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North Providence will explore rules on e-bikes

NORTH PROVIDENCE – Joining a growing number of communities with concerns about how e-bikes are being driven on local roads with no real rules on them, town officials are set to begin discussions on the issue. Town Councilor Steve DiLorenzo…

November 3, 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