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Pet of the week: A ‘handsome tripod’ named Cody

This week’s adoptable pet of the week is a cute mixed pup named Cody, who to this point has had a sad life. According to Karen Kalunian, of Animal Talk, Cody “is such a young, handsome boy who has been…

September 4, 2026

The old train station looming above active train tracks at the Pawtucket/Central Falls city line remains an expensive albatross.

Old Pawtucket-Central Falls Train Station could be removed in chunks

PAWTUCKET/CENTRAL FALLS – The former Pawtucket-Central Falls Train Station next to CVS on Broad Street is breaking down in its old age, but officials say the dilapidated building over the tracks doesn’t pose a threat to trains below. That question of the structure’s…

April 29, 2026

VIDEO: We’re seeing the Blackstone River revived, one project at a time

The Blackstone River was once considered dead. Polluted. Forgotten. Left behind like the mills that lined its banks. But that’s not the story anymore. From Providence all the way up through Pawtucket, Central Falls, Cumberland, and Woonsocket … something is…

April 27, 2026

PriceRite is the only full-scale grocery store within Woonsocket city limits. (Jonmaesha Beltran/ ecoRI News)

Walmart, Stop & Shop’s ‘Scorched-Earth’ Deed Restrictions Result in Food Deserts in Woonsocket and Elsewhere

As supermarket chains relocate their stores, owners add restrictions to keep new grocers from setting up shop on their former locations Note: This story originally is original reporting by ecoRI.org, and is shared here with permission. WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Pedro…

April 24, 2026

North Providence’s Falso keeps unassuming social club humming

NORTH PROVIDENCE – Walk up to the rear door at the Woodward Road Social Club around 4:45 p.m. and there’s often someone there at the picnic table patiently waiting for Paulie Falso to arrive. The 4:30 opening time here is more…

April 10, 2026

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