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CAT’S IN THE TRUCK: Warwick resident and wildlife enthusiast Arthur Dunn spotted this dead bobcat on the side of Interstate 295 in Johnston. He picked it up to take to RI DEM scientists, hoping they could learn something about the animal. Bobcat sightings are on the rise in Rhode Island, and researchers are looking into the reasons why.
RI DEM: ‘Bobcat sightings are a rare and exciting event’
Driving through Johnston, Art Dunn looked left to the breakdown lane and his gaze met the animal’s dead eyes. It was a bobcat, freshly killed by a passing vehicle; intact and mostly … more
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WHICH CAME FIRST: Adam Baffoni holds one of his six pet hens. He was gifted a half-dozen baby chicks by a few fraternity boys. The six chicks bloomed into two Rhode Island Reds, two Barred Rock hens and a pair of Leghorns.
Counting chickens before they hatch
In 1935, Giuseppe Baffoni founded a chicken farm in the heart of Johnston, and 88 years later his great grandson’s still tending the flock. Adam Baffoni walked out his farm store and down … more
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Marlene Gamba
A teacher at heart
The Cranston Herald is taking a deeper dive into Cranstonians’ stories – starting with Marlene Gamba who was featured in the Jan. 19 edition of Humans of Cranston. Humans of Cranston is a … more
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NEW TO ST. DAVID’S ON-THE-HILL: Father Edward Beaudreau joined the parish at St. David’s on-the-Hill this past fall after the church spent two years without a priest. (Herald photo)
Fr. Beaudreau steps in as new priest at St. David’s on-the-Hill
St. David’s on-the-Hill welcomed Father Edward Beaudreau to the parish this past fall after two years without a priest. Beaudreau said the position has been a great fit and is looking forward … more
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WHAT THE FUTURE MAY BRING: The Cranston Print Works site on Cranston Street has been closed for over a decade. Owner and applicant CPW Apartments LLC and CPW True Storage out of Manchester, New Hampshire, propose turning the site into self-storage and multi-family housing. The company will go before the city’s Planning Commission on March 7 for master plan approval and a zone change. (Submitted photo)
Cranston Print Works plan pursued
For approximately a decade, the former Cranston Print Works facility on Cranston Street has sat empty. Trees have grown in the gutters and holes have pitted the roof. According to Planning … more
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EGG-CEPTIONAL: Baffoni Poultry Farm in Johnston has several more than century-old two-story chicken houses. The farm has about 20,000 chickens. Of those, around 7-8,000 are egg-laying hens, according to owner Adam Baffoni. The chickens lay approximately 3-4,000 eggs per day.
Waiting for the market to crack
You can still get anything you want at Alice’s Restaurant – but you might pay a slight upcharge for eggs. "This is the first time in quite a while that we’ve had to raise menu prices,” said owner Catherine Fonesca (the titular Alice is her dog).  “In this business, you just have to go with the flow as prices bounce on eggs, meat, coffee – everything, really.” more
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Just Relaxing: 6 year old Joseph Davenport was very relaxed as he tried out the adjustable bed while his mother was purchasing two mattresses at the Cranston’s Combined Percussion fund raiser at the Cranston East gym.
Going to the mattress to raise funds for East
Senior Enrichment Center News
Cranston Senior Enrichment Center 1070 Cranston Street Cranston, Rhode Island 02920 401-780-6000 Our programs assist, inform, entertain and enrich the lives of individuals 55 years and … more
RI Department of State launches address confidentiality program
Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore announced Monday the launch of Rhode Island’s Address Confidentiality Program, a mail-forwarding program designed to protect the home addresses of victims of … more
BIRD FEEDERS: The Durante family, Devan, Miles age 1, Marcella age 3 and Lauren, makes bird feeders out of pine cones, peanut butter and bird seed at Winterfest at the Central Library.
Winterfest
FROM CHICAGO TO RHODE ISLAND: Shannon Krasnowiecki in the 2022 Chicago Marathon.
Lacing up for London
Shannon Krasnowiecki is not letting her lasting Covid symptoms stop her from running. The 56-year-old Cranston resident is lacing her sneakers for the 2023 London Marathon on April 23 and is raising … more
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OVERGROWN AND HIDDEN STONES: The Cranston Historical Cemeteries Commission (CHCC) cleaned up the John Stone Lot on Frankfort Street near Twin Oaks in June of 2022. The site was overgrown with plants, which commission members cleaned up. According to the Cranston Historical Cemeteries Commission (CHCC), the most notable burial in the lot is of Seneca Stone who was a member of the town council and represented the city in the House of Representatives in the early 1800s. He was also the town treasure and member of the first Cranston School Committee. Pictured (from left) are Jennifer Wendt, Nicole Johnson-Morais, Makenna Hanson and John Hill. (File photo)
Historical Cemeteries Commission reflects on past accomplishments, looks to future
According to Cranston Historical Cemeteries Commission (CHCC) Chair John Hill, 2022 was an active and chaotic year for the group. Hill presented the commission’s annual report at the full … more
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