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Merlin's Cessna 208 Caravan and L-39 Albatros at the North Central State Airport hangar.

VIDEO: Merlin’s autonomous planes move to North Central Airport

SMITHFIELD – Merlin Inc., an aerospace and defense technology company building the operating system of record for autonomous flight, has announced that it has moved its U.S. flight operations to North Central State Airport in Smithfield. The move provides the…

October 20, 2026

Nathan Webber and Ricky Goodreau stand on the old throwing circle at Tucker Field.

Cumberland scout Webber takes pride in Tucker Field project dedicated to Kenwood

CUMBERLAND – The proof is in the pudding for Nathan Webber, who credits the improved surface of the new Tucker Field throwing circle, an upgrade he coordinated, for a new personal throwing record. Webber, of Cumberland High School, said he didn’t think…

May 27, 2026

Luca Brazil-Sheehan sees the new playhouse built by BHS students.

Burrillville students give child the gift of a playhouse

BURRILLVILLE – The Burrillville High School (BHS) Construction Management Pathway students have unveiled and gifted a playhouse especially built for Austin T. Levy School 1st-grader Luca Brazil-Sheehan, who is currently battling leukemia. “Wish house projects, in partnership with Rosemary’s Wish…

May 27, 2026

North Providence set to award bid on Westcott Park kayak launch

NORTH PROVIDENCE – The town’s newest public recreation space, the 2.75-acre Westcott Park on the Woonasquatucket River, should finally be seeing its planned upgrades. The Purchasing Board is set to meet Wednesday, May 27, at 10 a.m. to award a bid…

May 23, 2026

Hope was eager to participate in Friday's ceremony.

Comfort and compassion dog Hope now on patrol in Central Falls

CENTRAL FALLS – Mayor Maria Rivera and the Central Falls Police Department officially swore in several new members of the department on Friday, May 22, including Hope, the city’s new Comfort & Compassion Dog, during a ceremony held at City…

May 22, 2026

Boston Legacy FC pose for their pre-match photo on the field at Centreville Bank Stadium.

First-ever professional women’s soccer match takes place in Pawtucket

PAWTUCKET – Boston Legacy FC has seen tremendous momentum in its inaugural season, including a record-setting crowd for its first-ever National Women’s Soccer League match in New England at Gillette Stadium, according to the team. Now, the club is bringing…

May 22, 2026

Pawtucket adding days to make up for lost learning time

PAWTUCKET – Officials are making several changes to school days and tacking days onto the end of the school year for elementary students after it was discovered that the school day has been five minutes too short for those students. Supt.…

May 21, 2026

North Smithfield residents urge changes to Rankin Estates plan

NORTH SMITHFIELD – A project going back 21 years and with more debate than any other in the town’s history is still drawing crowds to the podium. On May 14, representatives were back before the Planning Board for preliminary plan…

May 21, 2026

Cindi Noble, second from right, gathers with friends, family, staff members, and volunteers at the new serenity garden created in her honor.

Noble Serenity Garden officially christened in North Smithfield (video)

NORTH SMITHFIELD – At a surprise retirement party for Cindi Noble last Saturday, she got a conceptual look at a new stone that would be placed in her honor at the new Noble Serenity Garden at Hotchkiss Cemetery. It was…

May 20, 2026

Residents upset as Lincoln Police Department’s scanner communications go dark

LINCOLN – An unknown number of town residents have traditionally loved tracking the Lincoln Police Department’s scanner, listening in as calls come in about various incidents. Now, say those residents, they’re no longer able to do it after communications went…

May 20, 2026

Al Menard holds the Bible with its new binding.

North Smithfield’s 1761 Bible restored for America’s 250th

NORTH SMITHFIELD – One of the North Smithfield Heritage Association’s oldest artifacts, a 1761 royal-authorized Thomas Baskett Bible, has now been meticulously restored by a local preservation expert, say members of the NSHA. Al Menard, archivist for the preservation group headquartered…

May 19, 2026

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