City Hall Information:
Cranston City Hall
869 Park Avenue
Cranston, RI 02910
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Incorporated in: 1910
Website: Cranston City Website

Census info:
Area: 28.2 square miles
Population: 81,678 (2000 U.S. Census)
Density: 1122 houses/condos per square mile
Housing units: 32,068
Median Income: $44,108
Median Age: 39
Percent of population under 18 years old: 21.6%
Residential real estate tax rate: $15.34 per $1000

Meets on the 4th Monday of each month at 7 p.m.

Building inspector
Hamilton Building
1090 Cranston Street
Phone: 401-780-6012

Police Department:
Phone: 401.942.2211
5 Garfield Avenue
Email:

Fire:
Phone: 401.461.4161

Local Fire Stations: Headquarters:
301 Pontiac Avenue

Station # 1: 131 Park Avenue
Station # 2: 301 Pontiac Avenue
Station # 3: 1384 Cranston Street
Station # 4: 160 Sockanosset Cross Road
Station # 5: 1041 Oaklawn Avenue
Station # 6: 1155 Scituate Avenue
Website: Cranston Fire Department

Schools:

Arlington School
155 Princess Avenue
Phone: 401-270-8179

Cranston High School West
80 Metropolitan Avenue
Phone: 401-270-8049

Eden Park School
180 Oakland Avenue
Phone: 401-270-8029

Edward S. Rhodes School
160 Shaw Avenue
Phone: 401-270-8110

George J. Peters School
15 Mayberry Street
Phone: 401-270-8199

Glen Hills School
Glen Hills Drive
Phone: 401-270-8005

Hugh B. Bain Middle School
135 Gansett Avenue
Phone: 401-270-8010

Oak Lawn School
36 Stoneham Avenue
Phone: 401-270-8004

Stadium School
100 Crescent Avenue
Phone: 401-270-8188

Western Hills Middle School
400 Phenix Avenue
Phone: 401-270-8030

W. R. Dutemple School
32 Garden Street
Phone: 401-270-8104

Chester W. Barrows School
9 Beachmont Avenue
Phone: 401-270-8160

Cranston High School East
899 Park Avenue
Phone: 401-270-8126

Daniel D. Waterman School
722 Pontiac Avenue
Phone: 401-270-8013

Edgewood Highland
160 Pawtuxet Avenue
Phone: 401-270-8065

Garden City School
70 Plantations Drive
Phone: 401-270-8073

Gladstone Street School
50 Gladstone Street
Phone: 401-270-8080

Hope Highlands Elementary
300 Hope Road
Phone: 401-270-8148

John W. Horton School
1196 Park Avenue
Phone: 401-270-8056

Norwood Avenue School
205 Norwood Avenue
Phone: 401-270-8108

Park View Middle School
25 Park View Boulevard
Phone: 401-270-8090

Stone Hill School
21 Village Avenue
Phone: 401-270-8022

Woodridge School
401 Budlong Road
Phone: 401-270-8007

Parks / Recreation:

Phone: 401-780-6169
Recreation Director: Anthony Liberatore
Baseball Fields - 25 City Wide- 18 Little League fields and 7 Big League fields
Basketball Courts - 19 City Wide- 1 lighted court in the Cranston Stadium complex
Bike Path - 1 City Wide- 4.5 miles of paved roadway available for bikes, walkers, jogging, and roller blades.
Cranston Stebbins Stadium- Site of many athletic contests for schools and youth organizations, not to mention the Annual Fall Harvest Festival and Marching Band Competitions.
Soccer Fields - 13 City Wide
Softball Fields - 11 City Wide
Budlong Swimming Pool- One of the largest outdoor pools in America - summer use only.
Tennis Courts - 24 City Wide- 2 courts with lights.
Tot Parks - 34 City Wide- Fenced-in playground areas equipped with apparatus specifically designed for toddlers and elementary school-aged children.
Walking Tracks - 7 City Wide- Each track offers it's own unique characteristics that vary in distances. Each may be used for walking, jogging and running.

Libraries: Arlington Reading Room, 1064 Cranston Street, (401) 944-1662
Auburn Branch, 396 Pontiac Avenue, (401) 781-6116
Central Library, 140 Sockanosset Crossroads, (401) 943-9080
Knightsville Branch, 1847 Cranston Street, (401) 942-2504
Oaklawn Branch, 230 Wilbur Avenue, (401) 942-1787
William Hall Library, 1825 Broad Street, (401) 781-2450

Senior Center:
Cranston Department of Senior Services
1070 Cranston Street
Cranston, RI 02920
Phone: 401-780-6000
Fax: 401-946-5909
E-mail:

Phone: 401-780-3175
Pickup occurs once per week, and residents should have their refuse, recyclables and yard waste on the curb no later than 6:15 a.m. on collection day, but not before noon the day before.

Recycling:

Pickup occurs once per week, and residents should have their refuse, recyclables and yard waste on the curb no later than 6:15 a.m. on collection day, but not before noon the day before.

Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation: Phone: 401-942-1430 x24
Call to dispose of hazardous waste.

Department of water:

Most of Cranston is serviced by the Providence Water Supply Board
Phone: (401) 521-6300
A small portion of the city is serviced by the Kent County Water Authority
Phone: (401) 821-9300.

920 Phenix Avenue
Phone: 401-461-1000
Adoption hours: T, TH, Fri - 11:30 3:30 & Saturday 12:00 - 3:00.
Website: Cranston City Website