The Cranston Herald
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By MERI R. KENNEDY Hundreds of people stopped in at The Thirsty Beaver in Cranston, as well as the one in Smithfield, on Dec. 4. to donate toys during the 4th Annual Toys for Tots toy drive benefiting Toys for Tots and The Rhode Island Dream Center. Last
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By Meri R. Kennedy
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12/13/17
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By THOMAS GREENBERG Shouts of cowards!" and "shame!" from members of the RI Gun Violence Coalition rang through the council chambers at City Hall Thursday night after the Ordinance Committee tabled a resolution calling on the RI General Assembly to pass"
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By Thomas Greenberg
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12/13/17
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There were cookies, singing, hot cocoa and lots of happy Cranston residents enjoying the first sounds of the holiday season, all waiting for the arrival of the “big guy” himself, Santa.
For …
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By Pam Schiff
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12/13/17
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By THOMAS GREENBERG National Grid's been by Theresa Tortolani's house seven times already to patch up a gas line that's been springing leaks for the past year and a half. But National Grid has made the decision that it won't be replaced until next spring
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By Thomas Greenberg
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12/13/17
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By JEN COWART On Friday, December 8, the fourth and fifth-grade students from Rhodes Elementary School and Oaklawn Elementary School arrived at the Cranston West school auditorium where they would begin a day of Hour of Code exploration through the
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By Jen Cowart
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12/13/17
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By PAM SCHIFF For most families, the biggest debate this time of year, is which side of the family to celebrate the holidays with. For interfaith families, it can be akin to the invasion of Normandy trying to carefully maneuver each family's ideologies
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By Pam Schiff
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12/13/17
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By JEN COWART In a surprise announcement last Wednesday morning, Assistant Principal and 2004 graduate of Cranston High School West, John Fontaine, was named Assistant Principal of the Year by the Rhode Island Association of School Principals (RIASP). .
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By Jen Cowart
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12/13/17
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Cranston East proved that it was the best public school football team in the state this fall, cruising past Portsmouth in the Division I Super Bowl on Saturday evening, 42-28, to secure the school's first football title
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By Matt Metcalf
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12/13/17
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By TOM GREENBERG Former Cranston Police Chief Marco Palombo Jr., age 53, has been charged with two misdemeanors: domestic assault/battery and domestic disorderly conduct. Palombo was arraigned by the justice of the peace, Police Chief Michael Winquist
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By Tom Greenberg
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12/12/17
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By THOMAS GREENBERG Robert Lancia, District 16 State Representative from Cranston, is getting back on the road after being sidelined for the month of November due to a torn rotator cuff. Now, he's walking door-to-door, hoping to hit 2,500 houses in
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By THOMAS GREENBERG
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12/11/17
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By MERI R. KENNEDY The season's spirit was on display as crowds visited the pair of Cranston's most well known historical homes, Sprague Mansion and Joy Homestead on Dec. 3 during the afternoon. The Sprague Mansion, located at 1351 Cranston St., was
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by MERI KENNEDY
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12/11/17
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Astrida “Mommabear” Heal, 69, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2017.
She was born in Germany, a daughter of the late Edward and Ella (Klaveniece) Bondarevskis. She resided in Warwick …
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12/10/17
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By JOHN HOWELL -- Ted Kresse works for National Grid, but he decided he would call the number anyway. He knew he wasn’t calling National Grid. He had been given the number, 844-263-3289, by the Warwick Beacon.
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By John Howell
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12/9/17
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By THOMAS GREENBERG Six hundred handmade gingerbread houses and a special visit from Santa led to a jam-packed Artists Exchange on Saturday, Dec. 2. The two attractions went hand-in-hand, as Santa became the judge for best gingerbread house before he
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By Thomas Greenberg
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12/9/17
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By PAM SCHIFF Hosting a Funny4Funds comedy show on Saturday, Dec. 2, the Cranston High School East Music Alumni Association was able to add $6,200 to their account. We ended up selling 115 tickets to the show. The money raised will be put into the Music"
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By Pam Schiff
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12/7/17
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Colonel Michael Winquist, Chief of the Cranston Police Department, announces the arrest of Luis Anthony Silva, age 37, of 97 Caporal Street (first floor), Cranston, RI, and Brenda J. Silva, age 57, of the same address, after police were summoned to
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12/7/17
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By JOHN HOWELL By this time next year, many of those Benny's stores that closed this year will have re-opened as restaurants, coffee shops, retail operations and, quite possibly, supermarkets and some office space. That's the plan following last week's
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By John Howell
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12/7/17
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By JEN COWART In a school that is filled with tradition, Reverse College Day at Cranston High School East is one that has been taking place for more than 20 years. It is a day when the newly-minted college freshman who seemingly just crossed the stage at
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By Jen Cowart
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12/6/17
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By MERI R. KENNEDY Last Sunday, Nov. 19, a special Thanksgiving Dinner for the homeless was held at Praise Tabernacle Church at 330 Park Ave. in Cranston. Homeless guests of all ages enjoyed a full turkey dinner with all the fixings and desserts. Free
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By Meri R. Kennedy
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12/6/17
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By MERI R. KENNEDY The Association of Rhode Island Authors (ARIA) 5th annual Rhode Island Author Expo was held last weekend at Rhode-on-the-Pawtuxet in Cranston. This year, the expo featured a record 135 published Rhode Island authors, headlined by Jon
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By Meri R. Kennedy
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12/6/17
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By JEN COWART A new collaboration between Cranston East students and their younger peers at both Chester Barrows and Edward S. Rhodes Elementary Schools has taken off with even better than expected results. East's Colleen Hart, along with her colleagues
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By Jen Cowart
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12/6/17
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By THOMAS GREENBERG Councilman Steve Stycos is sponsoring an ordinance to change the city's laws on outdoor fires at residences. The new rules were drafted in conjunction with the Cranston Fire Department, Stycos said. The ordinance committee will vote
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By Thomas Greenberg
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12/6/17
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DUTY TO STOP Christopher Castro, 33, of 109 Union Avenue in Providence, was arrested on Dec. 3 at approximately 10:00 p.m. by Officer Leonard for duty to stop-damage to attended vehicle as the result of an accident investigation on Garfield Avenue in
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12/6/17
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By THOMAS GREENBERG Richard Therrien is spending this holiday season dressed as Santa and making appearances at the Artists' Exchange in Cranston, the Trudeau Center in Warwick, and private homes. He's spent the past year dealing with a cancer diagnosis
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By Thomas Greenberg
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12/6/17
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By JEN COWART Warwick authors Laurie Hazard, ED.D and Stephanie Carter, M.A., have seen and heard a lot in their years working with students at the college level. They've most recently put their heads together on their latest project, a book for parents
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By Jen Cowart
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12/6/17
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