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Feeling a Bit Down? Seven Things to Help Inspire You
Is daily life really so tough? Well, yes, it can be. Here, though, is to keeping things in perspective. For more than a month now, Patch and Grape-Nuts have teamed up to present stories about your...
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Obituary: Michael A. DeSimone, 50
Michael A. DeSimone, 50 of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at RI Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband of 25 years to Marianne (Daigneault) DeSimone. He was born in...
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Fung joins Chafee, Taveras, to announce $2 Million Youth Jobs Program
Governor Lincoln D. Chafee, joined by Providence Mayor Angel Taveras and Cranston Mayor Allan Fung announced $2.1 million in state and federal funding for youth summer work experiences yesterday. "We...
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Flood Watch in Effect Through Saturday
With the potential for 2 to 5 inches of rain between today and Saturday morning, Cranston residents should expect to encounter street flooding and a swollen Pawtuxet River as the remnants of Tropical...
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First Grade Class says "Thanks" to Teacher of the Year
Cranston's Teacher of the Year, Stephanie DiChiro, hosts an author's tea every year to bring parents into the classroom to hear their children read stories they wrote in her first grade class at Garden...
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Police: Marchetti's Wife Misled Police, Charged with Obstruction
The wife of notorious burglary suspect Louis Marchetti is facing charges of obstruction of justice after she allegedly lied to Cranston Police officers the night of a tense standoff outside their...
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Gaspee Fireworks Rescheduled to Saturday
With heavy rains forecast through tomorrow morning, it should come as no surprise that the fireworks tonight as part of 2013's Gaspee Days celebrations has been postponed. The show will go on tomorrow...
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Car Hits 18-Wheeler on Plainfield Pike
Update, 4:22 pm: St. Rocco School issued the following statement after a woman ran into the school pursued by a Johnston Police officer at dismissal time on Friday afternoon. "This afternoon, towards...
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Firefighters Extinguish Budlong Ave. Fire
Members of the Cranston Fire Department extinguished a fire at 266 Budlong Road tonight as heavy downpours flooded the city around them. Nobody was injured in the blaze, which was knocked down within...
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City Flooded, Pawtuxet at Flood Stage
Overnight, Dyer Avenue was closed, Park and Reservoir Avenues were impassible, crews responded to a pair of accidents involving six cars on Interstate 95. That's just a few of the problems caused by...
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In Flood, Truck Becomes Worker Ferry at Eastland Foods
Workers at Eastland Foods got a different sort of ride to work today thanks to major flooding of Fletcher Avenue that left a few cars stranded and residents once again looking at the Pawtuxet River...
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Scenes from a Flooded City
The city got between 3 and 4 inches of rain from the remnants of Tropical Storm Andrea, swelling the Pawtuxet River over its banks near Fletcher Avenue and giving it a steady roar at the Pawtuxet River...
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Obituary: Mary C. Grasso, 79
Mary C. Grasso, 79, of Cranston, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2013 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice In-Patient Center in Providence. She was born in Providence, a daughter of the late Costanzo and...
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Obituary: Harold E. "Harry-O" Moniz, 76
Harold E. "Harry-O" Moniz, 76, of Cranston, passed away at home on June 7, 2013. He was the beloved companion of Barbara Abbenante of Cranston. Born in Fall River, MA, he was the son of the late Frank...
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Cranston Native, Pilot, Now a Priest
The Most Rev. Thomas J. Tobin, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, presided at the priesthood ordination of Rev. Mr. Scott Carpentier and Rev. Mr. Thomas Woodhouseon Saturday, June 1 in...
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Cranston's Roy Drafted by Pirates
Cranston native Jeff Roy has been drafted by the Pittsburg Pirates. Roy, who played ball at Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick, is a student at the University of Rhode Island. He hit .285 in 228...
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More Flooding Possible, More Rain Coming
The Pawtuxet River in Cranston could be climbing back to flood levels by evening as more rain is expected to bring between 1 and 2 inches to the area, starting today. The National Weather Service has...
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Union Official Arrested At Harbourside
Police arrested Louis G. Rainone, 58, of Ausdale Road in Cranston, for assault after an incident Friday afternoon at the Harbourside Restaurant. Rainone is secretary of the Rhode Island National...
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Post Your Yard Sale For Free and Patch Will Send Shoppers Your Way
After you fill out and submit this form, the details of your sale will appear on our interactive map published each Thursday.
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Cranston Woman Rescued after Boat Sinks
A 29-year-old Cranston woman and two Warren men, both 23, refused medical treatment Sunday evening after a 14-foot boat sank in Narragansett Bay off Rumstick Point. “The parties swam to shore as our...
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