Ethan Shorey, Author at The Local Insider News

A Fourth to remember

Celebrations across the area are a little bigger and a little brighter this year thanks to the nation’s 250th anniversary. The Local Insider will be posting photos and video from various cities and towns right here over the next couple…

July 4, 2026

Cumberland Planning Board reverses vote, approves Bear Hill condos

CUMBERLAND – Reversing course after a 4-3 vote to turn a project down, the Planning Board approved an 18-unit condo project at 106 Bear Hill Road. At the June 25 meeting, board member Chris Butler initially voted against the project,…

July 3, 2026

Site of last Rhode Island Friendly’s officially sold for car wash

NORTH PROVIDENCE – The sale of the former Friendly’s restaurant property at 1883 Mineral Spring Ave. has finally gone through. The property, which after it closed as a restaurant in August of 2019 was later used for the filming of…

July 2, 2026

Rocks coming loose from the Diamond Hill Park trails.

Safeguards urged for Diamond Hill Park trails as events approved

CUMBERLAND – Increasingly frequent drought conditions are making it more important to keep a careful eye on the town’s trail system, say some residents. At last week’s Town Council meeting, Michael Baer, of 3 Arnold Drive, noted that the hillside…

July 1, 2026

Crowley challenging for Woonsocket School Committee

WOONSOCKET – Longtime Woonsocket resident and Cumberland educator Martin Crowley is running for Woonsocket School Committee on a platform of improving educational outcomes, building better school culture through increasing safety for students and teachers, and ensuring that students, families, and educators…

June 30, 2026

Shorey re-elected R.I. Press Association president, wins three awards

NORTH KINGSTOWN – The Rhode Island Press Association handed out 151 awards at its annual celebration on Friday, June 26, including three to The Local Insider’s Ethan Shorey. The association representing news outlets across Rhode Island also inducted four outstanding…

June 29, 2026

Work happening at Ann & Hope, but it’s not construction

CUMBERLAND – The Ann & Hope redevelopment project is still a way off from getting going in earnest, though there’s been more activity at the old mill off Broad Street recently. According to Building Official Larry Enright, developers started permit applications…

June 26, 2026

Cumberland’s jack-of-all-trades Crawley leads 100th Arnold Mills Parade

CUMBERLAND – Being grand marshal of any parade is special, says Mike Crawley, but having that honor for the 100th edition of the parade on the nation’s 250th birthday? That’s something special. One of the town’s most popular employees, among…

June 26, 2026

Woonsocket council initiates red light camera program, rejects speed cameras again

WOONSOCKET – The City Council again declined to approve a speed camera program for Woonsocket, instead supporting a resolution for red light cameras with revenues that go toward speed enforcement and mitigation citywide. Several frustrated residents called again for speed cameras…

June 25, 2026

North Providence leaders consider residential on top of commercial space in Centredale

NORTH PROVIDENCE – The North Providence Town Council will soon consider a village overlay zoning proposal that would allow residential units to be developed above commercial space in Centredale. The council was set to consider the idea at its June…

June 25, 2026