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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 .

Franklin Farm celebrating Liberty Metcalf’s 250th birthday

CUMBERLAND – Aug. 8 marked the 250th birthday of Liberty Metcalf, the locally famous New England farmer who was born the same year as the nation. At the Historic Metcalf-Franklin Farm on Abbott Run Valley Road, representatives are celebrating the…
August 14, 2026

Halfpipe arrives at Woonsocket Skatepark thanks to advocates

WOONSOCKET – The ramp arrived and was set up Thursday evening, said Raymond Huot. Blocks were put into the place temporarily while they finish the work week, he said, then they’ll get fresh layers installed, “and it’s open season.” “WSRP Woonsocket…
August 14, 2026
Kim Lombardi

With Heart & Soul in Cumberland being sold to new owner

CUMBERLAND – With Heart & Soul, a longtime gift shop sandwiched in the Mendon Road plaza between Andrew’s Bistro and Dollar Tree, has sold to a new owner. The company announced the next chapter for the store, saying that after…
August 14, 2026
Wet roads show plenty of evidence of passing motorists on Route 7, as shown by John Beauregard in this picture.

Officials call for fixes on unsafe Route 7

NORTH SMITHFIELD – The North Smithfield Town Council is asking the state to make a section of Route 7 a no-passing zone due to the dangerous nature of traffic in the area. Town Councilor John Beauregard said at an Aug.…
August 11, 2026
The Lorraine Mills, at 560 Mineral Spring Ave., are easily recognizable by the old dining car that Jonathan Savage transformed into the Miss Lorraine Diner, which is now nearly always busy. (photo by Ethan Shorey)

Booming Lorraine Mills, others driving commerce in Pawtucket

PAWTUCKET – The narrative around Pawtucket as a place full of empty mills is now decades out of date, say those who have driven the transformation of these old centers of industry. Many of Pawtucket’s mills were revived as hubs for…
August 11, 2026
Phil Gould

Lincoln putting a pause on Flock cameras, taking another look

LINCOLN – Town and police officials will pause implementation of Flock Safety cameras in town as they conduct a deeper examination of how they would work, said Town Administrator Phil Gould on Monday. Gould said news out of Cumberland about use…
August 10, 2026
Jim Aubin speaks to the North Smithfield Town Council.

North Smithfield leaders say no more Flock cameras 

NORTH SMITHFIELD – Joining a growing number of communities putting the brakes on new license plate-reading cameras from Flock Safety, municipal leaders are saying no additional new cameras should be placed along roads here. The Town Council didn’t take official…
August 10, 2026
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