As Cranston firefighters filed into the City Council chambers Monday night to receive their citations from the city for their work during the chemical fire on Elmwood Avenue, the room filled to a …
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By Thomas Greenberg
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3/1/18
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Cranston’s school department, in its quest to eventually renovate or rebuild schools, which are in some cases almost 100 years old (Briggs Building), has hired an outside company, Fielding Nair …
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By Thomas Greenberg
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3/1/18
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Grace Janicki Waz, 94, died peacefully in Providence on January 10, 2018. She had been living at Elmhurst Extended Care for the past 3 years where she was a much loved and well cared for …
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3/1/18
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Virginia Bianco of Cranston was the winner of the recent “find the cupid” contest in the Cranston Herald and Warwick Beacon. Her entry was randomly pulled from those who found the cupid among the …
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2/28/18
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In the ongoing debate about gun control in America – how much is too little, how much is too much – the shift of legislative and judicial balance has historically tilted in favor of the Second …
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2/28/18
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Bain Middle School has announced their honor roll for the second quarter. Grade 8 High Honors Abdul Rahman Al-Tarazi, Brandon Cordon, Nayelis Cruz, Muhammad Faisal, Soliya Lach, Minh Hung Le, Daniela Morales, Susanna Ovespian, Steven Rodriguez, Sara
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2/25/18
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Trinity Rep continues its long tradition of masterfully interpreting Shakespeare with its intense production of the Bard’s tragedy of ”Othello.”
Set in the round in the sprawling upstairs …
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By Don Fowler
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2/25/18
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By JEN COWART Wednesday was a busy day at the Michael A. Traficante Senior Enrichment Center in Cranston. Thanks to the generosity of Letitia and the late John Carter's Spark grant, a combined group of 40 third graders in Lisa Davis's class at Glen Hills
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By Jen Cowart
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2/23/18
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To the Editor: On Saturday, Feb. 17, I had the pleasure of attending an open house at the Korean Cultural Center on Park Avenue in Cranston. I spent a year in the late 1970s teaching English at Yonsei University's Foreign Language Institute in Seoul and
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2/23/18
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By THOMAS GREENBERG On any given Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, you can find reiki, tai chi, or Zumba dance classes going on in the newly renovated activities room in the Pastore Center on Gansett Blvd. The participants aren't kids from the Y like it
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By Thomas Greenberg
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2/23/18
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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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By PAM SCHIFF On Friday night, February 9 the Oaklawn Parent Teachers Group (PTG) held a special Funny4Funds comedy show to raise money for several items for the school. PTG President Ruthanne Farina said she was pleased with the outcome of the event,
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By Pam Schiff
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2/23/18
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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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Grade 8 High Honors Morgan Bitgood, Rachel Cabral, Arianna Cunha, Sofia Curi, Amy Fang, Vanessa Guilmette, Ghassan Jomaa, Madison Louro, Lily Maguire, Nathan Scarborough, Justin Soriano, Joseph Tevyaw, Charlot Valerio, Maral Zobian Honors Chelsie
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2/22/18
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ASSAULT As a result of a disturbance call at 8 Gould Road on Feb. 17 at 4:00 p.m., Officer Dempsey arrested Dina M. Romano, 48, of 8 Gould Road in Cranston for domestic simple assault and domestic disorderly conduct as a result of a disturbance call at 8
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2/22/18
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By DON FOWLER -- The Edgewood Congregational Church, like many mainstream churches of all denominations, is at a crossroads.
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By Don Fowler
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2/22/18
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After the Newtown shooting in 2012, the Cranston Police Department began doing active shooter training in the city’s schools to be prepared for school shootings.
In the wake of the Majory …
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By Thomas Greenberg
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2/21/18
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It used to be thought of as “the way of the future.” Now, the future has arrived in Western Cranston with a Hope Road solar farm already built and a new solar farm with 60 acres of solar panels …
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By Thomas Greenberg
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2/21/18
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According to Ed Collins, Director of Plant Operations for Cranston Schools, it is “Not even a question that the school will be open and ready for everyone to return on the Monday after February …
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By Pam Schiff
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2/21/18
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House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello gave some sound advice when he told the Pawtucket Red Sox to tell their story to the community, or so it would appear from their visit to the Warwick Rotary Club …
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By John Howell
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2/21/18
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Occasionally, with my morning tea, I play on the website Game Duel. This international site has all of the regular games for free: solitaire, Crazy 8s, Yahtzee and so forth. After waking up, I enjoy playing against other players as a semi-introduction to
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By Linda Petersen
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2/19/18
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A 73-year bond These seven friends have known each other for a long time. The Cranston High School class of 1945 graduated 73 years ago, back when there was only one high school in Cranston. Ninety-seven students graduated in February, and 333 graduated
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By PAM SCHIFF
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2/18/18
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On Feb. 10, the St. Mary's Feast Society Ladies Auxiliary held their 40th Annual Valentine Polenta Party with a sold-out crowd at the St. Mary's Feast Society Hall on Phenix Ave. Featured at the event was Michael A. Panarello of Johnston performing his
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2/18/18
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By THOMAS GREENBERG Providence Water that supplies water to several communities including Cranston has found elevated levels of lead in drinking water in some homes and buildings, according to a press release. Providence Water only maintains the public
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By Thomas Greenberg
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2/15/18
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ASSAULT Officer Austin Smith arrested Savoung Yon, 33, of 84 Governor St. on Feb. 10 at 3:18 a.m. for domestic simple assault and domestic disorderly conduct. The arrest is a result of a disturbance at 84 Governor St. Yon was then held awaiting
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2/15/18
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