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Hunger in America study puts faces to the figures
by Meg Fraser
Mar 04, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Between April of 2008 and 2009, emergency food programs in this state saw a 54 percent increase in the demand for meals. That doesn’t surprise the Rhode Island Community Food Bank – they know t...
Perna envisions MS support center
by Meg Fraser
Mar 04, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Marie Perna has been living with multiple sclerosis for the past 12 years. It hasn’t been easy, but sitting at her dining room table in Cranston Monday, she says she considers herself lucky. “I...
Cranston to gain $9.6M under RIDE funding formula
by Meg Fraser
Mar 04, 2010 | 7 7 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
If Commissioner of Education Deborah Gist has her way, Cranston stands to gain approximately $9.6 million under the Rhode Island Department of Education’s version of a funding formula for education...
History comes alive at Oak Lawn
by Jen Cowart
Mar 04, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Spanning centuries and continents, students at Oak Lawn Elementary School took on the roles of prominent historical figures Friday at the school’s second annual Live Wax Museum. Hosted by the s...
$1.5M plan to keep flood waters at bay
by Meg Fraser
Mar 04, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
April showers seemed to come early over the past week, but Mayor Allan Fung is ready to unveil a plan to combat the city’s rising water. “We’re working toward trying to take care of the entire fl...
$125M school budget moves on to mayor
by Meg Fraser
Feb 24, 2010 | 7 7 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Since Superintendent Peter Nero’s Jan. 19 presentation, the Cranston School Committee has met almost weekly to discuss and debate the 2010-2011 proposed budget. The discussion is still going on, ...
Parent group getting back to BASICS
by Meg Fraser
Feb 24, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
About six weeks ago, Kerri Mullen-Kelleher was watching a news segment with her husband about a high school girl selling cookies to raise money for the national debt. The couple laughed, question...



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