Politics & Government

Lombardi Steers $18,000 in Legislative Grants into Cranston

Schools, community organizations, youth sports and feasts to get funding boosts.

Cranston's Sen. Frank S. Lombardi announced a slew of legislative grants to benefit city schools and organizations to the tune of $18,000. 

Here's the list:

  • Arlington Elementary School, $1,000, to be used to purchase a new LCD projector, laptop and batteries.
  • Gladstone Elementary School / Kidventure, $1,000, to be used to offset expenses of the Math Night Program materials and supplies.
  • Hugh B. Bain Middle School, $1,000, to offset the after-school tutoring program, including teacher stipends and materials.
  • Orchard Farms Elementary School, $1,000, for supplies to enhance the support implementation of inquiry-based science curriculum.
  • Stone Hill Elementary School, $1,000, to offset the hourly stipend of After School Math Intervention Program.
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association, $2,500 to fund a clinic coordinator and for facility rent.
  • Cranston Historical Society, $500 for computer networking software and installation.
  • Cranston Western Little League, $1,500 for upgrading existing baseball equipment for 350 children.
  • Harris House Residents Association, $1,000 to offset catering and kitchen supplies.
  • Knightsville Senior Club, $2,500 to help offset meeting hall rental costs.
  • RI Senior Softball League, $1,000 to help offset league costs including insurance, umpire fees, equipment and field permits.
  • Santa Maria DiPrata Festival and Feast, $1,500 to help cover police and fire safety for the 2013 annual festival.
  • Scituate Vista Tenants Association, $1,000 to help cover the cost of various special celebrations.
  • Spurwink RI, $500 to purchase furniture for the facility.
  • St. Mary’s Feast Society, $1,500 to help offset the cost of the police detail at the feast.


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