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When it comes to state policies that affect everybody in Rhode Island, there are perhaps no two greater examples than the parameters set for reimbursing municipalities that seek to construct or …
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10/9/24
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When it comes to state policies that affect everybody in Rhode Island, there are perhaps no two greater examples than the parameters set for reimbursing municipalities that seek to construct or …
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10/3/24
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The passing of Alan Shawn Feinstein at the age of 93 has once again raised a thorny but important question regarding the long-time Cranston resident’s undeniable legacy, which essentially …
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9/19/24
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The more things change in America, the more other things seem to stay the same. In the case of gun violence at and within our schools, however, there is a mountain of evidence to back up the …
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9/12/24
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We wrote about a month ago regarding some of the historic moments that have occurred during this past summer.
Of course, the attempted assassination of a former President and the decision to …
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9/5/24
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With the start of school this week, parents might be breathing a big sigh of relief that they no longer need to juggle schedules or make expensive payments to daycare facilities and summer camps to …
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8/29/24
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With the Sept. 10 Statewide Primary just a couple weeks away, it’s time again for thousands of Rhode Islanders to step into the ballot box and vote for the people they trust to carry out the …
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8/22/24
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The world around us is a competitive place.
Imprinted within our intrinsic human nature, within our very DNA, is an unmistakable need to compete and emerge victorious over those around us. …
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8/15/24
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With Rhode Islanders getting a much-needed reprieve from recent, relentlessly scorching heat waves this week, it provides an opportunity to ponder the transitional nature of August; a month that …
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8/7/24
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The Summer Olympic Games kicked off in Paris last week, heralding the beginning of a three-week period where the world’s most talented athletes gather to seek glory for their homelands on the …
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8/1/24
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While our focus here has always been, and always will be, on the local events, people, and incidents that shape our daily lives, sometimes nationwide or worldwide events occur that require some level …
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7/25/24
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The Rhode Island Interscholastic League football schedules have been released for the upcoming season, and although I will be diving in much deeper as we get closer, I do have a few initial thoughts, …
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We want to utilize this space this week to give Governor Dan McKee some credit. Not for magically making a new Washington Bridge appear out of the ether two years ahead of schedule, but for finally …
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7/18/24
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If a tree falls in the forest but no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? We don’t have the expertise or requisite philosophy degree to answer that, but we do know one thing for …
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7/11/24
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The Fourth of July often serves as a time for family and friends to come together, through picnics, barbeques and firework shows. Children run to the beach while grandparents retell stories from …
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7/4/24
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Judging by certain responses to our editorial last week, there is plenty of political polarization to go around, even in dark blue Rhode Island. In divisive 2024 America, not even a relatively bland …
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6/27/24
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With the legislative session coming to a close last week, it seems an appropriate time to give a grade to Warwick’s own K. Joseph Shekarchi, the Speaker of the House since 2021.
When …
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6/20/24
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Found within Governor Dan McKee’s nearly $14 billion budget were plenty of items and priorities to be encouraged by, including an unprecedented investment in the creation of housing and a …
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6/13/24
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Hi.
This is my first full week as the new publisher of the Cranston Herald. In my wildest dreams, this is not a sentence I ever thought I would write.
As Herald Editor Rory Schuler reported …
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By JOY FOX
Cranston Herald Publisher
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6/6/24
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We are delighted to receive word that the Rhode Island House of Representatives will be moving forward a bill from Rep. Joseph McNamara during a vote this week to allow one member of the Rhode Island …
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6/6/24
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