The Cranston Herald
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Grange hosts Women's Activity Day The Rhode Island State Grange held its Women's Activity Day at the Exeter Grange Saturday along with contests from the Director of Agriculture. Pictured are some members of the Moosup Valley Junior Grange with their
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5/6/21
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The Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance (SENEDIA) is currently accepting applications for its internship program through Real Jobs Rhode Island (Real Jobs RI). Interns will gain 80 hours of paid, hands-on work experience at some of the
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5/5/21
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The Kingston Chamber Music Festival will celebrate its 33rd annual season with a series of five in-person concerts at the University of Rhode Island's Fine Arts Center from July 24 to Aug. 1. Tickets will be available in June at kingstonchambermusic.org
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5/5/21
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Grange hosts Women's Activity Day The Rhode Island State Grange held its Women's Activity Day at the Exeter Grange Saturday along with contests from the Director of Agriculture. Pictured are some members of the Moosup Valley Junior Grange with their
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5/5/21
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Editor's note: The date of this event has changed to Thursday, May 13. The East Greenwich Art Club was formed in 1959 by local artists who came together to support each other while developing their art. It is a vibrant organization today, promoting the
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5/5/21
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View from above U.S. Special Operations Forces members exit a C130J Super Hercules during a high-altitude low-opening parachute jump April 7 above a drop zone in Rhode Island. HALO operations are jumps made with an exit altitude of up to 35,000 feet mean
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4/28/21
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How to make news Gene Valicenti, Channel 10 anchor and host of the morning news on WPRO radio, has never been accused of lacking news to fill the airwaves. But then, he has a way of creating waves of his own. Department of Transportation Director Peter
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4/28/21
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Cleaning up Cranston Cranstonians celebrated Earth Day over the weekend by participating in a number of cleanups across the community. On Saturday morning, City Council President Chris Paplauskas and a group of volunteers met in the Cranston West parking
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4/28/21
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How to catch monster tournament fluke Fishing recreationally for summer flounder (fluke) with family and friends and fishing a fluke tournament are two different things. How different you ask? Well you can find out this Monday, April 25, 7 p.m. at a
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By CAPTAIN DAVE MONTI
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4/21/21
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By JOHN HOWELL What does it take to make a parade? Well, for starters, you need people. And as Gina Dooley knows, many assume everybody wants to show off so they willingly march for nothing. That's not the case. Dooley, chair of the Gaspee Days
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By JOHN HOWELL
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4/14/21
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE After months of delays, the Planning Commission on April 6 voted to grant preliminary plan approval for Revity Energy's 8.1-megawatt solar energy installation off Natick Avenue. The nine-member commission voted 8-1 to accept Planning
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By DANIEL A. KITTREDGE
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4/14/21
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By MERI R. KENNEDY The rain held off on Sunday as 17 teams of softball players gathered at Western Hills, Cooney and Mattera fields for a double elimination co-ed softball tournament, led by Thirsty Beaver co-owner City Council Vice President Ed Brady.
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By MERI R. KENNEDY
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4/14/21
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By JOHN HOWELL They can't weigh more than 5 ounces, and some look like they have come off the set of a science fiction movie. Others could be the cars of the future, yet still others are not much more than a block of brightly colored wood with stickers
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By JOHN HOWELL
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4/14/21
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Social Enterprise Greenhouse (SEG) has opened applications for its Summer 2021 Incubator program. The SEG Incubator is a 10-week business education program designed to help entrepreneurs launch a new business or fine-tune a business that is already in
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4/14/21
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Save The Bay has opened registration for its 45th annual Swim fundraiser. The nonprofit organization's flagship fundraiser typically welcomes hundreds of swimmers to the shores of Newport and Jamestown for a two-mile, cross-bay swim in support of Save
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4/14/21
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Brightening the day The Esperanza-Hope team had a chance to make Easter a little brighter for children in the community through the giving of Easter baskets. The nonprofit organization distributed 150 Easter baskets to children in Cranston. The pandemic
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4/7/21
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE Providence City Council President Sabina Matos has, for some time, been seen by many observers as the clear frontrunner in the lieutenant governor sweepstakes. After all, she has been a frequent, visible presence at Gov. Dan McKee's
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4/7/21
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Move over April Fools', the first day of the month has been officially rebranded 401Gives in the Ocean State, and for good reason. Throughout yesterday, thousands of donors from Rhode Island and beyond came together to raise a total of $2,200,477 for
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4/7/21
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Cranston art students honored with scholarships Cranston Public Schools, in conjunction with the Visual Arts Department, is proud to announce that three high school artists have been selected as winners of the 2021 Wickford Art Association/Rhode Island
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3/31/21
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By ROB DUGUAY Some local records have a knack for flying under the radar and then astounding the senses after being given a listen. Often this comes from an act that's still cutting its teeth, but in this particular case it's a bunch of Providence music
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By ROB DUGUAY
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3/31/21
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The Wilbury Theatre Group proudly announces a limited run of "Krapp's Last Tape," Samuel Beckett's lauded one-act play about the effects of time and loneliness, and the longing for past glories. Performances run for limited audiences in the Main Hall at
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3/31/21
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WaterFire highlights sculptor's work WaterFire Providence presents "Down to Earth: Robert Rohm Sculpture, 1963-2013," an exhibition spanning 50 years of work by sculptor Robert Rohm. This exhibition at the WaterFire Arts Center will run through Sunday,
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3/31/21
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March for Meals As part of the March for Meals fundraising and awareness campaign this month, Meals on Wheels of RI Executive Director Meghan Grady and Ward 1 City Councilwoman Lammis Vargas, above left, made a visit Monday to the Cranston home of
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3/24/21
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By K. JOSEPH SHEKARCHI Imagine this: you're a medical assistant and a single parent. You've worked hard to be self-sufficient, even taking the classes needed to obtain your certification. Yet you cannot afford to purchase a home anywhere in Rhode Island.
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By K. JOSEPH SHEKARCHI
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3/17/21
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Last spring, when the pandemic began ripping through Rhode Island's economy, painful budget cuts to social programs seemed not just possible, but likely. Progressives warned about the long-term fallout from an "austerity budget," even as joblessness
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3/17/21
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