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- Clerk accused of staging Johnston robbery with friend
A store clerk who'd been held up at gunpoint at the Gulf Express on Plainfield Pike in January is accused of masterminding the robbery with a friend.
- Clogged toilet leads to bank robbery arrests
A plumber investigating a clogged toilet in one hotel and a housekeeper who noticed a man hiding behind an ice machine in another led to the arrest Friday of two suspects in two Warwick bank robberies.
- Cranston to hold 100th birthday celebration at senior center
The city will celebrate its birthday Wednesday -- the 100th anniversary of the Town of Cranston becoming the City of Cranston.
- Cranston flood control plans aired
The plan is to buy development rights on 132 acres along the Pawtuxet and Pocasset rivers to help control flooding.
- Cranston lawyer sued by insurance company over policies
A Canadian life-insurance company is arguing that one of the state's leading estate lawyers is illegally wagering on human lives by securing policies in the name of elderly people to benefit unrelated investors.
- Sex offender charged after late-night crash in Providence
A 68-year-old man who the police say hit a few parked cars in the Olneyville neighborhood around midnight Wednesday now faces charges of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, failing to register as a sex offender, driving with a suspended license and failing to appear in court to face a charge of leaving the scene of a prior accident.
- Senate panel may urge decriminalizing marijuana possession
When it wraps up its 3 1/2-month inquiry later this week, a Senate panel is expected to recommend decriminalizing possession of relatively small amounts of marijuana.
- Delayed report outlines Cranston domestic dispute
Three arrest reports initially declared secret by the Cranston police were released Wednesday.
- Cranston first, N.B. last in wealth study
" Cranston is the wealthiest large city in Rhode Island and Bristol County, Mass., and New Bedford is the least wealthy, according to a new study.
- DOT apologizes for digging at Cranston graveyard
The state Department of Transportation has apologized to a local family and is adding new training after a department contractor conducted digging on a historic graveyard as it dealt with a sewer problem.
- RI siblings try to revive Speidel brand
A brother-and-sister team with deep roots and recognizable name in the Rhode Island business community is trying to revive the Speidel watchband name.
- Cranston School Parking Lot Carjacker Pleads Guilty
Alfredo Hernandez pleads guilty to armed carjacking charges Alfredo Hernandez, 28, formerly of Providence, R.I., pled guilty Monday to one count each of carjacking and being in possession of a firearm while in the commission of a violent crime, it was announced by U.S. Attorney Peter Neronha.
- Central RI Chamber pre...
Tuesday, February 23 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. $25 Members and their invited guests La attitude Modern Eatery, 2190 Broad St., Cranston Includes: Hors da oeuvres, a tasting glass & tasting of fine wines.
- R.I. consumer investigator charged with two felonies
An investigator who has worked for 41 2 years in the Consumer Protection Unit of the attorney general's office has been suspended without pay since she was arrested earlier this month by the Rhode Island State Police and charged with two felonies - obtaining more than $500 under false pretenses and unlawful appropriation of more than $1,000. Maria ...
- Body of Pawtucket Marine returns to R.I.
About 45 people stood in the rain to welcome home the body of a Pawtucket Marine killed last Wednesday during combat operations in Afghanistan, which returned to Rhode Island this afternoon.
- Warwick, R.I., may fight Department of Environmental Management sewer accord
Feb. 19--WARWICK -- The City Council may go to court to challenge an agreement with the state Department of Environmental Management that council members say could obligate the city to spend millions of dollars to upgrade its wastewater treatment plant.
- Hundreds gather in R.I. to recall victims of Station nightclub fire
Family members of the 100 people who perished in the horrific Station nightclub fire here seven years ago gathered yesterday at the site of the blaze to remember the victims and assuage a grief that many said will never go away.
- Cranston man takes police on wild chase in downtown Providence
A 28-year-old Cranston man led police officers on a chase through the downtown Saturday evening, driving the wrong way on a number of streets, bearing his car down on two officers pursuing on foot, slamming his car head-on into another officer's car, and finally struggling with officers who had jumped inside his car to pull him away from the wheel.
- Not yet official, but Cranston's Fung seems sure bet to run again
Call it a soft opening to what's expected to be a heated run for mayor in Cranston.
City DescriptionCranston, once known as Pawtuxet, is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. With a population of 79,269 at the 2000 census, it is the third largest city in the state. The center of population of Rhode Island is located in Cranston . Cranston is a part of the Providence metropolitan area.
Cranston was named one of the "100 Best Places to Live" in the United States by Money magazine in 2006 . It is among the top 25 safest cities in the country, according to CQ Press's research.
Cranston is located at 41°46′24″N 71°27′12″W / 41.77333°N 71.45333°W / 41.77333; -71.45333 (41.773200, -71.453289).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 29.9 square miles (77.5 km²), of which, 28.6 square miles (74.0 km²) of it is land and 1.4 square miles (3.5 km²) of it (4.54%) is water.
The following neighborhoods are located in Cranston:
As of the census of 2000, there were 79,269 people, 30,954 households, and 20,243 families residing in the city of Cranston. The population density was 2,774.6 people per square mile (1,071.3/km²). There were 32,068 housing units at an average density of 1,122.5/sq mi (433.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Providence County
- Rhode Island
City Contains:- Meshanticut
- Fiskeville
- Joy Homestead
- Gov. William Sprague Mansion
- Oak Lawn Village Historic District
- Norwood Avenue Historic District
- Lippitt Hill Historic District
- Edgewood Historic District-Taft Estate Plat
- Nathan Westcott House
- Arad Wood House
- Edgewood Yacht Club
- Thomas Fenner House
- Rhodes-on-the Pawtuxet Ballroom and Gazebo
- Westcote
- Knightsville Meetinghouse
- Sheldon House
- Rosedale Apartments
- Cranston High School East
- Park View Middle School
- Pawtuxet Village
Timezones:- North American Eastern Time Zone
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