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First Constance Servizi Memorial Scholarship goes to Woonsocket student

CUMBERLAND – Constance Servizi never had a chance to go to college, even though, say her family members, she would have loved it more than anything. It wasn’t a financial or practical reality for her family. Not getting the chance to…

June 4, 2026

At Amy Godek's May 14 recognition are, from left, Supt. Phil Thornton, Cumberland Preschool Center Principal Rachel Powell, Godek, and School Committee Chairperson Amy Vogel. (Insider photo by Ethan Shorey)

Godek celebrated as Cumberland’s teacher of the year

CUMBERLAND – School officials say it is with great pleasure that they announce Amy Godek as 2026 District Teacher of the Year. Godek has been an educator for 25 years, including the last six years teaching in the SMILES classroom at…

May 19, 2026

Cumberland residents: Everything you need to know about delayed recycling bin rollout

CUMBERLAND – Due to a manufacturing delay, the town has announced an updated schedule for the rollout of new 95-gallon recycling bins. Distribution of the new recycling totes will now begin on Wednesday, May 20. Town staffers are thanking residents…

May 19, 2026

Volunteers set up for Saturday's sale in record time Friday afternoon.

VIDEO: Blackstone Valley Garden Club Plant Sale is Saturday

CUMBERLAND – The 22nd annual Blackstone Valley Garden Club Plant Sale will run from 9 a.m. to noon this Saturday, May 16, at the Cumberland Monastery, 1464 Diamond Hill Road. Gates open at 9 a.m. sharp, and no early birds…

May 15, 2026

Cumberland’s tiny bridge with a long history now fully restored

CUMBERLAND – Newell Bridge No. 204, a small but pivotal connection point to the northernmost parts of town, including Diamond Hill Park and the Ice Cream Machine, is now fully back in operation. The bridge carrying Diamond Hill Road over…

May 12, 2026

Cumberland announces rollout of new 95-gallon recycling carts

CUMBERLAND – This town has announced the rollout of new 95-gallon recycling carts for residents as part of an ongoing effort to transition to a new recycling schedule. Beginning Monday, May 18, residents will receive their new recycling cart on…

May 11, 2026

Former Lincoln Administrator Stallwood remembered for integrity

LINCOLN – Town officials say they’re saddened to announce the death of former Town Administrator Burton Stallwood. Stallwood was elected as town administrator in 1973 “and served the community with honor, integrity, and unwavering dedication for 28 years,” states the…

May 7, 2026

Firefighters battle a fire at a home on Garvin Street Monday evening.

Fundraiser set up for family after Cumberland home lost in fire

CUMBERLAND – A fundraiser has been set up to support the Brady family after they lost their home in Monday’s fire. Check it out here. According to a family friend who set up the page, the family will have to complete…

May 5, 2026

Cumberland’s Newell Bridge reopens

UPDATE – According to the Rhode Island Department of Transportation, the Newell Bridge on Diamond Hill Road has reopened as of Sunday evening, following final work on the span this weekend. CUMBERLAND – There’s still a way to get to the…

May 2, 2026

Retail building planned at gas station on Cumberland/Woonsocket line

CUMBERLAND – The owners of the Mobil gas station at 3 Pine Swamp Road are proposing to build a new 7,200-square-foot, two-story commercial development there. The applicant, according to a Planning Department memo, will be required to seek a zoning…

May 1, 2026

VIDEO: We’re seeing the Blackstone River revived, one project at a time

The Blackstone River was once considered dead. Polluted. Forgotten. Left behind like the mills that lined its banks. But that’s not the story anymore. From Providence all the way up through Pawtucket, Central Falls, Cumberland, and Woonsocket … something is…

April 27, 2026

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