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Pawtucket Latino Summerfest will celebrate Latin American culture this weekend

Note: A Spanish-language version of this article by this writer can be found here. PAWTUCKET — This Saturday, June 20, people will gather at Festival Pier to celebrate the Latino Summerfest. The festival will include traditional dancing, live music, DJ…

June 19, 2026

Reyes sets goals in Pawtucket School Committee re-election campaign

PAWTUCKET – Omar Reyes, a higher education director and adjunct faculty member, says he is running for re-election to the School Committee. During his first term, he officially became the first person of color and Latino to chair the School…

June 10, 2026

Longtime Cumberland Library Director Dyer calls it a career

CUMBERLAND – In her time at the Cumberland Library, Celeste Dyer has seen the extinction of card catalogs, VHS tapes, and typewriters. She’s also seen the rise of DVDs, computers, and eBooks. On June 30, Dyer, described as an instrumental…

June 10, 2026

Mount Saint Charles Academy graduates urged to quietly elevate humanity

WOONSOCKET – Mount Saint Charles Academy celebrated the graduation of 113 students and honored the 50th anniversary of the Class of 1976 during commencement exercises on Sunday, June 7, at the Logee Street campus. The ceremony included the presentation of…

June 9, 2026

Jones announces for North Smithfield council

NORTH SMITHFIELD – Town resident Paul Jones has announced his intention to run for North Smithfield Town Council in the 2026 election. Jones is a small business owner and former School Committee member, serving on that board from 2016 to…

June 9, 2026

Attleboro firefighters keep truck blaze from spreading

ATTLEBORO – Fire Chief Scott Lachance reports that city firefighters quickly extinguished a pickup truck fire Monday afternoon, preventing the large flames that consumed the vehicle from spreading to a nearby home. At around 1:27 p.m. on Monday, June 8,…

June 8, 2026

Felton Messina holds up a bag of golf balls at the most recent Town Council meeting.

Neighbors of Louisquisset Golf Club: We have the balls to prove they’re coming in our yard

NORTH PROVIDENCE – Residents of Woodward Road near the Louisquisset Golf Club say they live with constant concerns about injury or property damage. Representatives from Louisquisset, speaking at the June 2 North Providence Town Council meeting, responded to an earlier letter…

June 8, 2026

UPDATE: Central Falls police make arrest after shooting

CENTRAL FALLS – Police say the person transported to Rhode Island Hospital with a gunshot wound has been arrested. He is identified as Carlos Martinez, 23, of Fall River, Mass. Martinez has been charged and arraigned on the following offenses: •…

June 8, 2026

Colleagues: Carter’s promotion in Cumberland so deserved

CUMBERLAND – Longtime colleagues of former Garvin Elementary School Principal Michelle Carter say she’s been an “incredible leader” through difficult times, including a pandemic, and there is no one more deserving of a promotion to assistant superintendent. Garvin staff lined…

June 8, 2026

Officials and residents gather for last Friday's ceremony.

Central Falls celebrates grand opening of Corrigan Basketball Courts

CENTRAL FALLS – Mayor Maria Rivera joined U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, U.S. Representative Gabe Amo, Rhode Island Department of Education leaders, Central Falls School District officials, students, coaches, and community members last Friday to celebrate the official ribbon cutting of…

June 8, 2026

Police investigating suspicious death of Cumberland High School student

UPDATED – June 8 CUMBERLAND – Police are investigating what they’re describing as the suspicious death of an 18-year-old woman whose body was found at 46 East Barrows St. The victim was a Cumberland High School student. Early on the…

June 8, 2026

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