli Hill and Sean Su.
With veteran crew on hand, Cranston East heads back to Quahog Bowl
By JACOB MARROCCO Perhaps being from the Ocean State can give Cranston High School East a leg up. East is one of two high schools in Rhode Island, along with Narragansett, that will head to the regional of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl. The Quahog more
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Cranston, named top city in R.I. for starting families, sees surge in first-time homebuyers
By JACOB MARROCCO If family plans are in the future, Cranston isn't a bad place to start. The city saw one of the most significant jumps in the Metro & East Bay areas in terms of single-family home sales, increasing from 825 to 884 by the end of 2016, more
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ON HER WAY: Emily Lopez gazes out the train window on her way to Washington, D.C.
Western Hills student pens essay about trip to Inauguration
By EMILY LOPEZ My voyage to President Trump's Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., from Maryland was quite exhausting yet exhilarating for me. The early start to our day (4:30 a.m.) didn't stop my excitement of seeing our new president more
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GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT: Mayor Allan Fung shows off his finished product, noting the addition of fresh strawberries to make a healthier Super Bowl snack.
Mayor Fung shares his culinary talents in time for Super Bowl
Each year for the past 18 years, the Cranston Family Center/COZ has hosted a “Me and My Guy” special event just prior to the Super Bowl, with a celebrity chef entertaining the audience with their … more
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HONORING KING: One of several projects completed by students at Park View Middle School.
In a time of national unrest, students study legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
By JEN COWART During the week of Jan. 16, in honor of Martin Luther King Day, the students in Ann Marie Torres' eighth-grade social studies classes at Park View Middle School spent a week undertaking an in-depth study of the civil rights leader and the more
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City Council amends panhandling ordinance to exempt neighborhoods
By BRANDON MAXWELL Emotions were high Monday night, as citizens and members at the Cranston City Council focused on a proposed prohibition against conducting transactions in the street, commonly known as the panhandling ordinance. According to Mayor more
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Governor, Mattiello push their dreams
By JOHN HOWELL Both the governor and the Speaker of the House don't want to wait. She wants a budget that includes two free years of college education for Rhode Island students. He wants Rhode Islanders to get some relief from the car tax this year. But more
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THE WINNING TEAM: The Western Hills STEM team calling themselves "The Greenhouse Effect" has won the Lexus Eco-Challenge, after having just two weeks to put their research and prototype into presentation form. Seen here just days after getting the exciting news, along with one of the faculty advisors and STEM Club founder Michael Blackburn are Eric Garcia, Julia Deal, Jordan Simpson, Leah Phann, Elizabeth Cowart and Ava Kavanagh. The students found out on Friday the 13th that they were one of just eight middle school teams across the country to win.
Western Hills Students one of 8schools in country to win Lexus Eco-Challenge
By JEN COWART A team of students from Western Hills Middle School is one of just eight middle school teams across the country to win the Lexus Eco-Challenge. On Friday, January 13, WHMS STEM faculty advisor Michael Blackburn received the news that the more
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Superintendent of Cranston schools presents budget for school year 2017-2018
By PAM SCHIFF As required by City Charter, Jeannine Nota-Masse, Superintendent of Cranston Public Schools, presented her proposed budget for the school year 2017-2018 to the Cranston School Committee and members of the public at a recent meeting on more
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Soon to rise from the waters
Soon to rise from the waters The Edgewood Yacht Club is in the process of reviewing binds for the next phase of building a clubhouse on the site of the clubhouse that burned to the waterline in an electrical snowstorm in Jan. 12, 2011. Piles for the more
Police Log
POSSESSION On January 23 at 1:08 a.m., Officers Machado, Quaranto, Maione, and Merry arrested Micayla Martin, 20, of 381 Wickeden Street in Providence for possession of a Schedule III drug, Suboxone. The arrest was the result of an officer initiated more
PLAN FOR THE FUTURE: Governor Gina Raimondo, pictured during her State of the State address last week, announced her state budget.
Governor presents budget, car tax, college top priorities
After releasing her $9.248 billion budget last week, Governor Gina Raimondo continued to promote her campaign for two years of free college education to Rhode Islanders, saying the initiative is not … more
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ALL THE DETAILS: Governor Gina Raimondo, pictured above speaking with media at her State of the State, visited Cranston East last week to discuss her idea for free college.
Governor Raimondo brings free college proposal to Cranston East
By JEN COWART Governor Gina Raimondo was at Cranston East last week and Johnston High School this week, to discuss her proposed free college initiative for college students, beginning with the high school graduating classes of 2017, which would offer more
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PUBLIC EDUCATION ROCKS: Students created signs supporting public education which they displayed at the end of the event.
Park View hosts rally for public schools
By JEN COWART A pep rally Friday at Park View Middle School highlighted the importance of public education and the challenges the public school systems face when funding follows students who choose charter schools and other out of district placements. more
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Opportunity is theme of Raimondo's address
By TESSA ROY In the wake of both praise and criticism for the new programs she announced in 2016, Governor Gina Raimondo chose to focus on opportunity in her State of the State address Tuesday. Our job is to ensure that there is opportunity for every" more
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Who’s bigger?
A “friendly rivalry” between neighboring cities is sure to ignite, as Cranston looks poised to overtake Warwick as the second largest city in the state. “The mayor would certainly take … more
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HELP WHMS WIN $15K: The Western Hills students who created the award-winning FoodFinder app for this year's Verizon App Challenge will win $15K and a trip to Florida if they gather the most votes for their video. Faculty advisor Michael Blackburn and the winning team David Steets, Bella George, Olivia Martin, Christina Charie, Noah Ialongo, David Moretti and Sam Latzman hope you’ll vote by texting FOODFIND to 22333.
Every Vote Counts to help Western Hills win Verizon app challenge
By JEN COWART Western Hills Middle School's after school STEM club was chosen as Rhode Island's Best in State" for the Verizon App. This is the fourth year in a row the school has taken this title. Faculty advisors Michael Blackburn and John Worthington" more
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PETER MANDERS
Yates hopes daughters will want to meet him 31 years after disappearing from Warwick
By JOHN HOWELL State Police told Russell Yates Monday that after more than three decades they had a lead on the whereabouts of his wife and children. Yates was hopeful, although police didn't offer all that much information. Then Tuesday, upon returning more
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UNCERTAINTY: The effect of the next four years of Donald Trump's presidency weighs heavily on the minds of Matt Donnelly and Jeff St. Germain, as it will affect every aspect of their lives and the lives of their children. Shown here with them is their son, Caleb.
Worrying about the future
By JEN COWART The last few months have left Matt Donnelly and Jeff St. Germain unsettled and worried about the future, especially as the inauguration looms. Warwick residents and small business owners, Donnelly and St. Germain have been partners for 34 more
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