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In the News… Quick recap of the news of the week, Sept. 20, 2025
A quick synopsis of a busy news week – catch up here, and follow up on items if you want more detailed information – or get in touch with us at news@rinewstoday.com RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Media shakeup in RI as ABC6 is sold, sports report Nick Coit and meteorologist Kelly Bates, among others, eliminated. ProJo…
Read MoreCranston City Council President and Attorney Resign in Public Display
Not unexpected, and with a sense of inevitability that many thought would have prompted the parties involved to handle the building conflict quietly, sparing themselves, the Council and the City public embarassment, both the Council President, Jessica Marino and Council attorney, Stephen Angell resigned – Marino effective immediately, Angell effective at the end of September.…
Read MoreAn AWFUL AWFUL Mistake — Garden City’s Shift Could Break the Heart of Cranston
by Nancy Thomas, publisher NBC 10/WPRO’s Gene Valicenti reported on Monday morning on “X” that the cornerstone of Garden City Center, Newport Creamery, positioned across from the Gazebo, would not be allowed to renew its lease. For 63 years the restaurant/ice cream destination began families’ orientation to Garden City as soon as their children could…
Read MoreNot all wet in Cranston
The phrase “on the brink†means being at the edge of something, typically something significant. And year after year we can just feel that that is so. The days of being at the pool watching families enjoy the summer days – and stepping up the offerings at the Doric Park area, too! Yet, hot summer…
Read MoreCranston Opens City Splash Pad Early – TODAY!
With high temperatures this week, there will be an early opening of the Cooney Playground splash pad off Oak Street, near Hugh B. Bain Middle School. The splashpad was originally set to open at the beginning of July, but Cranston Mayor Ken Hopkins announced that with the projected high temperatures for Monday and Tuesday, children…
Read MoreIn the news: Quick recap of the week’s news… 6.14.25
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Pawtucket: June 23: Slater Park Carousel opens daily, 11am to 5pm. June 28th – Pawtucket Vets public pool opens. Aug. 29 – Sept. 7, Pawtucket Arts Festival An unintentional overspend of Rhode Island’s motion picture tax credit program requires lawmakers to backfill a $3.2 million shortfall to production companies awarded incentives…
Read MoreIn the News… recap of the week ending May 3, 2025
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Budlong Pool will not open until 2026, with hidden aqueduct uncovered – splash pad going in at Doric Park in Cranston Vermont has approx. 18,000 electric vehicles on the road – a 41% increase from last year RWU student died of a medical condition in Italy Dangerous ticks that carry disease…
Read MoreIn the News… recap of the week ending Jan. 11, 2025
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY 54 homeless people died in Rhode Island. 1 has died – last week – in RI – inside a UHaul van WPRI’s Ted Nesi says hackers were demanding $23 million as a ransom payment House Speaker Joe Shekarchi said he thinks it’s more likely the new westbound Washington Bridge will not…
Read MorePools, they are a-changin’. Design follows function in Pawtucket to different ways people use pools.
As Pawtucket looks at their Veterans Memorial Pool in the Fairlawn area, the city held a public meeting to engage the community and exchange ideas. The meeting was also done on ZOOM. In-person attendees were only “2 or 3” according to the city. The ZOOM link provided by the consulting company is provided below. A…
Read MoreLed by a vision for Cranston’s youth, community works together on $1.2M CLCF sports addition
CLCF sports addition opens in Cranston
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