Cronin is in a better place now. “I’m grateful,” Cronin said. “I loved working here. For me to be able to coach the young kids here, I’m so grateful and proud of what they did.

Providence hasn't used Camp Cronin in at least a decade, and the tax bill for the Narragansett facility comes to nearly $13,000 a year. The city attempted to find a third party to lease and ...