GLOCESTER – In 1929, the LaVoie family of Glocester converted two trolley cars from the Old Woonsocket Fairmont line into a diner and kitchen, opening the doors to the Purple Cat Diner.
CUMBERLAND – Local preservationists say they want to replicate what’s been done in other area communities and institute a local law on preserving stone walls.
WOONSOCKET – The newly-renamed Woonsocket Education Center might still be under construction on Main Street, but state officials are moving forward with their plans to bring career-oriented tr…
WOONSOCKET – The newly announced Woonsocket treatment and diversion program designed to keep drug offenders out of state prisons could eventually serve as the gold standard for how to address …
NORTH PROVIDENCE – A new police contract in North Providence is fair to all sides, say representatives involved with negotiations, rewarding p…
PAWTUCKET – The owners of the Read-Ott House at 97 Walcott St. have until May 6 to start work on an exterior restoration of the old mansion or…
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