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Falling for Fall Fest

Fall Harvest Fest saves itself for sunny day

Posted 10/4/23

The Cranston Fall Festival, organized by the Cranston Police Community Outreach Division and Debbie Wood, of We Be Jammin’, was postponed due to the awful weather found itself with the first …

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NEWS

Falling for Fall Fest

Fall Harvest Fest saves itself for sunny day

BEING A TROOPER: Ward 5 Councilman, and assistant scoutmaster, Chris Paplauskas, Scoutmaster Mariah Keenan and Senior Patrol Leader and Eagle Scout Aidan Paplauskas sell popcorn to raise money for Troop 6 Cranston.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH: Kerry Moretti helped to run the Law Enforcement Explorers tent selling patches and toys.

HER FIRST FEST: Eight-month-old Viviana Theroux waves at the camera as she strolls around Itri Park and enjoys her first Fall Festival.

ANCHORED IN: Custom made hats and shirts by the O’Grady family business, Anchored In, Matt (left), his wife Heidi (not pictured) and their eight-year-old daughter Riley who designed the “beach feet” design for the company.

RIDING IN STYLE: Horses Prince and Dan provide carriage rides with driver Destiny Sincavage. The carriage rides were provided by Liberty Farm in Harrisville, RI.

PRETTY IN PINK: Charm Popz, an interchangeable charm jewelry manufacturer, set up their bright pink booth and tent to draw in new customers at Fall Fest. Pictured are Cheryl Antonacci (left) and Debbie Tatangelo.

FALLING FOR FALL FEST: Patrick Mitchell, 12 years old, does his best to hold on to the mechanical bull at the festival, but just barely loses his grip and begins to fall.

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MASTERING THE ARTS: Students of Mastery Martial Arts, located in both Cranston and Johnston, prepare for their demonstration.

MARCH ON: The Cranston High School West Marching band performed a medley of Beatles tunes in Itri Park during the Fall Festival.

DANCING INTO HEARTS: A few members of the Carolyn Dutra Dance Studio prepare for their program in Itri Park.

Posted Wednesday, October 4, 2023 12:00 am

The Cranston Fall Festival, organized by the Cranston Police Community Outreach Division and Debbie Wood, of We Be Jammin’, was postponed due to the awful weather found itself with the first dry on Sunday the state has had in a while. The festival went off without a hitch and brought together vendors, entertainers and activities from sources statewide to help raise money for the city and the community outreach work done by the Cranston Police Department.

Set up from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the festival gave families from all over the city, and state, a chance to come together and enjoy a day outside after dealing with rain for what felt like weeks straight.

“The size of the festival is, of course, decided by your location and the logistics of it, like how many streets you can afford to close down,” said Wood while explaining there were 150 vendors scheduled to be at the festival last Sunday. “There will be a DJ playing and live music.”

Children were able to enjoy a host of costumed character friends, balloon animals, face painting and a variety of inflatable fun that even included a mechanical bull to ride. (Photos by Steve Popiel)