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Winter wonderland immersive experience, music festival planned at Pawtucket stadium

PAWTUCKET – More events are coming to Centreville Bank Stadium and the city’s riverfront, and they’ll be drawing crowds. This Wednesday, August. 5, the City Council’s Board of License Commissioners will consider a license for a holiday-themed event running from…

August 3, 2026

Sarah King in the main downstairs room at the Amaral Building next to Cumberland Town Hall.

Cumberland’s Amaral Building sees waiting lists for programming, expanded offerings

CUMBERLAND – The Amaral Building at 16 Mill St., which sat silent for so many years before its successful rehabilitation, is now alive with activity, says Sarah King, community outreach coordinator for Mayor Jeff Mutter’s office. King, who is organizing…

August 3, 2026

North Providence councilors say time to start over at old safety complex property; Lombardi bemoans lost revenues

NORTH PROVIDENCE – Town Council members say there’s no way they’ll go along with the new plan from a developer seeking to build more than 90 housing units at the former public safety complex property at 1967 Mineral Spring Ave.…

August 2, 2026

Goho: Families will be incredibly proud of two new elementary schools

NORTH PROVIDENCE – The new Woodhaven Elementary School and Dr. Joseph A. Whelan Elementary School are on time and on budget to open this fall, says Supt. Joseph Goho, who is offering answers to key questions on the schools. What…

August 1, 2026

North Smithfield home with roots possibly back to 1700s takes step toward historic designation

By ETHAN SHOREY NORTH SMITHFIELD – A home dating back hundreds of years at 309 Eddie Dowling Highway is up for a historic designation following a recommendation from the Planning Board. At the July 9 meeting, Planning Director Mark Carruolo and…

August 1, 2026

Cleanup happening after sale of former North Attleboro gas station

By ETHAN SHOREY NORTH ATTLEBORO – Cleanup and tree-clearing is now happening at the former Super Petroleum gas station at 135 Kelley Blvd. following the sale of the property. The Local Insider reported on the long-vacant property being for sale…

July 31, 2026

Woonsocket Skate Park advocate launches new fundraiser

WOONSOCKET – Raymond Huot is taking matters into his own hands, creating an online fundraiser to support the future restoration of the Woonsocket Skatepark. The Woonsocket Skate Park Community Fund has raised $557 on a $5,000 goal as of Friday…

July 31, 2026

Group targets mountain of food waste going into Johnston landfill

JOHNSTON – Many postcards show stunning vistas: trains gliding beside lakes and mountains, docks projecting into calm seas. Less common are postcards of ugly landfills and gas masks, a scratch-and-sniff surface giving way to the odor of trash. These unsightly cards…

July 31, 2026

Marta Samek explains the pierogi-making process.

VIDEO: All-you-can-eat pierogi days feature sellout at Krakow Deli

By ETHAN SHOREY UPDATE: Krystian Przybylko provided the following Sunday update on their successful pierogi weekend, following a sellout on day 2. “What a weekend! From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to everyone who joined us for the…

July 30, 2026

Woonsocket, WHA agree to settlement with Moreau

By ETHAN SHOREY WOONSOCKET – Former Woonsocket Housing Authority Director Bob Moreau will receive $475,000 in a settlement with the city over his firing four years ago. The WHA’s insurer will pay $400,000 of that amount, while the insurance company for…

July 30, 2026

Cumberland officials set new rules for people booking events

CUMBERLAND – Those applying for special event licenses at Diamond Hill Park and elsewhere in town must now give plenty of advance notice, with some exceptions. An ordinance sponsored by Councilor Jodi Harrington-Sweet amending the code of ordinances regarding special event…

July 29, 2026

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