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Pawtucket councilman asks to take back sidewalk from Hasbro

PAWTUCKET – Several years ago, in a “spirit of collaboration,” the city gifted a portion of sidewalk on Grand Avenue to Hasbro, for creation of overflow parking for employees. District 2 Councilor Mark Wildenhain said the company had approached him prior…

October 20, 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

Rotondo: I’m so glad I ignored my friends and moved to Pawtucket

I moved to Pawtucket in late 2007. When I decided on Pawtucket being my next home, the reaction from my friends was … interesting. I was peppered with all sorts of cautionary tales and advised to strongly reconsider. I stuck…

August 18, 2026

McFeeters says speeding is a top issue for District 1 in Pawtucket

PAWTUCKET – Since his campaign began, says District 1 City Council candidate Tyler McFeeters, he has heard a familiar theme all across the district: speeding. “It is an issue that truly unites. No small feat in this day and age,” he…

August 17, 2026

In House District 57 race, McLaughlin seeks to take back seat from Voas

CUMBERLAND/CENTRAL FALLS – By age, almost exactly 50 years separate the candidates for House of Representatives in District 57, Cumberland and Central Falls. There is also a wide gap on how these two Democrats, Brandon Voas and James McLaughlin, see…

August 17, 2026

Division Street in Pawtucket after recent repaving.

Grebien: Four of every five Pawtucket roads have now been repaved

PAWTUCKET – This paving season, said Mayor Donald Grebien in a campaign release, Pawtucket is surpassing 80 percent of all local roadways redone since he took office. Nearly 25 more roads are being repaved in 2026, said the mayor. “The unprecedented…

August 12, 2026

Cano, Diossa working on coordinated relief effort for Colombia

PAWTUCKET – In the wake of a devastating earthquake in Colombia, former Sen. Sandra Cano, who now works at the University of Rhode Island, says she and General Treasurer James Diossa are working with community leaders and the Colombian American Cultural…

August 12, 2026