Ethan Shorey, Author at The Local Insider News

From left are Tyler McFeeters, David Moran, and Crisolita Figueiredo

Rare three-way primary for Pawtucket’s City Council District 1 seat

PAWTUCKET – The Democratic primary for Pawtucket’s City Council District 1 features a three-way Democratic primary, a rarity in a city where election challengers are often scarce. Crisolita Figueiredo, who took on 30-year incumbent David Moran six years ago, and Tyler…

August 25, 2026

The Allenville Mill Storehouse in Smithfield is in the National Register of Historic Places.

Board recommends establishing Smithfield’s first historic district

SMITHFIELD – A new Certified Local Government designation for this town will make it easier to acquire money to preserve properties of historic value. On Aug. 20, the Planning Board recommended that the Town Council adopt a new ordinance on historic…

August 25, 2026

Canobie Lake Park is the best amusement park anywhere

Note: The Local Insider does paid and unpaid reviews of restaurants and attractions. This is an unsolicited one. I’ve always been a big fan of amusement parks, but I’m less a roller-coaster guy and more an enthusiast of unique smaller…

August 24, 2026

North Providence council will seek stop-work order on storage facility

NORTH PROVIDENCE – Members of the Town Council say they’ve been researching the facts of the case that led to a larger-than-originally-proposed storage facility being built on Douglas Avenue, and what they’ve discovered makes them want to know more. Council…

August 24, 2026

Adrienne Marchetti, director of the Pawtucket Soup Kitchen, stands next to the garden where she grows much of the food she uses in her cooking.

Pawtucket Soup Kitchen allowed to stay put through holidays

PAWTUCKET – The Pawtucket Soup Kitchen will not be evicted by the Diocese of Providence, and will be allowed to stay in its Walcott Street headquarters through the end of the calendar year. The city announced Monday that the organization, which…

August 24, 2026

Catch basin repairs completed along one local roadway in Pawtucket.

Pawtucket advances further repairs of collapsed storm drains, sidewalks

PAWTUCKET – As sidewalks and curbing age, the storm drains they contain tend to collapse in on themselves, preventing the flow of water and leading to street and home flooding. Pawtucket has been tackling the problem over the last couple of…

August 23, 2026

A teen from Central Falls practices fishing for the first time. (photo by Ethan Shorey)

Teach a child to fish: Central Falls youth among those benefiting from program at Sycamore Landing

LINCOLN – Down the winding path of Sycamore Landing, young people who have never seen a fish up close try their hand at practice poles before being handed the real thing. They laugh as they cast and see their first…

August 21, 2026

Two killed in Cumberland crash; firefighters exposed to dangerous battery fire

Updated Friday, August. 21 CUMBERLAND – Fire Chief Nicholas Anderson said Friday that a lithium ion battery fire as part of Thursday’s fatal crash response on Route 295 was the reason for all the white smoke and that it put…

August 20, 2026

The interior of the old Sears as seen Thursday.

Construction of new grocery store at old Woonsocket Sears expected shortly (we think)

WOONSOCKET – Renovations of the old Woonsocket Sears store on Diamond Hill Road into a new grocery market should finally be advancing shortly, says Mayor Chris Beauchamp, but he’s making no guarantees. Asked Thursday for a progress update or if…

August 20, 2026

Attleboro has shortage of people to help children cross the street this fall

ATTLEBORO – As the new school year approaches, Attleboro Police Chief Kyle Heagney is informing parents, guardians, students, and community members that an ongoing shortage of school crossing guards will result in some crossing guard posts going unfilled during the…

August 20, 2026

Ethan Shorey

Rare three-way primary for Pawtucket’s City Council District 1 seat

Board recommends establishing Smithfield’s first historic district

Canobie Lake Park is the best amusement park anywhere

North Providence council will seek stop-work order on storage facility

Pawtucket Soup Kitchen allowed to stay put through holidays

Pawtucket advances further repairs of collapsed storm drains, sidewalks

Teach a child to fish: Central Falls youth among those benefiting from program at Sycamore Landing

Two killed in Cumberland crash; firefighters exposed to dangerous battery fire

Construction of new grocery store at old Woonsocket Sears expected shortly (we think)

Attleboro has shortage of people to help children cross the street this fall

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