Following the catastrophic flooding at Dean Estates, newly homeless tenants were asked to sign away any chance of recompense in exchange for a gift card.
The Cranston Herald has received …
more
|
Cranston’s population of multilingual learners (MLL) has doubled in the past eight years.
In 2015, the district had 514 students for whom English was their second language. By 2023, that …
more
By RORY SCHULER
|
11/15/23
|
The giant blue banner across the building seeks new managers. The pay starts at more than $20 per hour.
Raising Cane’s pledges to open its first Ocean State location to start the New Year.
…
more
By RORY SCHULER
|
11/9/23
|
Johnston’s Amazon won’t open in 2023. That’s confirmed.
Now the launch has been pushed to a mystery date in 2024.
Johnston Mayor Joseph M. Polisena Jr. expects the …
more
|
In the most recent round of home reevaluations, a Cranston resident found his home’s value increased due to having a central air system that doesn’t exist.
Fourth Ward resident Alex …
more
By ED KDONIAN
|
11/8/23
|
On October 16 the city filed for summary judgment in the $46 million lawsuit it faces over allegations that Mayor Ken Hopkins and former Mayor Allan Fung conducted “improper and unlawful …
more
By ED KDONIAN
|
11/8/23
|
Gloria Coppola never stops looking for connections that will answer questions.
In this case it is the disappearance of Frank Hanson Jr., 16 who lived in Cranston and was soon to move to Warwick …
more
By JOHN HOWELL
|
11/8/23
|
Should Rhode Island’s children have a constitutional right to an education?
The U.S. Constitution doesn’t actually guarantee Americans the right to an education, according to legal …
more
By RORY SCHULER
|
11/2/23
|
The Alan Shawn Feinstein Foundation announced last week that $1 million is being earmarked to schools in the Feinstein Leadership program.
Alan Shawn Feinstein, who leaves a legacy of urging and …
more
By ADAM ZANGARI
|
11/2/23
|
A Cranston man has been arrested and charged following the “accidental” shooting of his four-year-old son, according to Cranston Police Chief Col. Michael J. Winquist.
The child was …
more
11/1/23
|
Friends of Pawtuxet Village held the 27th annual costume parade last Saturday, October 26. Businesses up and down Broad Street participated by handing out treats to children as they marched down the …
more
11/1/23
|
As close to a lifelong Cranston resident as he can be, Dan Gauvin, owner of danosound inc., shares a passion for both Cranston and the arts.
"My family all moved to Cranston when I was nine …
more
By PAM SCHIFF
|
11/1/23
|
Cranston High School West Student Josh Clapprood has demonstrated the spark of inspiration by taking his mother’s idea of a Christmas-themed Halloween party and dressing it to the nines.
A …
more
By ED KDONIAN
|
11/1/23
|
By ED KDONIAN
The City Council unanimously passed a resolution in support of Israel and against acts of terror at their scheduled monthly meeting On October 12.
“This resolution this …
more
By ED KDONIAN
|
11/1/23
|
Of the eight Rhode Island schools admitted to the “Class of 2023 National Banner Unified Champion Schools” list, four hail from Johnston.
more
By RORY SCHULER
|
10/27/23
|
By ED KDONIAN
“I would be remiss if I didn’t say my victory was not just the Dan Wall victory,” he said. “It was the result of the team of good people who worked with me …
more
By ED KDONIAN
|
10/11/23
|
Chief Operating Officer Marrio Carreño, of the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE), made an appearance at last week’s Finance Committee meeting to update the committee on the …
more
By ED KDONIAN
|
10/11/23
|
Ladd Observatory Staff Astronomer Francine Jackson and Jim Hendrickson, member of “Sky Scrapers” amateur astronomers of Rhode Island, were welcomed at Cranston Central Library to inform …
more
10/11/23
|
JOHNSTON, R.I. — As small local newspapers struggle with dwindling circulation and shrinking revenue, public officials unhappy with critical news stories are hitting where it hurts — yanking away their contracts to advertise legal notices.
more
By Amanda Milkovits, Globe Staff
|
9/28/23
|
Ward 6 Candidate Forum
[Video]
9/21/23
|