Cumberland and Lincoln

RIDOT will make adjustments to guardrails on Newell Bridge

CUMBERLAND – A final checklist of items is now being completed on the Newell Bridge project and should be done by the end of the month. What’s not included in that work is planned modifications to guardrails on the Diamond Hill Road…

September 5, 2026

Cumberland school officials to parents upset about redistricting: Lots of conversation to go

CUMBERLAND – Impassioned parents upset over the prospect of their children being moved to new schools turned out last Thursday to urge the School Committee to rethink the latest version of redistricting. Though several parents suggested there was a last-minute effort…

September 3, 2026

A Flock Safety camera on Broad Street at the Cumberland/Central Falls line. This one was still in place as of Wednesday.

Two Cumberland Flock cameras stolen

CUMBERLAND – Police have confirmed that a pair of Flock license plate-reading cameras in town were cut down and stolen. Chief Matthew Benson confirmed that the pair of cameras were vandalized. One of the cameras was on Route 123, according to…

September 2, 2026

Cumberland police: No foul play in woman’s death

By Ethan Shorey CUMBERLAND – Police say there was no evidence found indicating that an 18-year-old found dead in a home in early June was killed. The Local Insider reported on Aug. 8 about results still not being back from the…

September 2, 2026

Cumberland version of Pat’s Italian Restaurant closing

CUMBERLAND – Continuing the trend of restaurants coming and going in the end space of the Seabra plaza on Mendon Road, Pat’s Italian Restaurant will close. “To our Cumberland community, Pat’s Cumberland will be closed until further notice,” accounted the…

September 1, 2026

Properties near Diamond Hill roundabouts seeing strong interest

CUMBERLAND – A cluster of properties located on Diamond Hill Road just after the off-ramp from I-295 north toward the Chapel Four Corners intersection is seeing interest from a number of potential buyers. The properties are being marketed for various…

August 31, 2026

At LHS with Chris Pina: Best Buddies changing lives

Growing up as a kid with several mental disorders, I knew what exclusion felt like. The feeling is one of the worst in the world. At Best Buddies, we strive to break that norm and include all, whether it be…

August 30, 2026

Foster-Glocester’s Leblanc named principal at Garvin in Cumberland

CUMBERLAND – Christopher Leblanc, former assistant principal in the Foster-Glocester Regional School District, with extensive experience in special education, has been named principal at Garvin Elementary School. He replaces the recently promoted Michelle Carter, who is now assistant superintendent. Supt.…

August 28, 2026

Cumberland council to set new rules for parking around Phantom Farms; board will take second look at Fall Fest license

CUMBERLAND – During upcoming fall events, parking on the roads around Phantom Farms off Diamond Hill Road will be restricted to one side of the street to ensure that emergency vehicles can get through. Councilor Jodi Harrington-Sweet indicated at the Aug.…

August 27, 2026

Lincoln bans data centers, Cumberland could be next

LINCOLN/CUMBERLAND – Officials in Lincoln have effectively banned development of data centers in all of the town’s zoning districts, and Cumberland appears to be up next. Lincoln Councilor Ken Pichette explained to colleagues at an Aug. 18 meeting that he proposed…

August 26, 2026

A Cumberland Fire crew leaves the scene of the overturned dump truck at the quarry on Tuesday.

All hands in as Cumberland first responders free driver at quarry

CUMBERLAND – On Tuesday, Aug. 25, Cumberland Police, Fire, and EMS personnel responded to the Cumberland Quarry, 6 Manville Hill Road, for a reported overturned 18-wheel dump truck with the operator trapped inside. Due to the size of the vehicle…

August 25, 2026

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