Cranston

11/23/2009

New energy program produces hundreds of thousands in savings for Cranston school
New program produces hundreds of thousands in savings

Cranston fire leaves 7 without home
CRANSTON — A family of seven is being helped by the Red Cross after their Potter Street home was badly damaged by a fire early Sunday morning.

11/22/2009

High-stepping Irish dance
A regional qualifying event for the World Irish Dance Championships steps off at the Convention Center

11/21/2009

Former Warren police officer helped save lives after man jumped from overpass
Joseph DaSilva Jr. was third motorist to strike Karl Pernsley, who jumped into traffic from overpass

Former Warren police officer helped save lives after man jumped from overpass
Joseph DaSilva Jr. was third motorist to strike Karl Pernsley, who jumped into traffic from overpass

URI student charged with drunken driving in fatal crash
URI sophomore Erica Rose, a passenger in Sonny Pham’s car, was killed in the accident

Former Warren police officer helped save lives after man jumped from overpass
Joseph DaSilva Jr. was third motorist to strike Karl Pernsley, who jumped into traffic from overpass

11/20/2009

Cranston school-performance audit nearly complete
CRANSTON — The draft copy is about 100 pages and it looks at everything from course offerings to special education to building conditions.

11/19/2009

Cranston mayor considers mayoral academy
It would follow model of mayoral academy that opened this year in Cumberland

11/17/2009

In predawn darkness, a death on Route 95
Northbound lanes close for 2 hours after man jumps from overpass;driver in first collision says ordeal left him “shaking all morning”

New Catholic school opens in Cranston
Immaculate Conception parish school is for pre-kindergarten to grade 8 students

11/15/2009

Ridgewood: A rural outpost in densely populated Cranston
Ridgewood is a sprawling subdivision in the western part of the city dotted with farms and orchards

11/13/2009

Cranston man faces manslaughter charge for back-seat heroin overdose
Cranston man who went to prison for possessing heroin now faces trial for manslaughter

11/12/2009

A bounty of birds at Food Bank
The Rhode Island Food Bank, in Cranston, was giving thanks Tuesday when Stop & Shop supermarkets delivered 1,500 frozen turkeys. Michael Webster, left, and Jessica Harris, and other volunteers stack the turkeys for distribution.

Court sides with T-Mobile in Cranston cell tower dispute
Cranston Zoning Board denied the company permission to erect tower on Phenix Avenue

11/09/2009

Four rescued after sailboat overturns in Providence River
CRANSTON — A 22-foot sailboat with four people aboard overturned in the Providence River early Sunday afternoon but fortunately the warm sunny weather caused several boaters to be on the water at the same time and they rushed to help.

11/06/2009

Cranston mayor vetoes mortgage measures
Ordinances setting new guidelines on foreclosures had been passed by City Council unanimously

11/04/2009

DEM OKs cleanup; Cranston to buy property with half-built plant
The work, to remove contaminated soil, is a precursor to the city buying the property

11/03/2009

Flu fight gets under way
JOHNSTON –– Wearing their school uniforms, gym sweats or after-school clothes, students at St. Rocco School made history Monday when they lined up for swine flu vaccinations.

11/02/2009

Paying traffic tickets in R.I., while not painless, at least is now efficient

Sale of buildings, property seen netting city $810,000
To pay down the city’s debt or be applied to capital improvements