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Burrillville basketball coach goes viral selling sports cards to Tom Brady
NEW YORK – A video memorializing an exchange between former Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and Burrillville High School basketball coach Kevin Randall at a sports memorabilia show went viral this week. Randall held a ten minute conversation with the former quarterback at the Fanatics Fest in New York City...
Early voting begins in Johnston; new polling places set
As early voting gets started, Johnston is still in need of poll workers for the Sept. 10 Primary Election. “Currently we are at a shortage of approximately 10-12 poll workers for the upcoming September Election,” said Cinzia Travisono, of Johnston’s Board of Canvassers. “The town is also in need of an additional 5-10 alternate poll workers, in case there are any call outs the morning of the election.”
18-year-old Taunton athlete was full of life, then a condition he didn’t know he had killed him
The family of a Bristol County teen is looking to bring awareness to a condition that killed him and he didn’t know he had it. 18-year-old JJ Facey of Taunton was a decorated soccer player on his way to continue his athletics and academics at Framingham State University. He also worked at the local Hannaford’s. All of that changed on Monday when he passed away.
Police Officers Cleared In Deadly Cranston Shooting
A Falmouth woman has agreed to plead guilty to embezzling more than one-point-three-million-dollars from her employer. Seventy-three-year-old Susan Figuerido faces federal charges of wire fraud and filing false tax returns. She is accused of writing checks to herself from her employer's bank account from 2015 until 2023. Prosecutors say Figuerido...
Woonsocket Cat Sanctuary gears up for its annual sale
WOONSOCKET – Parker may wander around the Woonsocket Cat Sanctuary like he owns the place, but Princess is the real queen of the castle, often found nesting in the very center of the vast, warehouse-like space on top of the shelter’s many cages, quick to swat at any strangers who might get too close. Like many cats, however, she’s affectionate once you get to know her, but only if she likes you.
Two friends join forces to open tattoo shop in Woonsocket
WOONSOCKET – It almost seemed like fate when Victoria Alden and Shyanne Robberson started working at the same tattoo shop on the same day. “We didn’t know, we hadn’t talked to each other in years, and we both showed up, and I was like, ‘wait, I know you,’” Alden told The Breeze.
Bringing the Juice: Woonsocket's Jackson begins pro MMA career with three quick victories
WOONSOCKET – It’s been a few years since Woonsocket native Andre Soukhamthath put the city on the map with his remarkable mixed martial arts career, which included a 2 1/2-year run in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, but Woonsocket may have the region’s next great MMA fighter in Saheeb “The Juice” Jackson.
Ensure pet care with pet trusts
LINCOLN – More people are including plans for pet care, and setting aside funds so their pets can be taken care of after their death or if they move to assisted living in their elder years, according to Daphne Hamilton of McCarthy Law, LLC. Hamilton, who lives in Lincoln,...
Rhode Island's Italian American culture takes center stage in Picozzi's short film
LINCOLN – What does it mean to be – or not to be – Italian American? That is the question Lincoln director Joe Picozzi explores in his upcoming comedic short film, “My Kind of People.”. Partially funded by the Russo Brothers’ Italian American Film Forum fellowship,...
Saki's original owner back in the mix
CUMBERLAND – After selling his business in 2021 to enter retirement, Saki’s Pizzeria’s original owner Kamal Nouhaili says he’s getting back in the pizza game and will bring Saki’s back better than ever. “I want to focus on what can be done to move forward...
Man Allegedly Gets a Beatdown Over Jukebox Song Choice at Rhode Island Bar
In what might be the most dramatic jukebox-related drama of the decade, a Providence, Rhode Island, man found himself in the ER Tuesday morning—apparently for the crime of choosing the wrong song. Yes, police reports state that the man, who’s in his 40s, was subjected to an impromptu brawl...
No vacancies: Hotel for Homeless Dogs seeks fosters and forever homes
CUMBERLAND – The Hotel for Homeless Dogs is fully booked, and owner Susan Joseph is calling on animal lovers to help find housing for their furry guests. Established by Joseph and her family in 2020, the Hotel for Homeless Dogs, 44 Martin St., is marketed as a five-star shelter.
Ann & Hope representatives back with revised drainage plan
CUMBERLAND – Experts working on behalf of the developer on the Ann & Hope Mill redevelopment project returned with a plan for drainage this week, after more than a year of analyzing what to do about flooding on the property. The Ann & Hope property is right in the...
Revisions seek to buy time before historic property demolitions
CUMBERLAND – Officials are in the process of revising the town’s demolition delay ordinance, Planning and Community Development Director Glenn Modica confirmed this week. The revisions, he said, will hopefully help save some old buildings. By establishing timeframes for the Historic District Commission to act after a demolition permit is filed, he said it would buy time to find a potential solution with the owner of a property other than demolition.
Agencies weigh in on Burrillville field, link water concerns to turf
BURRILLVILLE – As the new turf field under construction at Burrillville High School nears completion over a local aquifer, Rhode Island Department of Health and Department of Environmental Management representatives are offering concerns “about the potential for PFAS from the turf field to contaminate groundwater in the area.”
At Catholic cemeteries, changing dynamics mean more education
CRANSTON – Of the 10 cemeteries the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence is responsible for, eight are active at various levels, and least five have space for expansion, including their busiest, St. Ann Cemetery in Cranston. For Anthony Carpinello, director at the Office of Catholic Cemeteries, the job is...
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