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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

Catherine Mattson, left, and Andrew Wheeler, in W&H's newly redone interior at their Lincoln headquarters.

Windmoeller & Hoelscher doubles down on Lincoln facility, invests in innovation

LINCOLN – A global manufacturer and leader in packaging innovation has invested significant resources into expanding its home base in Lincoln. That investment, say its leaders, is giving the company space to continue to thrive and expand far into the…

July 13, 2026

Racers pass Woonsocket City Hall on Sunday.

Woonsocket cycling event hailed as a success

WOONSOCKET – The USA Cycling-sanctioned Woonie Crit rolled into downtown Woonsocket on Sunday, July 12, and with a few exceptions, said officials, the bicycle road races largely went off without a hitch. Organizers Sean Clark thanked everyone for their part…

July 11, 2026

Race for their son’s life: Family seeks people willing to help Jack

SMITHFIELD – On the evening of April 23, David Palms and Traci Kuiphoff were setting up to celebrate their son Jack’s fifth birthday. As Kuiphoff wrapped gifts and Palms wrote a birthday card at their kitchen table in East Greenwich,…

July 10, 2026

Cumberland woman achieves ownership dream with affordable home in Pawtucket

PAWTUCKET – In today’s housing market, says one local woman, she would never have been able to afford the home she will now raise her young children in if not for the path she took. The new homeowner, speaking with The…

July 10, 2026

The Peterson-Puritan Superfund Site, which is in the process of being cleaned up and capped.

After years of frustration, Cumberland mayor won’t be attending riverfront reimagining session

CUMBERLAND – Representatives from the Blackstone Watershed Collaborative are inviting the public to a meeting on reimagining at the town’s former polluted riverfront site. Mayor Jeff Mutter, frustrated by years of getting nowhere on an agreement for the town to…

July 9, 2026

Officials line up to cut the ribbon on the official opening.

Aging Well celebrates opening of outdoor recreational green space in Woonsocket

WOONSOCKET – On what was the hottest day of the year so far, 75 or so community members gathered to celebrate the official opening and ribbon cutting of Aging Well’s new outdoor recreational green space. This was a project designed…

July 7, 2026

From left, Deputy Chief Michael Chalek, Assistant Vice President of Public Safety and Chief of Police Michael Jagoda, and Deputy Chief of Police Paul Ricci have all graduated from the FBI National Academy.

North Providence’s Paul Ricci graduates from FBI National Academy

Three URI public safety leaders have completed selective FBI program KINGSTON – North Providence resident and former town police officer Paul Ricci graduated from the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy last month. As the deputy chief of the University of…

July 7, 2026

Families in their own little world at Central Falls summer soccer tournament

CENTRAL FALLS – In June, the Mundialito kicked off its summer soccer tournament at the Project Goal Mini Pitch. The tournaments, which also function as public community block parties, will continue nearly every Saturday this summer. During the games, spectators…

July 6, 2026

Adrienne Marchetti, director of the Pawtucket Soup Kitchen, stands next to the garden where she grows much of the food she uses in her cooking.

Pawtucket Soup Kitchen still operating at Walcott Street location

UPDATE, July 6 – The Local Insider has confirmed that the Pawtucket Soup Kitchen is still operating within its facility on Walcott Street. There are no additional details yet on whether they will be allowed to stay until a new…

July 6, 2026

Pawtucket’s Electromagnetic Pinball Museum celebrates five years of defying expectations

PAWTUCKET – Some said a pinball museum where people play all day for one low fee could never work, says Mike Pare, co-owner of the Electromagnetic Pinball Museum and Restoration, but five years in, they’re proving all doubters wrong. Pare and…

July 5, 2026

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