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Dean Estates tenants offered gift cards over liability
Following the catastrophic flooding at Dean Estates, newly homeless tenants were asked to sign away any chance of recompense in exchange for a gift card. The Cranston Herald has received … more
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City’s MLL population doubles in 8 years
Cranston’s population of multilingual learners (MLL) has doubled in the past eight years. In 2015, the district had 514 students for whom English was their second language. By 2023, that … more
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WATCH OUT ABEL: Raising Canes expects to open its new Johnston location in early January 2024. They’ve promised the first 20 guests “Free Canes for a Year.”
Raising Cane's Johnston confirms January opening
The giant blue banner across the building seeks new managers. The pay starts at more than $20 per hour. Raising Cane’s pledges to open its first Ocean State location to start the New Year. … more
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PACKAGE DELAYED: These images of the Amazon construction site in Johnston, following the sunset, were captured by a drone piloted by Trevor Bryan, an FAA Licensed and insured drone pilot, the owner and operator of New England Aerial Services, on Sept. 21, 2022. The illuminated project has been taking shape on the Hartford Avenue hill overlooking Johnston, but its opening date has been pushed to 2024.
Your Amazon may arrive by Christmas 2024
Johnston’s Amazon won’t open in 2023. That’s confirmed. Now the launch has been pushed to a mystery date in 2024. Johnston Mayor Joseph M. Polisena Jr. expects the … more
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Ruling takes air of Assessment appeal
In the most recent round of home reevaluations, a Cranston resident found his home’s value increased due to having a central air system that doesn’t exist. Fourth Ward resident Alex … more
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City moves to vacate lawsuit over Costco
On October 16 the city filed for summary judgment in the $46 million lawsuit it faces over allegations that Mayor Ken Hopkins and former Mayor Allan Fung conducted “improper and unlawful … more
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IN MEMORY OF FRANK HANSON JR.: Gloria Coppola who retired as a major crimes investigator from the New York State Police (NYSP) Bureau of Criminal Investigation has hopes of finding remains of Frank Hanson who was last seen on July 12, 1947. She sits on a bench she bought and is across from the grave stone of Frank’s parents at Pawtuxet Memorial Cemetery in Warwick. (Cranston Herald photos)
Cold Case
Gloria Coppola never stops looking for connections that will answer questions. In this case it is the disappearance of Frank Hanson Jr., 16 who lived in Cranston and was soon to move to Warwick … more
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Is anyone fighting for the ‘right to learn’ in RI?
Should Rhode Island’s children have a constitutional right to an education? The U.S. Constitution doesn’t actually guarantee Americans the right to an education, according to legal … more
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A HIT WITH KIDS: Clad in his gold jacket, Alan Shawn Feinstein addresses Aldrich Junior High students in this photo from 2014. (Warwick Beacon photo)
$1M school program may be last Feinstein oversees
The Alan Shawn Feinstein Foundation announced last week that $1 million is being earmarked to schools in the Feinstein Leadership program. Alan Shawn Feinstein, who leaves a legacy of urging and … more
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CHARGED: Michael A. Jones, 33, of 25 Queen St., Cranston, was arrested and charged following the “accidental” shooting of his four-year-old son on Halloween morning.
Child shot in Cranston, father arrested
A Cranston man has been arrested and charged following the “accidental” shooting of his four-year-old son, according to Cranston Police Chief Col. Michael J. Winquist. The child was … more
Phantoms, princesses & spooks galore at Pawtuxet Parade
Friends of Pawtuxet Village held the 27th annual costume parade last Saturday, October 26. Businesses up and down Broad Street participated by handing out treats to children as they marched down the … more
HE KNOWS THE SOUND OF MUSIC: In December 2022, Dan Gauvin shows off the new Lip Fill speakers at the Park Theater. (Cranston Herald Photo by Pam Schiff)
Dan the Sound Man Gauvin
As close to a lifelong Cranston resident as he can be, Dan Gauvin, owner of danosound inc., shares a passion for both Cranston and the arts. "My family all moved to Cranston when I was nine … more
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LIGHT THE TREE: Josh Clapprood wears his Christmas themed apparel and poses with the family dog, dressed as Santa, as he prepares for the seasonal twist on a Halloween party. (Submitted photo)
Lemonade from lemons and Christmas from Halloween
Cranston High School West Student Josh Clapprood has demonstrated the spark of inspiration by taking his mother’s idea of a Christmas-themed Halloween party and dressing it to the nines. A … more
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City Council declares support for Israel
By ED KDONIAN The City Council unanimously passed a resolution in support of Israel and against acts of terror at their scheduled monthly meeting On October 12. “This resolution this … more
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CHOOSE TO INCLUDE: Clockwise, from top left, Jonathan Jillah participates in Unified Field Day at Barnes Elementary School. Fifth- grader Michael D'Elia and first-grader Ayden Freeman created a heart puzzle piece project together to learn more about each other at Brown Elementary. The Special Olympics visited Ferri Middle School in March and the entire student body wore “Choose to Include” T-shirts to show their support. And at Johnston High, Unified Athlete Alexis Rivera and her teammate Ava Waterman, discuss the upcoming unified volleyball season schedule.
Johnston scores Unified School haul
Of the eight Rhode Island schools admitted to the “Class of 2023 National Banner Unified Champion Schools” list, four hail from Johnston. more
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election day: Dan Wall greets voters at the polls. (Cranston Herald photo)
Putting Ward 6 on the Wall
By ED KDONIAN “I would be remiss if I didn’t say my victory was not just the Dan Wall victory,” he said. “It was the result of the team of good people who worked with me … more
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RIDE reaches out
Chief Operating Officer Marrio Carreño, of the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE), made an appearance at last week’s Finance Committee meeting to update the committee on the … more
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Talking Eclipse
Ladd Observatory Staff Astronomer Francine Jackson and Jim Hendrickson, member of “Sky Scrapers” amateur astronomers of Rhode Island, were welcomed at Cranston Central Library to inform … more
Warwick-08/16/2023 The new mayor of Johnston, RI, Mayor Joe Polisena Jr. demanded that the publisher of the Johnston Sun Rise newspaper, John Howell fire his editor, Rory Schuler after he has written critical stories about his administration. Howell looks over a layout of the front page of the Warwick Beacon newspaper near stacks of the newspapers in the office. JohnTlumacki/Globe Staff (metro)
In a small town, a big issue about the First Amendment
JOHNSTON, R.I. — As small local newspapers struggle with dwindling circulation and shrinking revenue, public officials unhappy with critical news stories are hitting where it hurts — yanking away their contracts to advertise legal notices. more
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