LINCOLN – Through the efforts of Lincoln High School math teacher Peter Prendergast, Lincoln students have collected over 1,000 letters to send to troops far from home, as part of

PROVIDENCE – Another of 47 local Mr. Potato Heads created nearly 25 years ago in partnership with Pawtucket-based Hasbro has gotten new life in Providence, after representatives from Santoro Oil

Last January, Democrats took control of the U.S. House and started delivering on the promises we made to raise wages, lower healthcare and prescription drug costs and crack down on

WOONSOCKET – When it comes to local convenience store chains, Roger Lapierre’s Li’l General has outlasted many of the names from yesteryear.

WARWICK – The Valley Breeze won 11 awards among the 153 given to journalists throughout the state for writing, design and photography in the Rhode Island Press Association’s editorial contest

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CUMBERLAND – Clipper, the golden retriever with the special skills, made the next stop on his introductory tour with a visit to the School Committee.

PAWTUCKET – City residents will see McCoy Stadium knocked down in early spring of next year to make way for a new unified city high school, says Mayor Donald Grebien,

NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. – Class of 2015 Cumberland High alums Paul Parks III, Victoria Parks and Kendra Walker are spreading their message of “Eat ice cream. Be happy.” at Frisbie’s

CUMBERLAND – Cumberland House of Pizza wasn’t your traditional multi-generation family business, passed down from parents to children and then grandchildren.

CUMBERLAND – Crossing guards who work every morning and afternoon along Broad Street in Cumberland say the situation with drivers has gotten so bad that they work every day in

PAWTUCKET – Not yet two years into their nonprofit experiment, the owners of the Pawtucket Electromagnetic Pinball Museum say the response from the public has been beyond their wildest dreams.

PAWTUCKET – Sharon Bishop, a world language/Spanish teacher at William M. Davies Jr. Career and Technical High School and a Pawtucket resident, will appear on “Jeopardy!” this Friday, July 28,

CUMBERLAND – Ken and Nichole Koury of Woonsocket say they have no regrets after taking over the former Skeff’s and establishing Koury’s Tavern on Manville Hill Road.

LINCOLN – Old Orchard Farm’s new owners, Ashley Schofield and Tina Pare, both of Cumberland, say they are excited to take on this big responsibility in Manville’s small community.

LINCOLN – Fire Chief Richard Andrews retired last Friday after serving Lincoln for more than 50 years.

BLACKSTONE/NORTH SMITHFIELD – According to Blackstone Police Chief Gregory Gilmore, since January 2020, there have been approximately 40 crashes at the St. Paul Street bridge at the town line with

CUMBERLAND – As new president of the Rhode Island Veterinary Medical Association, Joyce Gifford says she’s excited about the opportunity to give back to the profession that has allowed her

LINCOLN – Students at Lincoln High School will be launching their own food truck project, taking their education on the road.

LINCOLN – With the help of a grant from the Main Street RI Streetscape Improvement Fund, Front Street will be getting a makeover that is both practical and aesthetically pleasing,

CUMBERLAND – With 200 miles of town-owned roadways and 30 miles of state-owned roads, this town can’t feasibly have sidewalks everywhere, but strategic pedestrian amenities can have wide benefits for

LINCOLN – Twenty-two students from William M. Davies Jr. Career and Technical High School are being celebrated for their multilingual competence with The Seal of Biliteracy, an endorsement from the

CUMBERLAND – A soft opening at Phantom Farms Brewing over the weekend was packed with friends and relatives of the Macari family.

LINCOLN – For years, a covered horse-drawn carriage, complete with a full-sized horse statue, sat in the same spot on Blacksmith Road, which connects Grandview Avenue to Carriage Drive in

LINCOLN – Lincoln High School has purchased its long-awaited food truck, making it the first school in the state to do so.

LINCOLN – Nick Maresca is back home – in more ways than one.

LINCOLN – From the boxing ring to the small screen, Rhode Island’s Kali Reis packs a punch as co-lead in the new season of HBO’s “True Detective.”

SCITUATE – Retired Woonsocket firefighter Rick LaBreche is taking the plunge, jumping into the icy waters at Salty Brine beach in Narragansett once every hour for 24 hours to raise

LINCOLN – For three weekends in a row, starting this Saturday, Butterfly Farm on 679 Great Road is celebrating all things autumn with their family-friendly Fall Fest.

WOONSOCKET – A new initiative from Thundermist Health Center and Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island aims to raise awareness about the importance of having children tested for lead exposure.

SMITHFIELD – Cumberland beat Smithfield’s 10 p.m. curfew.

SMITHFIELD – The owners of Knock On Wood Furniture say they have been hustling for the past two weeks putting a whole lot of furniture together in advance of a

WOONSOCKET – The Eastern Medicine Singers, along with Lee Mangano of ICR Drummers, will be coming to Woonsocket’s Millrace Complex, 40 South Main St., to offer free drum lessons every

NORTH SMITHFIELD – Town resident Evelyn Albrecht is spending this summer searching for rare turtles in Rhode Island with K9 Newt.

NORTH PROVIDENCE – Ken Postle recalls how, back in 2016, he was appalled at the condition of the Hutchinson Lot off Smithfield Road. The historic cemetery is landlocked, surrounded by

CUMBERLAND – A town resident says his property is slowly being destroyed due to repeated flooding off Mendon Road.

WOONSOCKET/NO. SMITHFIELD – The niece and nephew of long-time Woonsocket and North Smithfield resident Rene Tellier have finished their uncle’s lifelong book project.

LINCOLN – In an effort to more strictly enforce the leash law, the town has doubled the fines for violators caught with an off-leash dog.

PAWTUCKET – Students at Curvin-McCabe Elementary School, the only school in the district without a playground, were surprised with a donation of toys and recess play equipment last week.