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Property sales in North Smithfield between May 29 & June 10
The following is a list of property sales recorded in the North Smithfield Town Clerk’s office between Wednesday, May 29 and Monday, June 10. Seller: Catherine Belisle (trustee) Buyer: Tiffany Vuong. Price: $305,000. 106 Bellevue Ave. Seller: Kevin Hazebrouck. Buyer: Joseph Bueno. Price: $500,000. 170 Providence Pike, Unit 49.
Mushroom hunting, water outage & revaluation visits: Six things to know in North Smithfield this week
The town is warning residents in the area of Country Way that their water service will be shut down for approximately eight hours on Tuesday, June 11 starting at 10 p.m. for demolition and removal of the water tank. Affected properties, including homes on School Street, Maple Avenue, Country Way and Halliwell Boulevard, will receive notices hand-delivered to their door.
Two Massachusetts men face several gun charges after traffic stop
Two Massachusetts men are facing several charges after a traffic stop over the weekend. East Bridgewater police said they were conducting a routine traffic patrol on Saturday, June 8, when a black Volkswagen sedan drove by without an inspection sticker. Officers pulled the vehicle over, and identified the driver as...
Video: Deer crashes through bus windshield in Rhode Island, injuring 3
The deer died on the bus after the crash, according to local reports. Three passengers were injured when a deer jumped through the windshield of a public transit bus in Warwick, R.I. Monday, officials said. Dramatic videos released by the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) show the deer jumping...
Hobby Lobby opens new location at Mass. strip mall
Hobby Lobby has opened its newest location, and the 55,000 square foot store is located in Massachusetts. Hobby Lobby is the largest privately owned arts and crafts retailer in the world, and has opened its doors at Patriot Place in Foxborough, according to a June 11 press release. “We know...
New England Minimum Wage Comparison: How Each State Stacks Up
You probably learned about the minimum wage when you got your first few jobs while still in high school, as I did working at businesses in my hometown. When you're 16, you were quite happy with it, because you were probably still living with your parents and this money was earmarked for college.
Rhode Island man arrested for DUI after driving through construction zone on I-84 in Southington
SOUTHINGTON, Conn. — A Rhode Island man was arrested for driving through a construction zone on Interstate 84 in Southington while under the influence, according to Connecticut state police. State police said they were assisting with traffic and lane closures at a construction project on I-84 West near Exit...
Raw Milk Drinkers Could Increase the Risk of Another Pandemic
At a busy farmer’s market on the outskirts of Annapolis, Maryland, the line in front of the raw dairy table moved briskly. A pregnant woman paid for a half-gallon, as “My Sharona” blared from the overhead speakers.A man wearing a brown cowboy hat pulled jug after jug out of a cooler next to the table. Some people wanted raw milk cheeses, but most of them were there for the milk itself. He brought 140 half-gallons that Saturday, and a little after nine in the morning, there were only nine bottles left.Selling raw milk for human consumption is illegal in Maryland....
Who should be the Providence Journal Baseball Player of the Week for the playoffs? Vote now
We’ve reached the end, folks. The last spring season game of 2023-24 – the last of the academic year, in fact – was played Monday night. Rogers outlasted West Warwick in a best-of-3 finale to capture the Division III baseball title. The Vikings joined Bishop Hendricken in Division I and Westerly in Division II...
American Ice Theatre presents – re:member, a contemporary skating performance
American Ice Theatre presents: re:member, a contemporary skating performance on Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 6 PM at the Cranston Veterans Ice Arena, 900 Phenix Ave, Cranston, RI. Step into the ethereal realm of re:member, a contemporary skating performance that invites you to explore the profound and intricate ways memories...
Warwick man in critical condition after being hit by car
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — A Warwick man is in critical condition after being hit by a car while riding his bike last night. The 58-year-old man was biking on West Shore Road and Yates Avenue. Officers found him unresponsive around 9:30 p.m. The driver, a 61-year-old woman, stayed on...
Mass. State Lottery winner: Nantucket employee wins $2 million prize
A Cape Cod man won a $2 million lottery prize from a $50 scratch ticket game and came forward on Monday to claim his winning ticket. Garen Downie, of Hyannis, was the $2 million winner from a “Lifetime Millions” scratch ticket. He chose to receive his prize in the form of a one-time payment of $1.3 million, before taxes.
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