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Cranston, Rhode Island is located in Providence County. Zip codes in Cranston, RI include 02920, 02910, and 02921. The median home price in Cranston is $200,000 which is roughly $121/per square foot. More Cranston information.

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54 min ago | Patch.com

Summer Camps Start Next Week - Find Camps Near Johnston

Looking for a summer program for your kids - or, at least a few ideas to get the kids out of the house for awhile? Johnston Patch has the answer - we've already collected information on seven overnight and 11 daytime camps around the Johnston area , including their websites and phone numbers to see whether there's still space in their programs.

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Tue Jun 18, 2013

Patch.com

Permit Policy Changes will Shuffle Hundreds of Students Next Year

Hundreds of Cranston schoolchildren could be walking into a different school next year after the School Committee voted 4-3 Monday night to approve the first reading of a revised permit policy that makes it harder for parents to send students to a school other than their home school.

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Warwickonline.com

Libraries book on helping workforce development

BOOKING ON JOBS: Senator Jack Reed addresses a group of trainers in the Digital Literacy class at Cranston Central Library on Friday.

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Warwickonline.com

Group advocates killing sales tax

Mike Stenhouse and his team at the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity are one step closer to seeing the sales tax rate in Rhode Island drop to zero.

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Patch.com

Police Looking for Woman who Stole Sandals and Pants

Do you know this woman? If so, Cranston Police wouldn't mind if you pass along her name.

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Patch.com

E.P. Residents Get Their Citizens 'Bricks'

Six new red bricks bearing the names of East Providence residents will be laid in One Citizens Plaza in Providence -- the plaza outside the headquarters of Citizens Bank.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

Patch.com

DUI Suspect Drove 105 mph on Route 37, Loves his Wife

A Warwick man is facing charges of driving under the influence after he allegedly was caught driving 105 mph on Route 37 and told the officer who pulled him over that it was his first time "drinking drive."

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Patch.com

City to Clean Up Filthy, Drug-Raided House

The city is taking steps to clean up the inside and outside of the Preston Drive house raided by police last week that brought to light deplorable conditions where children were living in squalor.

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Patch.com

Disabled-Drivers Placard Legislation Heads to Governor

Legislation sponsored by a Cranston senator to allow doctors to issue temporary disabled-drivers placards to patients is heading to the governor for his signature.

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

Patch.com

OMGPD: Raging Mad

Hulk Smash? Getting arrested can be an incredibly angering experience for some. For one New Jersey man, the rage that followed his arrest could be described asa€¦Hulk-ish ? Smithfield police arrested a 21-year-old man on DUI charges after he had allegedly crashed his car into a tree.

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Sat Jun 15, 2013

Westport Now

Comforting Hug

Nicole is Dylan's mother and Theresa and Henry Moretti are his grandparents from Cranston, R.I. Long Lots Principal Rex Jones is at rear.

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New Mobility

Adaptive sports clothing line debuts

Wheelstrong, be strong, that's the motto of a new adaptive sports clothing line that was recently launched by Matthew Celebreto, a paraplegic from Cranston, Rhode Island.

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The Providence Journal

Flood warning extended for Kent, Providence and part of Washington counties

The National weather service in Taunton has extended the flood warning for Kent and Providence Counties, especially the Pawtuxet River at Cranston, as well as southwestern Washington County, especially Westerly and Hopkinton.

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Patch.com

Omg PD: Double Trouble Car Accidents, Arrests

They'll Never Find Me in the Boys Room Speaking of double trouble, one Providence woman is in a bit of trouble after she fled from one car accident, only to end up in another accident .

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WPLJ-FM New York

INTERVIEW: Miss Universe Olivia Culpo Offers Tips to Win Miss USA

Olivia Culpo won the Miss USA crown last year, en route to also claiming the Miss Universe title.

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Fri Jun 14, 2013

Turnto10.com

Flood warning for Blackstone, Pawtuxet rivers

On average, 1 to 2 inches of rain fell across the region over the past 24 hours, although heavier amounts approaching 3 inches fell in central and western Massachusetts.

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Patch.com

Is West Nile Virus Coming to Providence County?

Providence County - and all of Rhode Island, actually - was spared a significant outbreak of West Nile Virus last summer.

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Patch.com

What's Happening This Weekend in Johnston?

Another week of on-and-off weather just might have you thinking of weekend activities.

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Thu Jun 13, 2013

Go Local

Side of the Rhode: Who's Hot and Who's Not in RI Politics?

Every Friday, Dan Lawlor breaks down who's rising and who's falling in the world of Rhode Island politics.

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Patch.com

Police Find Baby, Toddler Living Among Feces, Maggots, Diseased Pit Bulls after Drug Raid

Three small children were removed from a house and their parents are being charged with cruelty and neglect after a drug raid led Cranston Police to a scene on Preston Drive that can only be described as horrifying, inhumane and disgusting.

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