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Cumberland woman achieves ownership dream with affordable home in Pawtucket

PAWTUCKET – In today’s housing market, says one local woman, she would never have been able to afford the home she will now raise her young children in if not for the path she took. The new homeowner, speaking with The…

July 10, 2026

The Peterson-Puritan Superfund Site, which is in the process of being cleaned up and capped.

After years of frustration, Cumberland mayor won’t be attending riverfront reimagining session

CUMBERLAND – Representatives from the Blackstone Watershed Collaborative are inviting the public to a meeting on reimagining at the town’s former polluted riverfront site. Mayor Jeff Mutter, frustrated by years of getting nowhere on an agreement for the town to…

July 9, 2026

Lombardi turns 80, not ruling out another run in 2028

NORTH PROVIDENCE – Mayor Charles Lombardi, who celebrated his 80th birthday on July 6, says he’s not ruling out a run for another 4-year term in office when the time comes in 2028. “The ball’s in the air right now,”…

July 8, 2026

UPDATE: Pawtucket council postpones action on hybrid school board

PAWTUCKET – The City Council voted 8-1 Monday to indefinitely postpone a resolution amending the Home Rule Charter to allow a hybrid school board made up of appointed and elected members. Council President Mercer described the proposal to put the measure…

July 8, 2026

Pollo Campero holds official grand opening for its second Rhode Island location

EAST PROVIDENCE – Pollo Campero is hosting a grand opening on Thursday, July 9, for its second Rhode Island location, this one at the Pawtucket/East Providence line. The restaurant staking claim to being the chicken experts since 1971 and serving…

July 7, 2026

Teacher of the Year Cook has URI, northern RI connections

Rhode Island’s new Teacher of the Year, Michael Cook, got his start teaching in Burrillville before moving to a district closer to home. “Those early morning University of Rhode Island rowing practices have stood Michael Cook ’02 in good stead,”…

July 6, 2026

Adrienne Marchetti stands next to the garden where she grows much of the food she uses in her cooking.

Pawtucket Soup Kitchen still operating at Walcott Street location

UPDATE, July 6 – The Local Insider has confirmed that the Pawtucket Soup Kitchen is still operating within its facility on Walcott Street. There are no additional details yet on whether they will be allowed to stay until a new…

July 6, 2026

Lincoln officials give assurances on cameras, say vehicles already being recorded coming in and out of town

LINCOLN – Drivers coming in and out of Lincoln from just about every surrounding community are already being monitored by Flock Safety cameras, says Town Administrator Phil Gould. These same Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) cameras, once they’re live in Lincoln,…

July 6, 2026

Pawtucket’s Electromagnetic Pinball Museum celebrates five years of defying expectations

PAWTUCKET – Some said a pinball museum where people play all day for one low fee could never work, says Mike Pare, co-owner of the Electromagnetic Pinball Museum and Restoration, but five years in, they’re proving all doubters wrong. Pare and…

July 5, 2026

Cumberland residents unite to buy neighbor a replacement mower

CUMBERLAND – Residents have come together for a neighbor in need, raising funds to purchase him a replacement lawn mower. John Pliakas Jr. and Craig Adams promoted an online GoFundMe fundraiser for a resident who lives at the corner of…

July 4, 2026

Ethan Shorey

Cumberland woman achieves ownership dream with affordable home in Pawtucket

After years of frustration, Cumberland mayor won’t be attending riverfront reimagining session

Lombardi turns 80, not ruling out another run in 2028

UPDATE: Pawtucket council postpones action on hybrid school board

Pollo Campero holds official grand opening for its second Rhode Island location

Teacher of the Year Cook has URI, northern RI connections

Pawtucket Soup Kitchen still operating at Walcott Street location

Lincoln officials give assurances on cameras, say vehicles already being recorded coming in and out of town

Pawtucket’s Electromagnetic Pinball Museum celebrates five years of defying expectations

Cumberland residents unite to buy neighbor a replacement mower

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