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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

Woonsocket cemetery volunteers removed trees on Saturday.

Cemetery volunteers remove diseased trees in Woonsocket

WOONSOCKET – On May 9, four volunteer members of the Friends of Oak Hill Cemetery took to historic Capron Cemetery in Woonsocket to remove more diseased trees as future safety hazards. The work protects volunteers and the integrity of historic…

May 9, 2026

North Smithfield’s Milk Can and surrounding property up for sale

Note: This story has been updated with comments from Scott Gibbs. NORTH SMITHFIELD – The landmark Milk Can on Route 146 Eddie Dowling Highway is now on the market for $7.5 million, as part of a 5.5-acre real estate development opportunity.…

May 6, 2026

Brien announces re-election campaign in House District 49

State Rep. Jon Brien, an Independent serving House District 49 in Woonsocket/North Smithfield, has announced his plans to run for re-election. Brien cited health care, housing, rising energy costs, safe streets and secure elections as issues facing every Rhode Islander…

May 4, 2026

Downtown Woonsocket Collaborative hosts ‘Golden Age of Hollywood’ fundraiser

WOONSOCKET – On May 2, the Downtown Woonsocket Collaborative held its annual Death on the Red Carpet with the assistance of the Museum of Work and Culture on South Main Street. According to Paul Alan White, the theme this year was…

May 4, 2026

A new sign installed near Savoie Elementary School in Woonsocket.

Woonsocket DPW director says traffic on Mendon Road has calmed

WOONSOCKET – The longtime troublesome traffic situation on Mendon Road at Leo Savoie Elementary School has improved, says Public Works Director Steve D’Agostino, and there’s more to come. D’Agostino said officials have received no complaints recently, and that there has been…

May 3, 2026

Lawmakers raise concerns over North Smithfield road situation

NORTH SMITHFIELD – Three local lawmakers issued a joint statement of concern this week over the future traffic situation on Smithfield Road (Route 146A) along the North Smithfield/Woonsocket border as a result of the planned Nasuti Elementary School. They are…

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

Sandy Boucher and Marc Berthelette stand outside of Patriots Diner in Woonsocket.

Help this local couple visit every diner in Rhode Island

Rhode Island is widely considered the birthplace of the American diner, with Providence’s Walter Scott converting a horse-drawn freight wagon into the first “night lunch wagon” in 1872. Scott offered up sandwiches, pies, and coffee to late-night newspaper employees and factory…

April 30, 2026

The former Sears store on Diamond Hill Road in Woonsocket is still sitting empty.

Beauchamp: Grocery store in old Woonsocket Sears now more likely by fall

WOONSOCKET – The timeline for a new grocery store to come to the Diamond Hill Road area is still likely a few months long, said Mayor Chris Beauchamp this week. The owners of the proposed Daily Stop Super Market have been…

April 28, 2026

North Smithfield High School sophomore Quinn Crowshaw asks visiting Rhode Island Supreme Court justices on the stage a question about preliminary injunctions on Thursday, April 2, 2026.

Have docket, will travel: RI Supreme Court hears oral arguments at North Smithfield High School

Revived ‘Riding the Circuit’ program brings real-world clarity on law, life to students Note: This story written was originally written for the Rhode Island Current. Find their stories at rhodeislandcurrent.com. NORTH SMITHFIELD – More than 100 North Smithfield High School…

April 28, 2026

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