Communities- Page 24

Johnston residents asked to streamline taking of property

By ETHAN SHOREY JOHNSTON – Town residents will be asked on Tuesday to approve an amendment to the Johnston Home Rule Charter making it easier for the town to take properties by eminent domain. “Shall Section 1-2 of the Johnston Town…

November 2, 2026

Attleboro firefighters respond after boy struck by car

ATTLEBORO – The Attleboro Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian on Monday, Aug. 24. Just after 1 p.m., Attleboro firefighters responded to Pearl Street for reports of a child who had been hit by a…

August 24, 2026

North Providence council will seek stop-work order on storage facility

NORTH PROVIDENCE – Members of the Town Council say they’ve been researching the facts of the case that led to a larger-than-originally-proposed storage facility being built on Douglas Avenue, and what they’ve discovered makes them want to know more. Council…

August 24, 2026

Adrienne Marchetti, director of the Pawtucket Soup Kitchen, stands next to the garden where she grows much of the food she uses in her cooking.

Pawtucket Soup Kitchen allowed to stay put through holidays

PAWTUCKET – The Pawtucket Soup Kitchen will not be evicted by the Diocese of Providence, and will be allowed to stay in its Walcott Street headquarters through the end of the calendar year. The city announced Monday that the organization, which…

August 24, 2026

Catch basin repairs completed along one local roadway in Pawtucket.

Pawtucket advances further repairs of collapsed storm drains, sidewalks

PAWTUCKET – As sidewalks and curbing age, the storm drains they contain tend to collapse in on themselves, preventing the flow of water and leading to street and home flooding. Pawtucket has been tackling the problem over the last couple of…

August 23, 2026

A teen from Central Falls practices fishing for the first time. (photo by Ethan Shorey)

Teach a child to fish: Central Falls youth among those benefiting from program at Sycamore Landing

LINCOLN – Down the winding path of Sycamore Landing, young people who have never seen a fish up close try their hand at practice poles before being handed the real thing. They laugh as they cast and see their first…

August 21, 2026

Ben’s Lemonade Stand in Burrillville hits $61,000 raised for animal shelter fund in 10 years

By Ethan Shorey BURRILLVILLE – Burrillville Animal Control is thanking Ben St. Pierre for his “amazing” achievement of $60,945 raised to their veterinary fund in the past 10 years. “These funds have helped us care for so many needy animals through…

August 21, 2026

North Providence’s Lantagne: Cortellesso should not be being allowed to build on Baird

Thank you so much for your informative article regarding Armand Cortellesso’s proposed apartment development on Baird Avenue in North Providence. In the article, the planning director appears to state that Mr. Cortellesso’s current building project is permitted under a town…

August 21, 2026

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Communities- Page 24

Johnston residents asked to streamline taking of property

Attleboro firefighters respond after boy struck by car

North Providence council will seek stop-work order on storage facility

Pawtucket Soup Kitchen allowed to stay put through holidays

Pawtucket advances further repairs of collapsed storm drains, sidewalks

Teach a child to fish: Central Falls youth among those benefiting from program at Sycamore Landing

Ben’s Lemonade Stand in Burrillville hits $61,000 raised for animal shelter fund in 10 years

North Providence’s Lantagne: Cortellesso should not be being allowed to build on Baird

Two killed in Cumberland crash; firefighters exposed to dangerous battery fire

Construction of new grocery store at old Woonsocket Sears expected shortly (we think)

Woonsocket police search for missing man

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