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Cass Park marks start of shing season with Carignan Derby

WOONSOCKET – After a long winter, local kids will get the chance to begin another season of outdoor activities as the annual Ernest A. Carignan Jr. Memorial Fishing Derby kicks off the state’s opening day of fishing Saturday morning at Cass Park on...

Classic coming-of-age tale ‘The Outsiders’ still resonates

When Jaydon Nget was a freshman in high school, he had to read S.E. Hinton’s book, “The Outsiders.” “I wasn’t much of a reader, but I was hooked on this book for quite some time,” the Houston native says. “It’s so relatable, such a heartfelt...

Artemis II astronauts make long-distance call

HOUSTON — Still aglow from their triumphant lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts made more history Tuesday: calling their friends aboard the International Space Station hundreds of thousands of miles away as they headed home from the moon. It was...

SPRING MEANING

WOONSOCKET – After a winter hibernation, the St. Ann Arts & Cultural Center is ready to open its doors to another season of tours and events highlighting the religious artwork of one-time city resident Guido Nincheri. Nincheri, an Italian artist based...

FUNDING THE POLICE

PAWTUCKET – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Gabe Amo remained in town Tuesday to help Mayor Donald Grebien and Public Safety Director/ Police Chief Tina Goncalves unveil three new, state-of-the-art vehicles and other equipment purchased...

R.I. Corporate Career Fair a hit with job seekers regionwide

PAWTUCKET – City resident Kevin Lester owns his carpet-cleaning business, but because times have become harder for him, he said he didn’t have a choice but to seek more financial help. That, in essence, is the reason he attended the Rhode Island...

Want to buy a re truck? Inquire with WFD.

WOONSOCKET – Anyone interested in buying an outdated, partially-operable fire truck? The Woonsocket Fire Department has one for sale, and it’s now sitting outside the Cumberland Hill Road station. Back on March 16, the City Council voted unanimously...

Police say driver was drunk at double legal limit when he crashed

WOONSOCKET – A city man had more than twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system when police zeroed in on him for speeding, but his miseries were compounded when he struck another vehicle as he was pulled over. Weverton Desamendes, 24, of 553...

Capron Park Zoo sta, patrons oppose plan to close it

ATTLEBORO — Despite the sunny weather Wednesday morning, a somber atmosphere enveloped Capron Park Zoo as staff and patrons alike mingled with animals while attempting to hold back tears, following the mayor’s announcement of drastic plans to change...

LIVING ON

Above, city officials and a police honor guard join members of the Blackstone Valley Schools Co-op team before the start of the RIIL Division-II boys hockey championship between BVS and Lincoln at Amica Mutual Pavilion Wednesday. The team captured the...

New lease on life for Club building

Woonsocket Mayor Chris Beauchamp, left, is joined by Carlos Rodrigues, owner and developer of CW Rodrigues Enterprises, Lauren Hartshorn, manager of Nova Commons, and Woonsocket City Councilwoman Valerie Gonzalez, from left, as they take part in a...

Where do you get your zeppoles?

RIFC fans enjoy home opener at Centreville Bank Stadium

PAWTUCKET – Warwick resident Tim O’Keefe stood in the old Apex department store parking lot nursing a Best Day Brewing Electro-Lime non-alcoholic beer early Saturday afternoon and confessed he didn’t know where the time went. He and dozens of other...

Students subdued and killed Islamic terrorist a er attack

A former Army National Guard member who had spent eight years in prison for attempting to aid the Islamic State opened fire on a classroom at Virginia’s Old Dominion University on Thursday before ROTC students subdued and killed him, authorities...

DISCO EVOLUTION

KINGSTON — For most college students, going places where there’s music and dancing is all just part of the experience. However, a group of University of Rhode Island students has found a way to use that potential energy to save lives. Caeley Cranstoun...

