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Multiple vehicles involved in early morning crash in Seekonk
(WJAR) — An early morning crash affected Tuesday's morning commute on I-195 in Seekonk. The crash closed lanes around 7:52 a.m. on the eastbound side and westbound side near Exit 1. An NBC 10 news crew was on the scene when some vehicles involved were being towed away. Around...
Bob's To Close Fitchburg, Westborough Stores After Filing For Bankruptcy
The stores will remain open through July 14 as the company sells its remaining items at greatly reduced prices. Some things were marked down as much as 70 percent, according to a news release. The company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy late last month, is $29.4 million in debt,...
Pawtucket Mayor Grebien talks City Hall repairs, Tidewater Landing on '10 News Conference'
Pawtucket Mayor Don Grebien talks to NBC 10's Gene Valicenti about the extensive repairs needed on the tower at City Hall. They also talk about the Tidewater Landing soccer stadium project and economic development in the city. Grebien also shares his views on affordable housing and the city's schools.
Tickets Now Available For All FRINGEPVD Performances
Tickets and passes are now available for all performances at the 11th Annual FringePVD: The Providence Fringe Festival presented by The Wilbury Theatre Group, July 14 - 27, 2024. This year's FringePVD features over 50 in-person and online performances from 15 different states at over ten venues across the Valley Arts District including 50 Sims, ALCO, Farm Fresh RI, LitArts RI, PUBLIC Shop + Gallery, The Steel Yard, Teatro ECAS, WaterFire Arts Center, and Wilbury Theatre Group. For tickets and passes, visit www.FringePVD.org.
Emma Watson gave Rhode Island, and Brown University, a big shoutout. Here's what she said.
Emma Watson just gave a major shout out to Rhode Island in a recent Instagram post. The former "Harry Potter" star directed and featured in a commercial for Renais, her gin brand, launched with her brother, Alex Watson. "The US has been my second home since I first went to...
Providence approves $600M budget. Here's what's new and what is changing.
The policy academy was bumped to May 2025 to save money on this fiscal year. The city's commercial property tax rate, one of the highest in the country, stays the same. PROVIDENCE − The city will have a nearly $600-million budget after its approval last week, with an increase in funding for Providence Public Schools and changes to residential property taxes.
Pineview/E.P. Central wins back-to-back thrillers for District II Senior Division title
PAWTUCKET – Last season, the Pineview Senior League all-star baseball team handily swept East Providence Central in a best-of-three series to capture the District II championship. This year, Pineview joined forces with E.P. Central to repeat as district champs, but unlike last summer’s title series, Pineview/E.P. Central needed to...
Meet Greater Fall River's High School Lacrosse All-Scholastic Team
FALL RIVER — The Herald News continues Spring All-Scholastics with lacrosse all-stars. Somerset Berkley and Westport kicked off their inaugural season in the Greater Fall River area in 2024. The Raiders had a boys and girls team while the Wildcats fielded a boys team. Westport and SBR girls had the lone wins out of the three teams.
SYNTHETIC TURF FIELD AT SLATER MIDDLE SCHOOL
PAWTUCKET – Slater Middle School in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, reached a significant milestone Thursday with the official groundbreaking ceremony for its new synthetic turf field, enhancing greenspace for students and residents alike. MAYOR DONALD GREBIEN. The event was attended by community leaders, including Mayor Donald Grebien, Lieutenant Governor Sabina...
Major power outage in Pawtucket
PAWTUCKET - A power outage is impacting some 7,000 customers in Pawtucket and Central Falls. No cause for the outage has been announced. According to the RI Energy site, power should be restored by 10 a.m. for most areas. Some customers saw power come back on shortly before 7 a.m.
Rewilding Roger Williams: How did fish get into the park’s ponds?
PROVIDENCE — On any nice day at Roger Williams Park, among the strollers, bird watchers, and zoo visitors, there’s often a cohort of folks fishing. Bass, stripers, and several different types of sunfish all make their home in the park’s series of waterways. “We see carp here that are three feet long,” Providence Parks Department deputy superintendent Brian Byrnes said during a recent interview with ecoRI News.
Memorial Hospital deteriorating as certificate set to expire
PAWTUCKET – The continued lack of redevelopment at the former Memorial Hospital has been frustrating, say city officials, but they remain hopeful about its future. Memorial Hospital remains under private ownership, Grace Voll, spokesperson for Mayor Donald Grebien said, and has a temporary certificate of occupancy through August.
Chellel aims for another term on Pawtucket School Committee
PAWTUCKET – Touting the benefit of continuity and a thorough understanding of the complexity of the unified high school construction project, James Chellel Jr. is asking voters to elect him to a second term on the Pawtucket School Committee. “I am grateful to the voters for returning me to...
Ex-city councilor's upscale Taunton 'speakeasy' closing for good. Why, what'll replace it?
TAUNTON — Another business is saying goodbye to downtown Taunton very soon. The upscale cocktail bar National Charter 957, located at 9 Taunton Green, will be closing its doors permanently on July 13, after about a year and half of being in business. As stated on its Facebook page,...
Flock surveillance cameras becoming more prevalent in Pawtucket
PAWTUCKET – Residents have been noticing more cameras going up at busy spots throughout the city, but these ones are designed to capture car features, not speed or red-light infractions. The Breeze reported last September that these crime-fighting cameras from Flock Safety Inc., utilized to track cars used by...
Jerod Mayo introducing element at Patriots practice that Bill Belichick avoided
Since Robert Kraft named Jerod Mayo the next head coach of the New England Patriots, there have been high expectations regarding the types of changes he will implement, some of which are long needed. Because Bill Belichick had run things the same way for over twenty years, the idea of...
2 University Orthopedics surgeons tapped for new leadership roles
East Providence, R.I.-based University Orthopedics surgeons Brett Owens, MD, and Valentin Antoci, MD, have been tapped for new leadership roles in the community. Dr. Owens will serve as division chief of sports medicine for the department of orthopedics at Lifespan and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, both based in Providence, R.I., while Dr. Antoci will serve as division chief of arthroplasty of the department of orthopedics at Lifespan and the medical school, according to a July 1 news release.
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