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 …
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By RORY SCHULER
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7/18/24
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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 …
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By RORY SCHULER
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7/18/24
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The Gershkoff/Top Notch Lightning Elite 14-U baseball team traveled down to Myrtle Beach for the Youth Baseball Nationals Tournament series, and came back champions. The tournament included the top …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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7/17/24
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The field for some of Cranston’s electoral races thinned after the July 12 deadline for nomination papers.
After not receiving the party nominations, multiple Democrats did not submit …
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By RYAN DOHERTY
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7/17/24
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Special to the Herald
The historic Park Theater will be reopening its doors this October.
The theater — which temporarily closed last year — is set to host multiple shows this …
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By RYAN DOHERTY
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7/17/24
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Special to the Herald
Back in 1982, director John Hughes made the popular coming-of-age movie called “The Breakfast Club.” It was about teenagers from different backgrounds who bond …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
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7/17/24
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Special to the Herald
On July 1, 13-year-old Izzy Major walked out of the Hasbro Children’s Hospital, ringing a golden bell to signal her last day of treatment for leukemia.
She was …
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By ANISHA KUMAR
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7/17/24
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Warwick City Councilwoman Donna Travis pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges that she filed a false document connected to the illicit acquisition of a next-door slice of Oakland Beach …
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Cranston League for Cranston Futures (CLCF) is nearing the finish line of $1.2 million renovations of their main athletic building.
Founded in 1953, CLCF is home to 15 youth sports teams and …
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By RYAN DOHERTY
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7/10/24
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Special to the Herald
Cranston’s electoral races are packed at the starting line.
More than 200 people are running for Cranston offices, including the General Assembly, City Council, …
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By RYAN DOHERTY/Special to the Herald
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7/10/24
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The megalithic building is crawling with little blue robots. The creatures roam, coasting smoothly behind red warning tape strung between steel girders and heavy machinery.
Human overseers watch …
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By RORY SCHULER
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7/9/24
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The holiday ended tragically following a large brawl in Cranston which resulted in a teenager with a stab wound and another man run over and killed.
Shortly after midnight July Fourth, around …
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By RORY SCHULER
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7/8/24
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A month ago, the Thunderbolt Sports Talk podcast — where recent Cranston High School East graduates Timothy Yean and Charlie Adams used to recap the week in school sports — released its …
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By ANISHA KUMAR
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7/3/24
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On Saturday, the Cranston Athletic Hall of Fame inducted nine members and two teams during its 2024 ceremony at the Cranston Country Club.
City Councilwoman Nicole Renzulli was among the …
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By ANISHA KUMAR
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7/3/24
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Former Ward 6 Cranston City Councilman Matthew Reilly has been indicted on multiple child molestation counts, according to the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office.
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By RORY SCHULER
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6/28/24
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On Saturday, Johnston native Nick Raposo was called up to make his major league debut with the St. Louis Cardinals against the San Francisco Giants at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
Raposo was …
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By GRETA SHUSTER/Special to the Herald
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6/27/24
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6/26/24
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THEIR CHAMPION: Cranston Police Detective Eric LeClerc has been named the state’s first recipient of the Elwood Johnson Outstanding Service Award by Special Olympics Rhode Island. He …
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6/26/24
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During an Ocean State heat wave, all splash pad politics are local.
Cranston’s mayoral candidates tussled over a dry city splash pad, which had not yet opened when the mercury started …
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By RORY SCHULER
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6/26/24
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The Cranston police officer ran to the suspects’ car. She opened the door and ordered a man and a woman out of the vehicle. Instead, they sped away, allegedly running over the officer’s …
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By RORY SCHULER
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6/26/24
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