
Lack of plows leads to delays, higher costs
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CUMBERLAND – The increasing price tag of being a plow driver is hurting local communities in the form of higher costs and slower responses to storms, say area officials, who are looking for new and creative ways to address the situation.
Cumberland Highway Supt. Frank Stowik told The Breeze that... more
For one couple, a stranger’s kindness in hospital made the difference
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WOONSOCKET – For Dolores Daly of Wood Avenue, Oct. 24 was a long day.
The previous morning, her husband, Joseph, had been admitted to Landmark Medical Center with dangerously low blood sugar. As the day progressed and hospital staff took more blood samples from Joe’s arm, it became clear the... more
Community outraged as convicted child rapist moves to Lincoln
Community outraged as convicted child rapist moves to Lincoln
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LINCOLN – Town residents were rattled by last week’s news that a convicted sex offender had settled down in town.
After police... more
Historic signs, bus structures coming to Esmond and Georgiaville
SMITHFIELD – Gilded green signs signifying the historic villages of Esmond and Georgiaville were completed last week thanks to a... more
Kendall Dean project nears completion, but questions abound
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NORTH SMITHFIELD – It’s been five years since voters approved a $5.2 million bond to renovate the former Kendall Dean School... more
The Observer, Smithfield & West
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Woonsocket, North Smithfield
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- Police getting a hand from neighbors in identifying out-of-city plates
- WHS ornaments on sale starting Dec. 16
- City’s first two solar farms get green light to start construction
Cumberland, Lincoln area
- New England Humane Society will fill former Cumberland animal shelter
- Man behind blocked Mendon Road housing: I’ll sue
- Town pursues grant to renovate Diamond Hill ski lodge
- Lincoln won’t punish students with lunch debt; meals will be served
Pawtucket
- Second sting since spring under city’s upheld body works ordinance
- Futures foretold by outsiders?
- City officials remind residents of snow rules