Ethan Shorey, Author at The Local Insider News

Costco confirms plans for Rhode Island store

SMITHFIELD – As it turns out, despite all the swirling counter-narratives on social media, that the news about Costco’s foray into Rhode Island is real. The company is running a sponsored Meta ad making the news flash about as official…

October 31, 2026

No tickets yet on Smithfield’s Greenville Avenue as police wait on clarity

SMITHFIELD – Enforcement of the new trucking ban on Greenville Avenue is a work in progress, says Town Manager Bob Seltzer and the Police Department. Deputy Chief Mike Smith updated Seltzer Friday on the department’s approach since the Rhode Island Department…

October 30, 2026

Landmark Medical Center’s $100,000 donation helps fund Woonsocket fire truck

WOONSOCKET – Landmark Medical Center, the hospital that works most closely with the Woonsocket Fire Department, has donated $100,000 toward construction of a new fire truck. Officials, fire and rescue personnel, and hospital representatives, including Landmark CEO Michael Souza and others,…

October 30, 2026

Previous flooding of Industrial Road in July of 2021.

Cumberland celebrates fix for its chronic commercial flood zone

CUMBERLAND – There haven’t been any historic rainstorms since it was finished, say officials, but the early signs from the Industrial Road Drainage Project are encouraging. Okonite and other companies in Cumberland’s most significant commercial/industrial area had suffered for years…

October 30, 2026

Cumberland Planning Board sends owner of Mendon Road lot back to drawing board

CUMBERLAND – Fred Pesaturo’s plan to bring a mixed-use commercial and residential building to the corner of Mendon Road and Albion Road drew skepticism from Planning Board members on Thursday. Board member Chris Butler said most people coming before them are…

October 30, 2026

Midnight Halloween release for Duhamel’s book on Houdini in Woonsocket

WOONSOCKET – Gregory Duhamel’s latest book explores the local connection to one of history’s most famous performers, escape artist Harry Houdini. Duhamel said his book, “Metamorphosis: Houdini in Woonsocket, Rhode Island,” focuses on Houdini’s early, lesser-known theatrical engagements in Woonsocket, happening…

October 30, 2026

Clockwise from top left are Beth Newberry, David Punchak, Kevin Carriere, Ann Lilley, Sean Fuller, Paul Jones, Michael Plante, and Rebecca DeCristofaro.

Eight seek votes for one of five seats on the North Smithfield Town Council

NORTH SMITHFIELD – Several of the candidates for North Smithfield Town Council are indicating a desire for a more collaborative and civil approach in town, a fresh reality where things get done for taxpayers and partisan bickering is left behind. Eight…

October 30, 2026

From left are Chris Beauchamp, Valerie Gonzalez, Lisa Baldelli-Hunt, and Dan Gendron.

Woonsocket mayoral candidates respond after leaving names off Baldelli-Hunt opposition letter

WOONSOCKET – It’s the letter that’s sent political reverberations throughout the city a few days before the Nov. 3 election, with local elected leaders achieving a rare mostly unified front. On Wednesday, 15 local elected officials signed onto a letter…

October 29, 2026

Big Brothers Big Sisters of RI celebrates 60 years of mentorship

LINCOLN – The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island 60th anniversary celebration last Thursday, Oct. 22, raised more than $100,000 for the organization’s mentoring programs. The Big Breakfast at Kirkbrae Country Club was the largest BBBSRI has had, said Ray…

October 29, 2026

Some of David Paiva's mugshots through the years, including his most recent one at right.

Lincoln police arrest chronic criminal from Cumberland for break-ins

LINCOLN – Lincoln police officers have arrested a repeat offender with a long history of stealing from others. Police said David Paiva, 55, of Cumberland, was arrested after a series of reported thefts of vehicles and break-ins from motor vehicles. They…

October 28, 2026

Ethan Shorey

Costco confirms plans for Rhode Island store

No tickets yet on Smithfield’s Greenville Avenue as police wait on clarity

Landmark Medical Center’s $100,000 donation helps fund Woonsocket fire truck

Cumberland celebrates fix for its chronic commercial flood zone

Cumberland Planning Board sends owner of Mendon Road lot back to drawing board

Midnight Halloween release for Duhamel’s book on Houdini in Woonsocket

Eight seek votes for one of five seats on the North Smithfield Town Council

Woonsocket mayoral candidates respond after leaving names off Baldelli-Hunt opposition letter

Big Brothers Big Sisters of RI celebrates 60 years of mentorship

Lincoln police arrest chronic criminal from Cumberland for break-ins

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