Committee votes nullified due to 'Zoom access issue' Just weeks after a Zoom access issue delayed the proceedings of the city's Planning Commission, another technical issue has forced the City Council to invalidate votes taken during recent committee

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Police: Man stole more than $500K worth of equipment from Taco A city resident is accused of stealing more than a half-million dollars worth of equipment from Cranston-based Taco Comfort Solutions while employed by the company. Dario D. Smith, 51, was

The dance of two governors continues

There's little doubt that Gov. Gina Raimondo will be confirmed by the Senate as U.S. Commerce secretary. But when that happens is a big question. For devotees of Rhode Island politics, the slow-motion transition between Raimondo and Lt. Gov. Dan McKee

State steps up vaccine rollout with mass clinics, expanded age eligibility

Vaccination against COVID-19 is now available for Rhode Islanders 65 and older, while state and local officials say weather-related shipping delays have forced postponement of some scheduled …

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By DANIEL KITTREDGE A pair of Cranston businesses were reunited with unclaimed property checks Monday as part of a broader statewide initiative through the office of General Treasurer Seth Magaziner. Accompanied by Lammis Vargas - who represents Ward 1

Cranston student musicians selected for All-Eastern and RI All-State

Cranston student musicians selected for All-Eastern and RI All-State The following four Cranston student musicians were selected as participants in this year's NAfME All-Eastern Honors Ensembles. Congratulations to Lily Cox, soprano, Cranston East; Mina

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Radio Beacon is a podcast from Beacon Communications run by Dan Kittredge (Cranston Herald), Jacob Marrocco (Johnston Sun Rise), John Howell (Warwick Beacon) and Alex Sponseller (Beacon …

Cranston's library honored

On Friday, a virtual ceremony was held to honor the Cranston Public Library for winning the 2020 Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize, which recognizes the library system as a "vital community asset" …

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Locals to be inducted to RI Hockey HOF

FROM STAFF REPORTS The R.I. Hockey Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the names of four local greats voted into its "e;Class of 2021"e; - legendary R.I. Reds trainer George Army, U.S. Olympian and two-time Brown All-American Bob Gaudreau, six-time AHL/NHL

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Winter playoffs are finally here

First off, let me start by saying how happy I am that we have completed the regular season for the winter. There was so much doubt heading into this season as to whether or not we would see an end to it, and now we are just about there, which is an

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West competes at regionals

By ALEX SPONSELLER The high school gymnastics state championships were held last weekend and the Warwick co-op team took home the Region 2 Championship over Cranston West and Coventry. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the state elected to split teams into

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Allocations on the table, angler comments requested

Summer flounder, scup and black sea bass are all fish commonly targeted by shore and boat anglers in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut. Fishing for these fish is common now because the biomass of all three of these species has moved north up

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Falcons look to make noise in playoffs

By ALEX SPONSELLER The Cranston West girls basketball team is getting set for this weekend's playoffs and looks to make a statement with its junior-laden roster. The Falcons had their toughest test to date on Saturday as they hosted undefeated

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A wild finish and a budding rivalry

Last Friday night, I was lucky enough to cover two very exciting games that each went to overtime. The first was Bishop Hendricken basketball, who managed to tie the score on a buzzer-beating shot at the end of regulation to send it to the extra period.

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East, West make noise at class meet

By ALEX SPONSELLER The Indoor Track and Field Class Championships were held this past weekend and the Providence Career and Technical Institute, and many locals shined as they set their sights on this month's upcoming state championships. Here is a look

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Casting for striped bass is a hoot

If you want to be entertained while you learn striped bass fishing tips, tactics and techniques from one of the best you should tune into Charley Soares and his 'Successful Striper Fishing' Zoom seminar sponsored by the Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers

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Learning lessons from a pandemic

Throughout the past year, there have been very few reasons to be optimistic regarding the state of affairs - whether locally or nationally or from a worldwide lens. 2020 was, after all, a year of prolonged suffering for millions of people, and the hope

Big Oil is scared of RI's climate lawsuit - and they should be

By REP. TERRI CORTVRIEND Now that President Biden, who campaigned on climate action, is in the White House, we are closer than ever to passing long-needed federal legislation to address our worsening climate crisis. But while President Biden and the new

Pandemic highlights, exacerbates need for Fair Pay Act

By SUSAN R. DONOVAN and KELLY NEVINS March 24 is Equal Pay Day, symbolizing how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year. This is based on all full-time working women compared to men in the U.S. Other dates further

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