Cumberland News

Thirty years later, Aaron Fricke's story goes live on stage

CHS student's fight to bring same-sex date to 1980 prom was huge civil rights victory

by MARCIA GREEN, Valley Breeze Editor

CUMBERLAND - Aaron Fricke turned 50 years old this year in San Francisco.

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Cumberland Hill businesses seek support for special fire district meeting

CUMBERLAND - Business owners and residents of Cumberland Hill who oppose the fire department's two-tiered tax plan are mobilizing a petition drive to demand a special meeting that reconsiders the idea

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Thieves grab copper pipes - even in occupied houses

In Cumberland, manhole covers are targeted

by SANDRA PHANEUF, Valley Breeze Staff Writer

WOONSOCKET - Every night before leaving his property at 515 East School St., Duane Carlisle secures boards to the door of the basement, driving screws into the interior wall.

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Workshops on social media for job seekers

CUMBERLAND - The Cumberland Public Library will host a free workshop series, Social Media for Job Seekers, a two-part series, on Monday, Feb.

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Emmanuel Church offers Lenten services

CUMBERLAND - Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Nate Whipple Highway, announces the following Lenten services.

Feb. 26 to March 25: Adult formation class at 10 a.m. every Sunday between services.

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5th annual Interfaith Conference focuses on climate change

PROVIDENCE - The 5th annual Rhode Island Interfaith Conference, "Ethics of Climate Change," will be held Tuesday, Feb. 28, from 4:30 to 9 p.m.

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Dinner-dance fund-raiser honors late Melissa Gauthier March 10

CUMBERLAND - Family and friends of the late Melissa Gauthier are holding a dinner-dance fund-raiser to benefit Autism Speaks, an organization dedicated to increasing awareness of autism spectrum diso

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Irish Celebration fund-raiser set for March 2

CENTRAL FALLS - The 15th annual Irish Celebration fund-raiser for the Ralph J. Holden Memorial Scholarship Fund will be held Friday, March 2, at Club Madeirense, 46 Madeira Ave., from 7 p.m.

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E-book searches can be narrowed to 'show available'

CUMBERLAND - Readers searching for e-books frustrated by waiting lists can search through only the available titles, said Celeste Dyer, director of the Cumberland Public Library.

Go to riezone.lib.o

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Library trustees meet Tuesday

CUMBERLAND - The Cumberland Public Library trustees will meet Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 6:30 p.m. in the Conference Room of the library.

For more information, call 401-333-2552, ext. 126.

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Signature drive for RNC delegates tonight

CUMBERLAND - The Cumberland Republican Town Committee is collecting signatures tonight, Thursday, Feb.

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Tea Party meets Tuesday

CUMBERLAND - The Cumberland Tea Party Group will hold its next regular meeting in the Hayden Center at the Cumberland Public Library, 1464 Diamond Hill Road, on Tuesday, Feb.

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CHS PTO meets next week; Tdap vaccines on March 3

CUMBERLAND - The next Cumberland High School PTO meeting will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 6:30 p.m. in the CHS library. Supt. Philip Thornton will discuss district progress at 7 p.m.

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