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
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6/2/21
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By PAM SCHIFF On Thursday, June 1, the Cranston Public Schools Department of Library Media hosted their annual Summer Reading Celebration at Cranston East High School. This event was a collaboration between the Cranston Public Library and the Cranston
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By Pam Schiff
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6/7/17
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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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ASSAULT As the result of a motor vehicle stop on December 29 at 11:11 a.m. at 1195 Oaklawn Ave., Officer Lavey arrested Kyle Lavallee, 23, homeless, for domestic simple assault, third offense. He was held for arraignment a Justice of the Peace. At 3:08
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1/3/18
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By JEN COWART This article is the second in a series that features former students from the Cranston High Schools' art programs to show where they are now and how they have used their art education in their lives and careers. Anthony (AJ) Williams
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By Jen Cowart
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4/11/18
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By MERI R. KENNEDY A Family Day Fundraiser to benefit SBSNE Inc. Nutrition Support Program will be held Aug. 11 at Oakland Beach in Warwick. Hosted by Nicole White of Cranston and the President of the Short Bowel Syndrome Foundation for Children of New
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By Meri R. Kennedy
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7/25/18
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By JEN COWART On Friday, November 9, the school community at Glen Hills Elementary School honored veterans for the upcoming Veterans Day holiday and shown a special spotlight on the veterans in their own community. Glen Hills welcomed special honored
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By JEN COWART
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11/14/18
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE An effort to institute a ban on single-use plastic bags for retail checkout purposes in Cranston has taken a step forward. On a 6-0 vote, the City Council's Ordinance Committee on March 14 approved sending an amended version of the
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE
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3/20/19
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By BRANDON MAXWELL With the current, frantic political climate, members of Temple Sinai in Cranston joined forces with the Rhode Island Council for Muslim Advancement to better understand one another and to create a space for open dialogue. Wendy
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By Brandon Maxwell
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4/18/17
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To the Editor: $640 million. That's a pretty big number. Especially when you realize that's how much the state of Rhode Island takes on in tobacco-related health care costs each year. Eighteen hundred is a pretty big number, too. And a sad one, as it
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7/14/17
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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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By PAM SCHIFF When word spread quickly through the Cranston community that beloved former Park View secretary and volunteer Harriet Dever passed away on November 16, a collective feeling of loss went through the city. She started with Cranston in 1942."
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By Pam Schiff
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1/3/18
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The members of Moondance, a Van Morrison tribute show may seem to be copping an attitude when they're on stage at The Courthouse Center for the Arts on Saturday, February 3 at 8 p.m., but really they're just throwing off a little stage attitude in an
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1/20/18
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MERI R. KENNEDY Temple Sinai held a Trivia Night on April 7. A light supper with a variety of veggie pizzas, calzones and salad were served. Dessert and coffee was prepared by volunteers and the event was BYOB with in-house babysitting available. More
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By Meri R. Kennedy
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4/11/18
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By JEN COWART With the support of family, friends and volunteers, the Gill family marked PS3 Ronnie A. Gill Jr.'s 38th birthday on July 21 with the 12th Annual Gill Foundation Golf Tournament. Held for the past ten years at the Cranston Country Club, the
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By Jen Cowart
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7/25/18
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On Nov. 8, a new art exhibit opened at the Artists’ Exchange “Torn” featuring the work of Cranston resident, Linda A. Peterson. Approximately 50 guests and art enthusiasts attended to view the …
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By MERI R. KENNEDY
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11/14/18
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Grade 7 High Honors Abigail Ainley, Sanjana Ananthula, Kaitlyn Antonucci, Olivia Castelli, Alexandra Coia, Marisa Conti, Gabriella Cunha, Amanda Degnan, Nicholas DiFazio, David DiLanna, Robert DiScuillo, Domenic Eacuello, Nicholas Ferrara, Maya Fraenza,
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5/4/17
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PREPARATIONS ARE UNDERWAY Supporters and trustees of the St. Mary's Feast Society finish up their decorating tasks on Saturday, July 8. Crew members pictured here include: Stephen Ciambrone, Roberto Caputo, Richard Campopiano, Ward 5 Councilman Chris
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7/14/17
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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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When ice is nice With so many ponds frozen and the ice four inches and thicker, not to mention it was Christmas break, Second Time Sports at 453 Atwood Ave. in Cranston was jamming last week as people bought skates or had them sharpened. Christian Kuiawa
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1/3/18
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By THOMAS GREENBERG Attorney General Peter Kilmartin said Friday the new $15.4 million AG office, located at 4 Howard Avenue in the Pastore Complex in Cranston, near the ACI, will provide Rhode Islanders with greater legal accessibility than their prior
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By Thomas Greenberg
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7/25/18
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By JEN COWART The sun came out on Saturday morning just in time for an emotional ribbon cutting ceremony at Garden City Elementary School, where the Jeffrey Girard II Memorial Therapeutic Playground was officially dedicated. The community playground is
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By JEN COWART
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11/14/18
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By MERI R. KENNEDY As the COVID-19 crisis began to unfold in Rhode Island, Cranston Police Detective Eric Leclerc brought home a mask and hand sanitizer for his daughter, 17-year-old Sofia Illiano. Sofia, who is one of 4,400 athletes of Special Olympics
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5/7/20
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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 JEN COWART Just before the winter break, a celebration was held at Gladstone Elementary School for a special group of adults and children. Principal Susan Buonanno and Assistant Principal Keith Croft brought together the students who are part of the
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By Jen Cowart
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1/3/18
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