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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
The Town Council hosted a public hearing on the proposal Tuesday.

Smithfield council says no to data centers

SMITHFIELD – Agreeing with the overwhelming sentiment in the room, the Town Council voted Tuesday to effectively ban development of data centers in town. Council chambers were packed with residents opposed to creation of any future data center within Smithfield’s limits,…
May 6, 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
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 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
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