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Cranston’s Ward 2 has a new city councilwoman. Following the resignation of former councilwoman Aniece Germain last week, Kristen E. Haroian, formerly the Ward 2 representative of the Cranston …

The council’s first Black member claims a fellow Democrat threatened her with hearings if she didn’t resign and yelled at her “like I was her slave.” Council president calls allegations “sensational, false, and malicious.”

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With a Republican mayoral primary now inevitable, battle lines have been drawn between the camps of incumbent Mayor Kenneth Hopkins and challenger State Representative Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung. …

In 2024, Rhode Islanders will vote for president and Congress, but attention is focused on the Republican primary between Cranston Mayor Kenneth Hopkins and Representative Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung.

Cranston Mayor Kenneth J. Hopkins is claiming he “has the unified support of the three incumbent Republican members on the City Council, several school committee members and party leaders.”