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Cranston Senior Enrichment Center
Our programs assist, inform, entertain, and enrich the lives of individuals 55 years and older. Rehabilitation Care Wednesday, July 31st – 10:00 a.m. Provided by: Morgan … more
CRANSTON HIGH SCHOOL WEST TOP 10
Name: Sarah Chin Rank in Class: 1 Future Plans (education): To attend Syracuse University and major in Industrial and Interaction Design. Future Plans (career): To pursue a career as … more
FESTIVE: Food vendors drew long lines at the festival grounds set up around the headquarters of the St. Mary's Feast Society.
Beast of a feast
Music, food and fireworks marked the end of St. Mary’s Feast in Cranston Sunday — a 119-year-old festival that is the highlight of the year for many residents in the city’s … more
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Cranston mayor cleared of one nepotism complaint; faces another
Early Tuesday morning, the Rhode Island Ethics Commission “accepted the findings of their lawyers and investigative staff and dismissed the ethics complaint filed against” Cranston Mayor … more
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PROUD MOM, PROUD SON: Shari and Alek Roberti share a smile together recently as he is his true self, with a proud and accepting mom. (Cranston Herald photo by Pam Schiff)
Cranston Mom takes pride in her child all year long
In the 21st century, it is not uncommon for a child to come out as gay, bisexual or transgender. But, it always affects each family differently, and how they accept and address the topic is crucial … more
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City man faces multiple charges after self-inflicted shooting at 39 West
Modern-day public altercations tend to follow an increasingly familiar formula. Tensions escalate. A circle forms. Cell phones, cameras lit, turn toward the drama. The drama escalates … more
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Police Log 07-25-24
DUI At 3:58 a.m., July 21, Cranston Police Officers arrested John Arias, 28, of 159 Bridgham St., Apt. A22, Providence, for DUI BAC unknown and breathalyzer refusal as a result of a service call … more
NO CAMPING ZONE?
City Council’s Democratic majority briefly considered killing the mayor’s newly proposed public encampment ordinance, before sending it to committee. A city lawyer, however, advised … more
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City accepts Budlong Pool bid; sets 2025 target completion date
The city has awarded a more than $4 million bid to demolish and rebuild the Budlong Pool, and has set an expected 2025 completion date. “News of the bid awarded for the Budlong Pool has … more
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TESTIMONIALS: from left to right, Wendy Becker, Karen Rosenberg, Connor Pyne, Bill Pyne, Stephanie Geller, Giona Picheco and Victoria Eno, attended the July 15 Cranston School Committee meeting to counter-balance Robert Chiaradio’s attempt to persuade school officials to change the city’s “transgender” and “nonconforming and transitioning students policy.” (Cranston Herald photos by Rory Schuler)
TRANSITION? Should Cranston public schools alter supportive transgender policy?
A Westerly father visited the Cranston School Committee on July 15. As he accused the school district of discriminating against the vast majority of city students, the seventh-ranked student from Cranston High School East’s Top 10 quietly held a rainbow-colored sign, no bigger than a medium-sized pizza box lid. The sign said simply: “We love our kids.” more
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Hospitalized Cranston man faces multiple charges after 39 West shooting
Modern-day public altercations tend to follow an increasingly familiar formula. Tensions escalate. A circle forms. Cell phones, cameras lit, turn toward the drama. The drama escalates … more
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SIGNS AGAINST CHANGE: Keri Dennison-Leidecker, who lives at 200 Shun Pike, noted all the yellow signs around the proposed site. “Notably, the signs displayed throughout our entire neighborhood express a collective sentiment against this development,” she told the Johnston Planning Board last week.
Shun Pike single-family homeowners in Johnston square off against affordable housing condo developer
They learned to live with the solar fields and sky-scraping windmills. But 32 condos — 16 restricted to low- and moderate-income households, and 16 market rate units —neighbors … more
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EMPTY REGISTERS: On Tuesday evening, the Stop & Shop at 11 Commerce Way in Johnston was nearly empty, except for employees. The grocery store chain announced last week that the store will be one of 32 “underperforming stores by year-end.”
Johnston’s Stop & Shop chopped
On Tuesday evening, around 6 p.m., the long row of registers at Stop & Shop in Johnston was empty. There were clearly more employees than customers in the store. By early November, the … more
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PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS: United Way President and CEO Cortney Nicolato speaks to the audience at the press conference about the importance of the summer learning program and the integral role community partners play. (Herald photos by Greta Shuster)
Stopping the summer slide with United Way of Rhode Island
Special to the Herald United Way of Rhode Island’s mission to help students maintain their academic level over the summer is a puzzle. The City of Cranston is one of the integral pieces. … more
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Cranston Senior Enrichment Notes
Our programs assist, inform, entertain, and enrich the lives of Individuals 55 years and older. CareLink…An Introduction Wednesday, July 24th – 10:00 a.m. Facilitator: … more
CHECKING THINGS OUT: Beltone Cranston Hearing Care Practitioner Sara Andreozzi, looking at a patient’s ear
Hearing aids helping to increase life expectancy
For many, hearing aids are necessary to communicate. The Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California did a study on the effect of hearing loss in relation … more
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CRANSTON HIGH SCHOOL EAST TOP 10
Name: Olivia Tomaselli Rank in Class: 1 Future Plans (education): Georgetown University Future Plans (career): Economics and Public Policy High school activities and any … more
Mary Irons, below, are just two of 22 amazing athletes who recently made history as graduates of SORI’s Inaugural Class of Athlete Leadership University. (Photos courtesy SORI’s volunteer photographer Phlash Fotography & Artistry)
Meet Cranston’s first SORI ALU class
Cranston residents and Special Olympics Rhode Island (SORI) athletes Keith Wilcox Jr. and Mary Irons are just two of 22 amazing athletes who recently made history as graduates in the inaugural class … more
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OPEN FOR BUSINESS: From L-R, Providence Councilman John Goncalves, BOND Civil & Utility Project Manager Jordan Barletta, Regional Administrator for the Federal Transit Administration Peter Butler, Councilman Pedro Espinal, Senator Reed, RIPTA interim CEO Christopher Durand, Cranston Mayor Hopkins, Senator Whitehouse, RI Energy President Greg Cornett, Representative Gabe Amo.
RIPTA plugs in RI’s first in-line electric charge
Special to the Herald The Rhode Island Public Transportation Authority (RIPTA) opened its first electric bus in-line charging station in the Ocean State on Wednesday morning, in an event that … more
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SCHOOL’S OUT FOR THE SUMMER AND FOREVER: The administration building for Cranston Public Schools on Park Avenue.
Cranston Public Schools bid farewell to their retirees
Special to the Herald The Cranston retiree class of 2024 overall had an impressive total of 1,046 years of dedication in and out of the classroom for the district. These employees all … more
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