Centreville Bank Stadium to host comedian Bill Burr in June

PAWTUCKET – Centreville Bank Stadium General Manager Paul Byrne announced Tuesday morning that the arena will host its first-ever ticketed, non-sporting event on Friday, June 12, and that it will feature Grammy-nominated comedian Bill Burr. He will...

How will you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?

St. Patrick’s Parade wows crowds from around Blackstone Valley

PAWTUCKET – For decades now, lifetime city resident Mary Araujo has attended the Pawtucket St. Patrick’s Parade every early March, but she had added incentive when the beloved annual event began Saturday at noon. “Obviously, I’m here to see my husband...

‘Above the crowd’

BURRILLVILLE – During a snowstorm at his home on Tuesday afternoon, George Barber sat at his kitchen table with daughter Cathy Jenks and described his thoughts about turning 100 years old three days later. “Can I believe it’s almost here? No,” said...

Historic storm earned its place among generational blizzards

The Blizzard of 2026 will be remembered for the way it kept coming and coming and coming. It was a 24-hour stretch when flakes piled into feet, roads disappeared, and the world shrank to shoveled paths, snowbanks, the glow of a neighbor’s porch light...

‘Ghosts’ at Gamm all about secrets, lies and appearances

WARWICK – Henrik Ibsen wrote his groundbreaking plays in the 19th century, but his observations about people and society still resonate. The Sandra Feinstein Gamm Theatre has staged insightful productions of the Norwegian’s work over the past 15...

D’Agostino lauds DPW for blizzard cleanup

WOONSOCKET – Department of Public Works Director Steve D’Agostino spent a portion of Monday night’s City Council meeting lauding the work done by those under his leadership and other city departments during the cleanup of the Blizzard of...

City officials cut ribbon on new Albert G. Brien Animal Shelter

WOONSOCKET – Dozens of Blackstone Valley residents flocked to the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Albert G. Brien Memorial Animal Shelter late Saturday morning. So many people arrived to the 11 a.m. fete, DPW Director Steve D’Agostino hollered...

Seekonk man suspected in murder, double fatal car crash in Swansea

SEEKONK – A town resident allegedly fatally shot a man in Rhode Island before fleeing into Massachusetts where police say his vehicle ended up in a fiery crash that killed two others. Demitri Sousa, 28, of Seekonk is the suspect in the shooting and...

37.9 inches of snow hit RI. How did that happen?

A nearly incomprehensible amount of snow fell on Providence, much of Rhode Island and the surrounding region late Sunday through Monday. The city recorded 37.9 inches at T.F. Green International Airport, its official observation location. The tally...

Police: Hockey game gunman was frequent xture at son’s games

PAWTUCKET – Police Chief Tina Goncalves revealed during a late Tuesday afternoon press conference that the Lynch Arena shooter who killed two members of his family and injured his parents and a friend had previous family issues, but that family members...

Politician, civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies at 84

CHICAGO — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and twotime presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader’s assassination, died Tuesday. He was 84. As a young organizer...

3 KILLED AT LYNCH ARENA

PAWTUCKET — Three people are confirmed dead and three additional people were sent to local hospitals with injuries after gun shots were fired inside Dennis M. Lynch Arena on Monday afternoon during a R.I. Interscholastic League boys hockey...

LOVE FINDS A WAY

For Rachel Kemp-Dickerson and her husband, Jason Dickerson, love’s return began with an eerie choice of seeing opportunity in crisis. On February 23, 2023, not long after Valentine’s Day, a stunned hush fell over them, a moment when a heart and time...

CHARITIES HIT JACKPOT

LINCOLN – Elizabeth Suever wasn’t even supposed to be playing in the 12th annual Bally’s Charity Holiday Blackjack Tournament at the Twin River Casino on a recent afternoon. When Suever, the Bally’s Vice President of Government Relations, learned that...

