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Police Searching for Armed 7-Eleven Robber
Cranston Police are looking for an armed robber who allegedly pointed a handgun at a clerk at the 7-Eleven at 535 Reservoir Ave. yesterday afternoon. Police said the clerk was alone in the store when...
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U.S. Postal Service Keeping Saturday Delivery
The United States Postal Service says it will "back down," on its plan to end Saturday mail delivery, according to the Associated Press Twitter feed. The U.S. Congress forced the Postal Service to...
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Cranston Man Charged with Aggressive Driving
Johnston Police charged a 39-year-old Cranston man with aggressive driving after he allegedly tried to avoid a traffic stop by darting into the Three Guys Smoke Shop parking lot and driving erratically...
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Out with the Old, In with the New at Garden City
"There's something in the air. . ." is the slogan at Garden City Center, and this week, it was the sound of destruction. But that's a good thing, since the destruction was the demolition of the former...
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Volunteers Needed for Rolfe Sq. Earth Day Cleanup
Tired of seeing litter cluttering up Cranston's public spaces? Do something about it! Here's an opportunity coming up: the Greater Cranston Chamber of Commerce is organizing an Earth Day cleanup April...
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Bombing Suspect in Custody
Officials confirmed early Friday morning that they are searching for the second Boston Marathon bombing suspect in Watertown following a chaotic night. "We believe this man to be a terrorist," Boston...
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Police Hunt Second Boston Marathon Suspect, First Suspect Dead
Officials confirmed early Friday morning that they are searching for the second Boston Marathon bombing suspect in Watertown following a chaotic night that left the first suspect dead. "We believe this...
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UPDATE: Family Confirms Bomber's Wife from NK
Updated, Friday 6:24 p.m. The family of Katherine Russell, wife of one of the suspected Boston Marathon bombers, issued a statement Friday evening outside their North Kingstown home. The statement was...
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Reed, Whitehouse Hosting Service Academy Day Saturday
This morning, Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse are scheduled to host a U.S. Military Service Academy Day for high school students from schools across the state. The event will run from 9 a.m. to...
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The Week in RI: Boston Bombing's Local Impact
Saturday, April 13 Skull Found At Site Fire District Wants For Station Archeology investigators found a skull last week on the parcel of land at Post Road and Cedar Avenue wanted by the East Greenwich...
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Obituary: Mary J. (Laprocina) Saccoccia, 89
Mary J. (Laprocina) Saccoccia, 89, of Mesa, AZ, formerly of Cranston, RI, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at Park Regency Care Center in Chandler, AZ. She was the beloved wife of...
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Bomb Suspect Hospitalized in Serious Condition
The Boston Marathon bombings suspect captured in Friday's manhunt remains in serious but stable condition at Beth Israel Hospital, WCVB reports. Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis said Friday evening...
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Photos of Bombing Suspect Hiding in Boat Released
Massachusetts State Police released five photos on their Twitter account on Saturday afternoon showing marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev hiding in the boat in Watertown. Flip through the...
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Fenway’s Faithful Returns Battered But Not Broken
A man reached out from the stream of people making the trek from Kenmore Station to Fenway Park Saturday morning to shake the hand of a military police officer standing guard. “God bless you,” he said...
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Last Week at the General Assembly. . .
Efforts ongoing to address Central Coventry Fire District financial problems The financially troubled Central Coventry Fire District will be able to provide emergency services for several more weeks,...
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34 Open Houses this Sunday in Cranston
Here's a sampling of just a few of the 31 open houses in Cranston today. All data via AOL Real Estate. 11 Sweet Pea Drive — $409,000New to the market, this clean and uncompromising 2-3 bedroom, 3.5...
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3 Ridiculously Easy Things to Do, and How to Do Them With Cranston Patch
Would you like to post events, announcements and blogs to Cranston Patch? Keep this article handy each time there is something you'd like to share with our community. To post events to the site for...
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Obituary: Rosa (Yesaian) Nalchadzhyan, 85
Rosa (Yesaian) Nalchadzhyan, 85, of Wentworth Ave., Cranston, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Vanoush Nalchadzhyan. Born in...
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Diocese to Sell St. Ann Church
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence on Sunday annouced that it has approved Cranston's St. Ann Parish’s request to sell its buildings to a local Maronite Catholic community whose worship space was...
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