The Planet Fitness on Warwick Ave. has been the target of three bomb threats in three weeks, with the location having to evacuate on March 28, April 4 and April 9.
According to Warwick Police …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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4/11/24
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Since Amazon has not yet opened for business in Johnston, the mega-retailer has invoked a costly construction clause in its contract with the town.
Over the past few months, the company …
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By RORY SCHULER
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4/10/24
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At the time of year when colleges are sending out their financial aid packages, $4 million in scholarships is available through the Rhode Island Foundation. Four dozen Cranston students received aid …
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4/10/24
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U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner now has a Republican opponent for this year’s election. Political newcomer Dr. Steven Corvi, who filed with the Federal Election Commission on March 21, …
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By RAYMOND BACCARI
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4/10/24
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Rhode Island Arbor Day will be celebrated on Friday, April 26, 2024, at the Joseph Ventetuolo Recreational Complex, Brayton Avenue, Cranston, also known as Brayton Avenue Park. The celebration will …
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4/10/24
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Mayor Ken Hopkins announced that resurfacing of the Washington Secondary Bike Path would in Cranston this coming Monday, April 8.
As the resurfacing work on the bike path kicks off in Cranston, …
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4/10/24
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One morning in 2006, I walked into my office at MENTOR Rhode Island to find a voicemail from then CEO Arlene McNulty. She was in the middle of watching an episode of Dancing with the Stars when she …
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By Jo-Ann Schofield former CEO - MENTOR RI
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4/10/24
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4/10/24
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Sprague Mansion hosted Defenders of Animals for an arts and craft sale and raffle fundraiser on Saturday. All artwork by local artists was donated, with 100% of proceeds going to fund the …
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4/10/24
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Silent no longer.
For decades, no one knew that Route 37, which traverses Warwick and Cranston, covered a dark secret. It was only after early summer rains and erosion caused skeletal remains to …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
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4/10/24
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On Saturday, April 6 almost 100 crafters swung by the William Hall Library to help with blanket donations for Project Linus.
There were crocheters, knitters, sewers, quilters and people who work …
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By PAM SCHIFF
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4/10/24
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Huddle Center Spring Break Events
Week of April 15th-19th (Cranston Public Schools Spring Break)
The Huddle Center, 70 Gansett Avenue, Cranston
Interested in our Spring Break events? …
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4/10/24
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Easy Bruising
Wednesday, April 17th – 10:00 a.m.
URI Pharmacy Outreach Program
Why as we age do we tend to bruise more often? Serious or not – when should we contact …
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4/10/24
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CLEANUP CREW: Aqueduct Field, home of the Budlong Pool, had a spring cleanup Saturday led by Ward 2 Councilwoman Aniece Germain. Ten locals spent the day picking up trash and making the field …
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4/10/24
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Voters in Rhode Island House District 42, which contains parts of Johnston and Cranston, will likely see a 2022 Democratic primary rematch this September. All three candidates who ran last election, …
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By RAYMOND BACCARI
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4/10/24
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The solar eclipse was the main event Monday, with day turning to dusk as the moon slid between the earth and the sun in a rare astronomical event which will not …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
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4/10/24
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One of Cranston’s own will be crossing hemispheres this summer as a viola player in one of the country’s most prestigious youth orchestras.
Liam DeRosa, a junior at Cranston East and …
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By KEVIN FITZPATRICK
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4/10/24
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The article entitled “Austerity budget cuts spending” printed in the April 4, 2024 edition of the Cranston Herald incorrectly stated that Mayor Kenneth Hopkins intended to downsize the …
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4/10/24
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The Johnston School Building Committee has so far awarded more than $40 million in contracts to Rhode Island firms for the construction the town’s new elementary center.
“This …
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By RORY SCHULER
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4/5/24
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Pete Fontaine died an hour after deadline last week.
Although he had submitted his final byline several weeks earlier, the Johnston Sun Rise’s faithful freelancer held on until the last pages of the paper were on the presses. The man had ink in his veins.
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By RORY SCHULER
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4/4/24
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