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SEXUAL ASSAULT On Jan. 23, police arrested Richard Rivera, 20, 118 Pond St., second floor, Cranston, on charges of first-degree sexual assault and kidnapping. Police say Rivera was arrested as a result of an ongoing investigation. DOMESTIC On Jan. 23 at more

By DANIEL KITTREDGE Inmates in at least two cellblocks at the Adult Correctional Institutions' Anthony Travisano Intake Service Center have been without adequate heat for more than a month and a half, the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island more

By JEN COWART Comprehensive Community Action Program and the YMCA were recently awarded fiscal responsibility of the STEM Mentoring out-of-school-time grants in Cranston. As a whole, OneCranston, an initiative of CCAP, also received $20,000 in more

DRUG CHARGES On Jan. 15 at 3:52 p.m., police arrested Ronald W. Allen II, 39, 52 Gillooly Drive, Warwick, on one count of manufacturing/possession/delivery of a controlled substance, three counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of more

By PAM SCHIFF Now in his third term as the School Committee representative for Ward 6, Dan Wall was sworn in as the committee's new chairman during the city's inaugural festivities Jan. 7. Wall reflected on how the change in leadership on the committee more

ASSAULT On Jan. 8 at 10:26 a.m., police arrested Angel Liriano Jr., 29, 339 Farmington Ave., Cranston, on charges of domestic simple assault, domestic vandalism and domestic disorderly conduct. On Jan. 11 at approximately 11:23 p.m., police arrested more

By DANIEL KITTREDGE An initial 2019-20 budget plan for Cranston Public Schools unveiled this week seeks an increase of approximately 2.6 percent in the city's appropriation to the district. The proposal from Superintendent Jeannine Nota-Masse totals more

By DANIEL KITTREDGE The high-profile debate over a proposed large-scale solar power installation off Natick Avenue will continue into next month. By a 6-3 margin, the city's Planning Commission voted Jan. 8 to continue master plan review of the proposal more

By JEN COWART Generally speaking, when families of school-aged students think of a Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, or PBIS, program, they often visualize young people receiving tickets, tokens or other rewards for good behavior. Research more