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 .

Welcome to The Local Insider

The Local Insider is a new hyperlocal digital news outlet in Rhode Island, focused primarily in the northern part of the Ocean State. Our slogan is “news for where you live.” I believe that too much of our news ecosystem…

April 19, 2026

North Providence’s Falso keeps unassuming social club humming

NORTH PROVIDENCE – Walk up to the rear door at the Woodward Road Social Club around 4:45 p.m. and there’s often someone there at the picnic table patiently waiting for Paulie Falso to arrive. The 4:30 opening time here is more…

April 10, 2026