Ethan Shorey, Author at The Local Insider News

Lots to love about Autumnfest this weekend

WOONSOCKET – Autumnfest is back with a bigger and better lineup of performances and activities at World War II Memorial Park than ever, say organizers, kicking off Friday evening, Oct. 10. Though some rain is expected, they say, the timing of…

October 9, 2026

Stadium Theatre celebrates 100 years of community, connecting with audiences

WOONSOCKET – There was a time when it looked as if Woonsocket’s Stadium Theatre would never make it to a century. In the 1980s and 1990s, the building at 28 Monument Square had been abandoned, shut down, and was set…

October 8, 2026

Smithfield is getting new committee to track positive and negative tech

SMITHFIELD – The Town Council has passed a proposal from Councilor Angelica Bovis to establish the new Technology, Energy, and Efficiency Commission in Smithfield. Bovis explained on Tuesday that she’s been working on creating this committee for a while, and…

October 7, 2026

The Flock Safety camera on Broad Street at the Cumberland/Central Falls line.

Cumberland council votes to end surveillance camera contract

CUMBERLAND – By a nearly unanimous vote Wednesday evening, the Cumberland Town Council voted to end the town’s contract with Flock Safety to run automated license plate reading cameras near the town’s entry points. The vote comes almost exactly after…

October 7, 2026

Former Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt and the luxury apartment building at 43 Railroad St. in Woonsocket.

Woonsocket faces lawsuit over denial of ‘exorbitantly rich’ tax agreement signed by former Mayor Baldelli-Hunt

WOONSOCKET – City officials contend that a tax agreement signed by former Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt with owners of a residential property at 43 Railroad St. (near Ciro’s) was not valid and binding. City Solicitor Michael Lepizzera Jr., in an Oct. 5…

October 6, 2026

The Milk Can on Route 146 in North Smithfield, as seen Monday. (photos by Ethan Shorey)

Milk Can property no longer on the market

NORTH SMITHFIELD – The 5-plus acre property containing the landmark Milk Can has been taken off the market and is no longer for sale, according to its listing from Berkshire Hathaway. The changed status for the property, which went up for…

October 5, 2026

Signs of real progress on new grocery store in Woonsocket

WOONSOCKET – Whatever was holding up construction progress on the new grocery store planned at the former Sears store on Diamond Hill Road appears to have been neutralized. The Local Insider reported in August on Mayor Chris Beauchamp saying that construction…

October 5, 2026