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Under cloudy skies, the 2008 swim season began at the
Budlong Pool last Friday. With the depth measuring from 2 feet to 9 feet, the
pool is often a home away from home for Cranston
youth and families throughout the summer months. Stretching 85 feet wide and
260 feet long, Budlong pool is one of the largest outdoor swimming pools in the
country and holds just under a million gallons of water.
Season passes to the pool are a great buy for local
residents looking to cool off this summer. Passes are available to Cranston residents, while
non-resident guests are able to purchase a day pass. The pool will remain open
until approximately the third week of August. Cranston residents can purchase season passes
for $50 for a family or $25 for an individual. The individual-pass price for
senior citizens is $20. Read More...
Knowlton: "I just want this to be resolved"
By Michaela Stanelun
Steven Knowlton has been the principal at Cranston High
School West for two years. With only two months to go until the doors open for
the 2008-2009 school year, Knowlton is waiting to see if he will be principal
there.
Knowlton was originally told he would receive a
three-year extension at the school, the maximum extension offered to Cranston administrators.
However, the School Committee voted 4-3 in mid-June to not extend his contract.
Soon afterward, Knowlton filed suit against the School
Committee.
On June 24, the School Committee voted to extend
Knowlton’s three-year contract after being notified it was facing a Superior
Court lawsuit. Read More...
By Ed Owens
Gershkoff/Aurburn Post 20 has already made a name for
itself in Rhode Island; now the team is
starting to gain recognition around New England.
Gershkoff swept through the South County Invitational
tournament over the weekend defeating teams from Rhode
Island, ConnecticutMassachusetts while
improving its overall record to 15-0 on the season. The team knocked off East Hartford, Conn. 9-6
on Friday and beat South Kingstown and a team from Eastern
Massachusetts on Saturday to advance to the finals. On Sunday
Gershkoff downed Woonsocket,
12-2, on the strength of a complete game from pitcher Rob Carbone to clinch the
tournament title. and
“I tell them every night that every team is tough and
that we can’t go into any game thinking that we are going to win,” Gershkoff
manager Dave Schiappa said. “But I have never been around a group that has won
like this. Sometimes you start the season 3-0 or 4-0, sometimes, but in 15
years I’ve never seen anything like this.” Read More...
American stars down Fox Point
By Shaun Holt
The weather was warm and the crowd was large for Cranston
American’s opener in the District 1 12-year-old tournament.
And the American stars gave the crowd a lot to cheer
about.
Thanks to a big fourth inning and a dominant pitching
performance, American beat Fox Point East Side 3-0 on Sunday night.
Despite being at home, American opted to be the visitors
on the scoreboard, hoping to get off to a fast start.
“We wanted to allow ourselves the opportunity to get
everyone in to bat,” said coach Joe Macera, “and to work out some of the
kinks.”
The fast start didn’t materialize right away. American
had a dull top of the first, but played solid defense and got good pitching
from James Picchi in the bottom of the inning. He opened with two strikeouts,
and second baseman Kyle Rush ended the first with a good play on a ground ball. Read More...
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