Offcials celebrate completion of ‘Millrace District’ housing

WOONSOCKET – After years of planning and development, NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley (NWBRV) this week cut the ribbon on the now complete 70-unit Millrace District affordable housing complex at Market square. The project begun by NeighborWorks...

Comm. Players bring cult classic ‘Harold and Maude’ to the stage

PAWTUCKET – Harold is just 19, lonely and obsessed with death. Maude is 79 and in love with life. The pair’s relationship is at the center of the play named for them, “Harold and Maude,” the coming production in the Community Players’ 104th season. A...

Renee Ciambrone to reign over 2026 NRICA Mardi Gras LONG LIVE THE QUEEN

WOONSOCKET – After weeks of charitable fundraising by three contestants, the Northern Rhode Island Council of the Arts (NRICA) on Sunday crowned Renee Ciambrone of Woonsocket as the 2026 Queen of Mardi Gras. Ciambrone claimed her title for raising the...

GET IT WHILE IT’S HOT

Chartwells chefs Laurie Phillips-Cox, left, and Andrew Nycz prepare fresh pesto and alfredo gnocci made with locally-grown potatoes during a locally-sourced potato event held in collaboration with Farm Fresh RI, at Cumberland High School Wednesday....

MILK FUND FINALE

WOONSOCKET – The Milk Fund holds a healthy sum in its account for nutritional support to local families and individuals after its 2025 Appeal during the month of December ended with a final tally of $62,486. That sum, which includes an expected $1,000...

Winter sports abound at Lincoln Woods State Park

LINCOLN – Aficionados of winter sports are taking advantage of the recent heavy snowfall and cold temps to enjoy winter activities at Lincoln Woods and other area state parks normally requiring a trip to Northern New England. Snow depths topping a...

Tragedy claims 7 lives as Mass. shing boat sinks in frigid waters

BOSTON — The seven victims of a marine disaster that devastated a storied Massachusetts fishing town included a fifth-generation fisherman, a young federal fisheries observer and a father-and-son crew duo. All died when their fishing boat, the Lily...

Flipping over winter: Some see season’s snow, chill as an opportunity

Most people aren’t big fans of deep snow and bone-rattling cold. But, as odd as this may sound, there are those among us who cherish a brutal winter day outside as much as others do a hot, sunny day at the beach. Sun Chronicle reporters donned their...

Three contestants vie for Mardi Gras queen crown

WOONSOCKET — The race is on for the title of Mardi Gras Queen 2026. The Northern Rhode Island Council of the Arts (NRICA) currently has three contestants vying to be crowned queen of the 2026 Mardi Gras Ball festivities. This is the NRICA’s 31st Mardi...

IN FULL BLOOM

JWOONSOCKET oanne Deroy’s dissatisfaction grew and grew, and it finally reached a fever pitch about a year ago. She had spent at least a quarter century designing floral arrangements at big grocery chains, but had always craved doing her own...

How did you spend your day during the snowstorm?

Thundermist taking healthcare on the go with new mobile unit

SOUTH KINGSTOWN —When a patient can’t get to the doctor, sometimes the doctor comes to them. That’s the philosophy behind Thundermist Health Center’s newest innovation: Rolling Thunder. Rolling Thunder is a 37-foot mobile medical unit, newly launched...

Ocials celebrate new PCF Transit Center Passenger Amenity Building

PAWTUCKET – When the Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center opened two years ago this week, city, state and federal officials were thrilled with the long-awaited accomplishment, but they also knew something was missing: That happened to be an indoor...

Cooking classes at Farmers Market are hot ticket

PAWTUCKET – It was one day last April when Krakatoa Garden owner Louie Curran sent an email to Pawtucket Farmers Market Director Lisa Kellogg suggesting the market allow her to conduct her own cooking classes as part of the atmosphere on Friday...

Boutte-ful day for Pats

New England’s Kayshon Boutte hauls in a miraculous catch for a touchdown during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s AFC Divisional Round game between the Patriots and the Houston Texans at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. Drake Maye threw three...