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Sept. 19 & 20,Operation Stand Down Rhode Island (OSDRI) Outreach   is set to kick off on Thurs., Sept. 19, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Fri. Sept. 20, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at OSDRI’s … more
Class Reunions
Sept. 20, 21 & 22, Johnston High School Class of 1974 Reunion will be a three-day event. Fri., Sept. 20, will be a Meet & Greet at the Johnston Senior Center, 1291 Hartford Ave., … more
NOT QUITE CLEANED OUT: Many shelves at the Westbay Marketplace were cleaned out by Friday. With deliveries coming in this week, Westbay Community Action President Paul Salera expects they’ll be restocked. More than 500 people “shop” at the market weekly, which Salera said is a slight increase over last year’s numbers at this time. (Cranston Herald photo)
Shelves barren, but pantries meeting need
The Rhode Island Community Food Bank sounded the alarm last week that because of a dramatic incraease in the number of people served monthly — 82,000 or a 50% increase from pre-pandemic levels … more
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A CHEER FOR AMENITY: Blue Cross and Blue Shield employees take a break from assembling travel kits at Amenity Aid in Warwick for a group photo and to applaud the work of the nonprofit to end hygiene insecurity. (Cranston Herald photos)
500 Blue Cross employees make it a Lucky Friday 13th for 13 nonprofits
Liz Duggan of Warwick had a number in mind and it had nothing to do with Friday the 13th and yet it had an awful lot to do with the date which often is equated with being scary or bad luck. The … more
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GAS FOR CASH: A survey of Warwick service stations found the lowest price for regular unleaded at Warwick Gas on Providence Street. (Warwick Beacon photo)
Regular gas price drops below $3 a gallon
Gas prices across Rhode Island have dropped below $3 a gallon for the first time since the pandemic days of 2021. A survey of service stations in Warwick this week found the cheapest price for … more
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GROWING UP: Olivia Haskell from Cranston spent over four months in the Women & Infants NICU. She will turn 4 in December. (Photo courtesy Women & Infants)
A half-century of healing our littlest
On Sunday, Sept. 15, Women & Infants Hospital hosted our annual NICU Neonatal Follow-Up Clinic Reunion to celebrate children who were born in 2020 and cared for in the NICU and followed in the … more
THE PLEDGE: Johnston Fire Battalion Chief Tom McCormick places his hand over his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance. (Cranston Herald Photos by Barbara Polichetti)
St. Rocco’s will never forget, ever
Last Wednesday, the weather was achingly similar to what it was exactly 23 years earlier — a warm September day with bright blue skies. And it was on Sept. 11, 2001, that the peace of the … more
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NEW CCAP CEO: Comprehensive Community Action Program (CCAP) has announced the appointment of Chris Mansfield.
CCAP names new CEO
Comprehensive Community Action Program (CCAP), one of the largest community action programs in Rhode Island, has announced the appointment of Chris Mansfield as its new Chief Executive Officer, … more
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Warwick investigation leads to Massachusetts man’s 19-year state prison sentence
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced last week that a Massachusetts man has been sentenced in Kent County Superior Court to serve 19 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions … more
Police Log 09-19-24
DOMESTIC FELONY ASSAULT At 4:56 p.m., Sept. 16, Cranston Police Officers arrested Alvaro Vasquez, 28, of 160 Whitehall St., Providence, for two counts of Domestic Felony Assault, Domestic … more
Hopkins responds to opponent’s ‘Ferri Tales’
Only a week after the bell rung to begin the General Election race for Cranston mayor, both candidates are already circling each other and throwing their first few jabs. Cranston City Councilman … more
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THE STOCK: Federal and local law enforcement agencies executed search warrants and seized around 60,000 “stolen items” worth about $1.6 million. Federal prosecutors have charged two men, from Cranston and Warwick, for their alleged connection to a “Rhode Island-based organized retail crime theft” ring responsible for raking in “roughly $12.3 million” in sales. (Photo courtesy U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Cunha’s Office)
60,000 ‘stolen’ items seized
First, “the Boosters” swipe a load of high-demand groceries from a big box store or local pharmacy chain. Then the tags and security devices are stripped and the stolen items are passed … more
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Love
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Are you looking for Love? Well, here she is, her name is actually Love! She is under a year old, so still a puppy and an adorable one at that! Those ears are just the ultimate, she is ready to hear … more
CommUNITY FIRST: Above, volunteers happily gave of their Sundays to help clean up Wildflower Park in Western Cranston on Sunday, Aug. 25.
Cranston Cares wraps seventh cleanup at Wildflower Park
Slowly making their name known throughout the city, Cranston Cares completed their seventh park/playground adoption cleanup on Sunday, Aug. 25. A group of 15 volunteers gave up a Sunday to come … more
COUNCIL TO STATEHOUSE: Cranston City Council Vice President Lammis Vargas, one of five Democrats running for the open Senate District 28 seat, is shown campaigning on Primary Day at Beans and Buns in Cranston at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024.
Cranston City Council VP Lammis Vargas wins shot at D-28 Senate seat
The incumbent advantage is alive and well in Rhode Island, where sitting Democratic state lawmakers overwhelmingly triumphed in primary races Tuesday. Except for Democratic Rep. Ed Cardillo Jr., … more
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LAST FIRST DAY: Ava Thurber, CHSW class of 2025, celebrates her “last first day” of school. (Photo courtesy Cheryl Richard Thurber)
Back to School in Cranston
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Cranston Herald asked readers to send in their back to school photos. The response was amazing. This is already our second full page of photo submissions. If you have a back … more
READY TO EAT: About 120 seniors participated in the annual event hosted by the Mayor of Cranston. This year it was held on the sprawling back lawn of the historic Sprague Mansion in Knightsville. (Herald photos by Barbara Polichetti)
Mayor hosts annual senior picnic at Sprague Mansion
Warm September sunshine and the spacious lawn at the historic at the historic Sprague Mansion helped make the perfect setting for a picnic last Friday.  Fortunately, it was the day of the annual … more
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Who’s Who and Who’s New in Cranston Public Schools
Who’s New Rhodes Elementary School: We’re pleased to announce that Ms. Heather Breton is the new principal of Rhodes Elementary School. Ms. Breton is a lifelong Cranston … more
A HIT WITH KIDS: Clad in his gold jacket, Alan Shawn Feinstein addresses Aldrich Junior High students in this photo from 2014. Feinstein, who urged thousands of students to do good deeds and rewarded them for doing so and whose name is on so many schools throughout the state, died Saturday at the age of 93. He lived in a modest home in the Edgewood section of Cranston. (Cranston Herald file photo)
Rhode Island loses legendary philanthropist Alan Shawn Feinstein at age 93
Alan Shawn Feinstein, who urged thousands of students to do good deeds and rewarded them for doing so and whose name is on so many schools throughout the state, died Saturday at the age of 93. He … more
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THE RANGERS ARE IN: The Pawtuxet Rangers standing at attention during the installation of officers. (Herald photos by Barbara Polichetti)
Gaspee ‘family’ ready for a lot of ‘fun’ work
If working hard can be a lot of fun, then the Gaspee Days Committee is a prime example. The volunteer committee is responsible for the planning of the popular Gaspee Days Parade and all the … more
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