By PAM SCHIFF On Monday, January 7 at the Michael Traficante Enrichment Center, City Council, School Committee, Municipal Judges and other appointed officials all took their oath of office to serve Cranston. Director of the Center Jeffrey Barone acted as more

ASSAULT On January 7 at 10:10 a.m. officers arrested Aileen Santana, 29, of 32 Carr Street in Providence for domestic simple assault, domestic vandalism and domestic disorderly conduct. The arrest was a result of the subject turning herself in on a more

City Planner Jason Pezzullo says it’s time for Cranston to “tap the brakes” on the proliferation of renewal energy projects, but the City Council’s proposed moratorium doesn’t come in time … more

DISORDERLYOn December 28 at 11:24 p.m., officers arrested Michael Botelho, 29, of 101 Holland Avenue in East Providence for disorderly conduct and vandalism/malicious injury to property. His arrest … more

On Wednesday December 19, Ward 1 Councilwoman elect, Lammis Vargas along with Taryn Gilchrist dropped off over 100 new, unwrapped toys to CCAP that were collected from ten different drop-off sites … more

ACCIDENT On December 16 at 11:20 a.m. an officer arrested James C. Hazard, 24, of 37 S. Fair St. in Warwick, for failure to stop in an accident to an attended vehicle. The arrest was the result of a call for service at 350 Park Ave. He was issued a more

By JEN COWART On December 12 the Cranston School Committee hosted the first of three community meetings for the families of Chester Barrows Elementary School to air their concerns about the proposal to close the building at the end of the current school more

By JEN COWART Students from Cranston High School West and the Cranston Area Career and Technical Center were among the nearly 2000 students from all over Rhode Island who had the opportunity to attend the third annual Computer Science For Rhode Island more

By JOHN HOWELL Drake Patten takes offense to the word farm" when it is preceded by the word "solar." Patten knows what it's like to raise produce and feed livestock. She is the "head farmer" at Cluck Farm on Natick Avenue. But the prospect of a 29-acre" more

On Monday at 10:30 a.m. a kickoff ceremony and ceremonial “wall-breaking” was held at 1725 Broad Street in Cranston, where a new renovation and expansion project will be taking place to create a … more