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Franklin Farm approaching 10,000 pounds of produce harvested for the hungry

CUMBERLAND – As of Monday, says Denise Mudge of Franklin Farm, they and their faithful volunteers have harvested 9,494 pounds of produce for people who are food insecure. On Monday evening, they had 52 volunteers help pick zucchini, summer squash,…

July 21, 2026

Pawtucket council compromises, allows later bar hours for certain World Cup games

PAWTUCKET – Some City Council members said they were initially 100 percent opposed to any extension of closing hours for bars beyond 1 a.m. during FIFA World Cup games, but ended up reaching a compromise last week. At the June…

June 15, 2026

Kraków Deli opens new outdoor area, starts gelato season

WOONSOCKET – Krakow Deli Bakery Smokehouse, 855 Social St., has opened a new covered outdoor space for eating and socializing. The deli is also now churning out artisan gelato for the 2026 summer season. After experimenting with it last year, sibling…

June 2, 2026

Officials hope to get road to Wright’s reopened soon

NORTH SMITHFIELD – Town officials say they understand the frustration due to Woonsocket Hill Road being temporarily closed from the Great Road side, and they say this popular route to Wright’s Dairy Farm should be reopened soon. Town Administrator Scott Gibbs…

May 28, 2026

Our restaurants deserve all the attention

I’ve long believed that if you don’t think there’s much to do or any good places to eat in our area, you just don’t get out enough. This page of The Local Insider, Food and Entertainment, will first and foremost…

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

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