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Ethan Shorey

Ethan Shorey

Ethan Shorey is the founder and editor of The Local Insider News, a digital media news source centered on the northern Rhode Island area. The president of the Rhode Island Press Association, he has two decades of experience covering stories that matter to people where they live. He and his wife live with their three children in Cumberland. Email news tips to .

Roger Desjardins

Salute to the late Roger Desjardins will be Saturday

NORTH PROVIDENCE – Roger Desjardins, the 101-year-old World War II veteran who died on May 21, will be honored with an all-gun salute outside the Robbins Funeral Home this Saturday, June 6, according to Mayor Charles Lombardi. Desjardins, who had…
June 2, 2026
Yuszczak and Bassett.

Yuszczak, Bassett top their class at Burrillville High School

BURRILLVILLE – Arrow Yuszczak is valedictorian and Abigail Lou Bassett the salutatorian for the Class of 2026 at Burrillville High School. They’ll lead their classmates across the stage at graduation this Friday, June 5, at 5:30 p.m. Yuszczak, with a…
June 2, 2026
NPHS Teacher of the Year Kathleen Cullen poses with some of her fellow teachers at the school.

NPHS’s Cullen honored as North Providence teacher of the year

NORTH PROVIDENCE – Seven-year North Providence High School math teacher Kathleen Cullen is known for transforming what school officials describe as “reluctant learners” through inclusive teaching focused on growth. On May 27, Supt. Joseph Goho, the School Committee, and Cullen’s…
June 1, 2026
Mayor Chris Beauchamp, center, store owners and others cut the ribbon to open Reef Wellness on Sunday.

Reef Wellness holds grand opening in Woonsocket

WOONSOCKET – Reef Wellness has held a grand opening celebration of its new city store at the Diamond Hill Plaza, 1950 Diamond Hill Road. The cannabis store, found online at www.reefwellness.com, is located in a renovated standalone building previously occupied by…
May 31, 2026
Alyssa Flori in her bookstore.

Help save Pawtucket bookstore

PAWTUCKET – Alyssa Flori has 60 days. That’s two months, with help from the public, to ensure that her Book Around bookstore at the Hope Artiste Village survives. Flori, who opened Book Around at 1005 Main St. in the fall of…
May 30, 2026

NASA confirms exploding meteor caused boom

UPDATE: NASA has confirmed that an exploding meteor that fragmented as it hit the atmosphere over northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire was what caused a loud boom over New England Saturday afternoon. According to NASA, eyewitness reports of a…
May 30, 2026
Workers collect bins in the Monastery Heights neighborhood.

New bin distribution getting back on track in Cumberland

CUMBERLAND – Town staff say delayed distribution of new 95-gallon recycling totes and pickups of old 65-gallon ones should be back on schedule shortly. Community Outreach Coordinator Sarah King said she believes the plan from waste service provider Mega Disposal…
May 30, 2026
The Woonsocket splash pad.

Free lunches returning to Woonsocket park

WOONSOCKET – Children in the city will have restored access to free lunches this summer at World War II Veterans Memorial Park splash pad through a planned collaborative effort. The Local Insider previously reported on local organizations looking to bridge…
May 29, 2026
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