Ethan Shorey, Author at The Local Insider News

North Providence set to award bid on Westcott Park kayak launch

NORTH PROVIDENCE – The town’s newest public recreation space, the 2.75-acre Westcott Park on the Woonasquatucket River, should finally be seeing its planned upgrades. The Purchasing Board is set to meet Wednesday, May 27, at 10 a.m. to award a bid…

May 23, 2026

Stray cat in Burrillville tests positive for rabies

BURRILLVILLE – The Rhode Island Department of Health is alerting the public that a stray cat found on Whipple Road in Burrillville tested positive for rabies on May 22. The cat was tested after biting a person in that area…

May 23, 2026

Boston Legacy FC pose for their pre-match photo on the field at Centreville Bank Stadium.

First-ever professional women’s soccer match takes place in Pawtucket

PAWTUCKET – Boston Legacy FC has seen tremendous momentum in its inaugural season, including a record-setting crowd for its first-ever National Women’s Soccer League match in New England at Gillette Stadium, according to the team. Now, the club is bringing…

May 22, 2026

Pawtucket adding days to make up for lost learning time

PAWTUCKET – Officials are making several changes to school days and tacking days onto the end of the school year for elementary students after it was discovered that the school day has been five minutes too short for those students. Supt.…

May 21, 2026

North Smithfield residents urge changes to Rankin Estates plan

NORTH SMITHFIELD – A project going back 21 years and with more debate than any other in the town’s history is still drawing crowds to the podium. On May 14, representatives were back before the Planning Board for preliminary plan…

May 21, 2026

Cindi Noble, second from right, gathers with friends, family, staff members, and volunteers at the new serenity garden created in her honor.

Noble Serenity Garden officially christened in North Smithfield (video)

NORTH SMITHFIELD – At a surprise retirement party for Cindi Noble last Saturday, she got a conceptual look at a new stone that would be placed in her honor at the new Noble Serenity Garden at Hotchkiss Cemetery. It was…

May 20, 2026

Denise Howard speaks at Tuesday's meeting

Smithfield bus drivers, monitors irate over merge with Lincoln

Note: This story has been updated with comments from Richard Iannitelli. SMITHFIELD – School bus drivers and monitors in town, many of whom have been working their routes for decades, say they’re about to be discarded in favor of drivers…

May 20, 2026

Residents upset as Lincoln Police Department’s scanner communications go dark

LINCOLN – An unknown number of town residents have traditionally loved tracking the Lincoln Police Department’s scanner, listening in as calls come in about various incidents. Now, say those residents, they’re no longer able to do it after communications went…

May 20, 2026

Gendron announces he’s running for Woonsocket mayor

WOONSOCKET – City Council President Daniel Gendron has announced that, “after overwhelming encouragement from residents across the city and conversations with constituents throughout Woonsocket,” he will officially run for mayor this year. Gendron said the decision comes after months of…

May 19, 2026

At Amy Godek's May 14 recognition are, from left, Supt. Phil Thornton, Cumberland Preschool Center Principal Rachel Powell, Godek, and School Committee Chairperson Amy Vogel. (Insider photo by Ethan Shorey)

Godek celebrated as Cumberland’s teacher of the year

CUMBERLAND – School officials say it is with great pleasure that they announce Amy Godek as 2026 District Teacher of the Year. Godek has been an educator for 25 years, including the last six years teaching in the SMILES classroom at…

May 19, 2026