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Five Things: June 7, Gaspee, Babies, Audition, Showers, Graceland
Gaspee: Gaspee Days officially begins tomorrow. We posted a story that includes a pretty thorough calendar of events for the weekend. We'll be posting a photo gallery tomorrow and hope you'll upload...
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Cubs Draft Cranston's Pannone
Another Cranston native has been picked in the 2012 MLB Draft. Thomas Pannone, a Bishop Hendricken outfielder, was picked in the 33rd round of the draft. According to the Web site Perfect Game,...
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Mark Saccoccio to Serve as YMCA Board Chair
The Board of Directors for the YMCA of Greater Providence announced that they elected Mark Saccoccio to serve as board chairman at its 2012 annual meeting. Saccoccio previously served as vice chairman...
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NEL/CPS Academy Gets Poor Marks from RIDE
Commissioner of Education Deborah A. Gist is recommending the state Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education renew the NEL/CPS Construction Career Academy's charter for three years...
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Five Things: June 8, Gaspee, Blood, Warmer
Blood: Today's blood drive is at Sundaes, 775 Oaklawn Ave., from 3 to 7 p.m. Gaspee: Gaspee Days kicks off with a colonial encampment and fireworks tonight. See the story we posted yesterday for more...
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Sleeping Driver Thrown From Truck Window Lives
Cranston man was treated for non-life threatening injuries after he fell asleep at the wheel, flipping his delivery truck as a result, which then skidded on its side for about 100 feet in...
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Regents Renew NEL/CPS Charter
The Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education voted to renew the charter for the New England Laborers'/Cranston Public Schools Career and Construction Academy last night, the Providence...
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Senate Passes Minimum Wage Increase
The Rhode Island Senate yesterday passed a bill that would increase the minimum wage to $7.50 per hour. “Individuals who are working minimum wage jobs in the state, jobs that absolutely need to be...
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Garden City Art Festival This Weekend
More than 135 American craftspeople and artists will be at Garden City Center this weekend to sell their wares, share their cuisine and entertain the crowd with music. It's the Garden City Center Art...
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BASICS Spring Concert Tonight
A reminder: students from 16 Cranston elementary schools will be performing tonight at Cranston High School West for BASICS' Music is Instrumental end of year Spring concert. Enjoy glee, band, strings...
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Two-Car Accident Clogs Traffic on Atwood Avenue
Cranston Police and Rescue personnel responded to an apparent two-car accident on Atwood Ave in front of Ruggieri's Market at about 2:30 pm today. A maroon Ford minivan and a black Nissan four-door...
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Registration Soon for CLCF's New Fast Pitch Gals Teams
Now is your chance to play Fast Pitch Softball! Come on down to the fields to register and cheer for the current fast pitch teams as they battle top teams from around Rhode Island. We will have...
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Man Held At Eleanor Slater Charged With Assaulting Inmates, Staff
State Police report they've arrested a man held at Eleanor Slater Hospital on assault charges. On June 7, members of the Major Crimes Unit and the Lincoln Barracks arrested Anthony Tavares, age 33, of...
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Community Gaspee Days Gallery
Gaspee Days is here! Share your photos and videos of the event with your fellow Cranston Patch readers. It's easy — just click the "Upload" button and share. We'll be featuring different photos...
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Children Falling From Windows – Sadly, It Happens
I read of the recent death of a Fall River 2-year-old after falling from an upstairs window, and children in Cranston, and in Chelsea and Beverly, Mass., hospitalized for same, and felt sad and sick....
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Last Week at the General Assembly. . .
For more information on any of these items visit http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/News/ ‘Good time’ changes signed into law Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee on June 5 signed into law legislation passed by the...
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VIDEO: Gaspee Days Parade
The 47th Annual Gaspee Days Parade drew thousands to the streets of Pawtuxet Village to watch marching bands, colonial soldiers, pirates, veterans, dancers and even the Dancing Cop. In addition to...
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Five Things: June 11, Blog, Dancing, Art, Nice and Sunny
Blog: Did you know the best bloggers are the ones who never planned to be bloggers or have any experience writing for a publication? You're probably an expert on something, or notice things that would...
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OMG PD: One Man Nude, Another Almost Spewed
Time to dry out:A Providence woman earned herself a stay at Fatima Hospital on June 4 after Johnston Police responded to a home following a neighbor's report of a disturbance. Officers reported that...
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Paplauskas Enters Ward 5 Race
A seven-year Cranston resident, coach, father and LaSalle Academy grad announced this morning that he is running for the City Council in Ward 5. Chris Paplauskas, a Republican, said he believes "our...
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