The Cranston Herald

Defenders of Animals honors five with Humane Hero award

By MERI R. KENNEDY Defenders of Animals Inc., which began a 43-year journey of caring for and defending the rights of animals in April of 1978, held its 27th annual Homeless Animals Day/Candlelight Vigil award ceremony and raffle at the Governor Sprague more

By MERI R. KENNEDY | 9/1/21

A night with Cranston Police at Garden City Concert

A night with Cranston Police at Garden City Concert Last week, during the Garden City Evening Summer Concert, the Cranston Police Department joined thousands of other cities and towns across the United States in promoting safety and wellness while more

By JOHN HOWELL | 8/18/21

Defenders of Animals plans Aug. 21 candlelight vigil

Defenders of Animals Inc., which began a 43-year journey of caring for and defending the rights of animals in April of 1978, will hold its 27th annual Homeless Animals Day/Candlelight Vigil/Award … more

By MERI R. KENNEDY | 8/18/21

Optis converge at Edgewood

Optis converge at Edgewood Yacht Club They look no bigger than a bathtub and about as seaworthy as a teacup. They are called Optimists, or Optis for short. Optis are great for training young sailors and as they learn how to sail Optis it's not long more

8/4/21

Rhode Islanders encouraged to report sightings of wild turkey broods

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is asking the public to report sightings of wild turkey hens - both with a brood of baby turkeys and without - and tom turkeys to help with research efforts. Information gathered from the more

7/21/21

Welcoming Garden City Nail Spa

Welcoming Garden City Nail Spa Garden City Nail Spa, which has opened at 40 Sockanosset Cross Road, was recently welcomed to the local business community with a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony. Pictured is Mayor Ken Hopkins with co-owners Tina and Don Tu, more

7/15/21

RAMIZA: Cranston High School East class of 2021 National Art Honor Society member Christy Pak’s digital portrait of Ramiza, a young lady living in an Indian orphanage. The Memory Project, a nonprofit organization, facilitates the creation and delivery of original portraits to children affected by conflict and poverty in countries all over the world.

A lasting image

The National Art Honor Society at Cranston High School East recently completed a project that touches children without families on the other side of the world. Jill Cyr, visual arts program … more

By STEPHANIE BERNABA | 6/30/21

ROSETTE NEBULA Lucas “Luc” Maguire captured this image of the Rosette Nebula from his backyard in Johnston. He stacked 45 individual images, each exposed for 300 seconds, and then used computer software to combine them to make the final photograph.

Backyard space

Lucas “Luc” Maguire spends a lot of time in his Johnston backyard. He loves both the stars and photography. One day, he decided to combine his passions. “Ever since I can … more

By RORY SCHULER | 6/17/21

PonyBoy walks the line between classic, modern at Askew

By ROB DUGUAY When a group of music scene stalwarts get together, most of the time something rad results from it. Enter Providence rock act PonyBoy, which was started by vocalist and pianist Dave Laros and guitarist Vic Foley. The two are familiar with more

By ROB DUGUAY | 6/10/21

Girl Scouts seek nominations for Leading Women awards

Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England (GSSNE) is now accepting nominations for the 2021 Leading Women of Distinction Awards. Anyone can nominate a woman who exemplifies the Girl Scout mission of building girls of courage, confidence and character who more

6/2/21