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Tikoian: Preserve the village character of Smithfield

Smithfield is more than a town on a map. It is a community made up of distinct villages, each with its own history, character, traditions, and sense of identity. From Esmond to Greenville, to Georgiaville, Spragueville, Stillwater and places in…

October 20, 2026

Cumberland, look just over the state line to see how good we have it on waste disposal

God help us if we Cumberland residents ever see 35-gallon trash limits. We have no idea how easy we have it on curbside trash and recycling capacity. Rhode Island as a whole is way behind Massachusetts when it comes to…

October 16, 2026

Someone died today, and I can’t stop thinking about it

I stood on a street in Pawtucket today, surrounded by strangers, watching a tragedy unfold. And hours later, I am still struggling with what I witnessed. Not because death is unfamiliar to me. Quite the opposite. I have spent over…

October 12, 2026

McLean: People over party, focus on qualifications, not affiliations

Our national, state, and local politics have reached a point where the two-party system seems to serve itself more than the people it was created to represent. Both major parties have drifted toward their extremes, not because most Americans are…

October 10, 2026

A call to protect your right to participate freely in Scituate Town Financial Meeting

On Nov. 3, Scituate residents will find Local Question #1 on the ballot. The act regards future motions made at Scituate’s annual Financial Town Meeting. This ballot question required Rhode Island state legislative approval, (S 3316, enacted 06/24/2026) as our…

October 6, 2026

The race to relevance: What my first year leading a chamber taught me

By Monika P. Zuluaga, President & CEO, Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce Someone said something to me this year that I haven’t been able to shake. “Chambers of Commerce lack innovation.” I wasn’t offended. I actually agreed. After a…

September 28, 2026

I had lunch with one of my internet critics

We’ve all seen them, and probably tried to block them out as much as possible. They comment under every story, turning even the most innocuous topic or conversation into something worthy of mass outrage. I’ve had more than my share…

September 18, 2026

Rosenberg: Four audiobooks with New England angles

Books by New Englanders or set in New England are on tap this month — including two featuring a Rhode Island narrator and author/storyteller. “The Worst” By Mark Binder, read by Binder. Light Publications, 5¾ hours, $6.99. Or order directly…

September 15, 2026

Were they really election upsets? The voting booth still holds power

My father never missed an opportunity to cast his vote. He was part of the “Incredible Generation” of Black men and women who put their lives on the line for the right to cast a ballot. My father, a World…

September 15, 2026

Give people hope: The winning recipe for political campaigns and nonprofits

A little after 9 p.m. on Wednesday, inside Narragansett Brewery in Fox Point, more than 100 people who worked for or around Mayor Brett Smiley stood holding beers that had gone flat an hour earlier. City staff. A handful of…

September 10, 2026

What’s being proposed in Smithfield shouldn’t be hard to find

One of the things I have learned working in local government is that there can be a considerable difference between information being public and information actually being easy to find. Planning applications are a good example. The plans, supporting documents,…

September 10, 2026

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