Pawtucket

Oliveros, Fraettarelli are tops at Tolman High

PAWTUCKET - Alison Oliveros is valedictorian and Sierra Fraettarelli salutatorian for the Class of 2013 at Tolman High School. Oliveros, daughter of Martha Nemocon and Jose Oliveros, finished first... more

Food truck proposal heads to City Council

Eateries on wheels 'an important part of the new economy'
PAWTUCKET - The head of the Pawtucket Foundation is asking the City Council to revise local ordinances that currently prohibit outside food trucks from coming into the city to sell their edible... more

Council agrees to ease rules to streamline process for businesses

PAWTUCKET - The Pawtucket City Council approved new zoning rules this month that streamline the permitting process to allow business owners to more easily move into the city. Members of a local... more

Bond rating steady; negative outlook remains

PAWTUCKET - Moody's Investors Service has affirmed the city's Baa2 rating on its $38.3 million of outstanding long-term debt, but has also maintained a "negative outlook" on that debt. While... more

Pawtucket to hold gun buy-back program on June 1

PAWTUCKET - To get unwanted guns off city streets, a Pawtucket Police Gun Buy-back program will be held on Saturday, June 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the police substation, 270 Armistice Blvd.,... more

Pawtucket Police Department announces annual award winners

PAWTUCKET - The Pawtucket Police Department held its annual awards and memorial ceremony last week at the Veterans Memorial amphitheater to honor the achievements of its officers and to memorialize... more

The week that was

Freight Street residents arrested for drug operation Members of the Pawtucket Police Special Squad executed a court-approved search warrant last Thursday at 125 Freight St., Apt. 3, and arrested two... more

Million-mile trucker logs 40th year in instructor's role

SMITHFIELD - It's not your usual classroom, considering that its major components aren't 18 desks and a blackboard, but 18 wheels and a 500-horsepower engine. And then there's the teacher: a... more