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Woonsocket Library adds Healthy Habits program for youth 

WOONSOCKET – This summer, the Rhode Island Community Food Bank will facilitate programs across the state encouraging healthier nutritional habits. The Healthy Habits program has been running for years, but this will be the first summer the Woonsocket Harris Public…
June 18, 2026

Tolman graduates remember what they overcame

PAWTUCKET – Earning the top spot of class valedictorian was once just a dream, said Naima Gonzalez, but by sheer desire, determination, and hard work, she was able to make her goals come true and her parents proud. Those parents have…
June 16, 2026

Shea High School graduates encouraged to embrace their success

PAWTUCKET – Shea High School graduates’ success to this point has been “a three-legged stool” involving them, their families, and their schools, Principal Matt Bergeron told graduates during commencement ceremonies on June 12, but make no mistake, he said, this…
June 16, 2026
North Providence school administration offices.

North Providence will not change school start times this year

NORTH PROVIDENCE – School officials say they’ve decided against changing school start times to start the 2026-2027 school year. Supt. Joseph Goho reminded the School Committee at its June 15 meeting about recommendations they were contemplating for bus transportation efficiency,…
June 16, 2026
Cumberland High School graduates celebrate their achievement on Friday evening at Tucker Field.

Cumberland High School graduates told that their story matters

CUMBERLAND – Success is often defined as completion, said Student Government President Audrey Lambert at Friday’s Cumberland High School graduation ceremonies, but it’s often less tangible. Success can be about a gradual shift in outlook, of patience tested, of ways…
June 14, 2026
Youth symbolically throw shovels of sand to kick off the North Attleboro High School project on Friday, June 12.

North Attleboro breaks ground on new high school

NORTH ATTLEBORO – A crowd gathered on a hot and humid Friday morning to mark the official start of the new North Attleboro High School replacement project. School officials described it as history in the making, complete with town and…
June 12, 2026
Carter

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
Jason Chen

Woonsocket’s Chen honored as a 2026 Asian Cultural Ambassador at URI

WOONSOCKET – The University of Rhode Island recently honored Woonsocket native and 2024 Woonsocket High School graduate Jason Chen as a 2026 Asian Cultural Ambassador. The recognition came during an annual luncheon hosted by URI’s Multicultural Student Services Center, honoring student…
June 8, 2026
Yondr pouches.

Pawtucket students will have to put their phones away

PAWTUCKET – Students in middle school and high school will be required to lock their phone away starting next year, a practice employed by several nearby districts including Central Falls. In April, the school board approved a $69,000 to Yondr…
June 5, 2026
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