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Offer in place for former Broncos Highway restaurant and activity center
BURRILLVILLE – The former restaurant and fun center at 1950 Broncos Highway could soon be sold. Kyle Seyboth, of the Seyboth Team at Century 21, said there’s been an offer on the property, which was most recently operated as Chapman’s.
Car crashes into pole in Woonsocket
An area of Woonsocket is expected to have power restored Wednesday night after a car snapped a pole. Officials said a car crashed into a pole on River Street at approximately 3 p.m. Chief Thomas Oates told NBC 10 the driver of the car was not injured. Rhode Island Energy...
Horse, owner escape serious injury after accident along trail at Douglas State Forest
DOUGLAS — Sara DiPietro of Burrillville, R.I., and her 23-year-old horse, Hunter, escaped serious injury when the horse stumbled on a rock and went down while they and a small group were walking the Saddle Trail Wednesday afternoon at Douglas State Forest. DiPierto was pinned under Hunter for "a good hot second"...
Pawtucket woman takes beautification into her own hands
PAWTUCKET – A neighbor of Slater Park grew so tired of how unwelcoming a “Welcome to Pawtucket” sign near her home looked that she decided to do something about it. The longtime Parkside Avenue resident, who asked to remain anonymous, said she’d been thinking of doing some beautification around the sign for years, but was unsure on whether private caretaking was allowed. She decided last fall to just go for it.
With urgency, North Smithfield council explores reworked plan for police station
NORTH SMITHFIELD – Town Council members say they want a firm plan in place toward achieving a fully renovated police station before elections this fall, avoiding more years of delays and inaction. The council, meeting as the Municipal Building Review Task Force on April 24, debated the merits of...
Woonsocket's Brickle Group celebrates two more big contracts
WOONSOCKET – The city-based Brickle Group has been making berets for the U.S. Military for more than two decades, but company representatives say they don’t take anything for granted when a new solicitation for bids is done every five years. Leaders of the diversified textile company said they...
Man faces charges after crashing into Bellingham home
BELLINGHAM, Mass. (WLNE) — A man was arrested yesterday after police say he crashed into a house yesterday. The accident happened on Ray Avenue. 46-year-old Christopher Lockwood is facing charges of operating under the influence, operating to endanger, and possession of heroin. Lockwood is expected to be arraigned at...
North Providence mayor reported he was being harassed. A fired employee has been charged.
NORTH PROVIDENCE – A 54-year-old resident and former town employee is accused of participating in a conspiracy to stalk Mayor Charles A. Lombardi and maliciously damage his car, police said. Rhode Island State Police said the man has been charged with stalking, vandalism/malicious damage to property and two counts...
Driver high on meth led police on chase through multiple Mass. towns, authorities say
A driver accused of leading police on a chase through several towns and sending his truck crashing down a retaining wall in an attempt to escape was high on methamphetamine, Massachusetts State Police said Wednesday. The situation started around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday when police in Middleton began pursuit of a...
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