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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...
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.
Students and teachers in Providence plan to rally in support of ethnic studies
(WJAR) — Some students and teachers in Providence are pushing for the teaching of ethnic studies in schools. They are having a rally on Thursday in support of a recently passed school board resolution. That resolution would require ethnic studies be taught as a social studies course, and students...
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...
Wet, mild weather could lead to busy mosquito and tick season
SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - It’s getting to be that time of year when bug spray is a necessity for anyone spending time outside and we could be dealing with more mosquitoes this spring than we’ve seen in the past. “It’s not fun. I don’t like mosquitos. It’s not...
Nonprofit organization to move into iconic Apex building in Pawtucket
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WJAR) — A Pawtucket landmark has a new purpose. A nonprofit called “Sleep in Heavenly Peace” is moving into the iconic Apex building, leasing the old garden center. "We very excited about it,” Gail Sebastiao of Sleep in Heavenly Peace said. Pawtucket acquired the...
Athletic Hall of Fame coming to Taunton High School
TAUNTON, Mass. (WLNE) — Taunton High School announced Thursday that an Athletic Hall of Fame will be established to recognize and honor achievements of former student-athletes, coaches and teams. “We are thrilled to launch our Athletics Hall of Fame and recognize the outstanding contributions of our former student-athletes, teams,...
One-Day Warm Up!
Enjoy this warm up today for most. Temperatures expected to head into the lower-70s. Along the coast, values will be cooler. In the meantime, dry conditions will prevail locally with a high of 72 in Providence. Pleasant weather will extend into tomorrow with the thermometer dipping into the lower 60s with clouds in the morning leading to mostly sunny skies by the afternoon. Similar temperatures on Saturday with a slight chance for showers late in the day. Not a washout of a day. Rain chances increase Saturday night into Sunday with temperatures falling to mid-50s. Not much head for Cinco de Mayo. Mild air makes a comeback by Monday into the 70s with drier conditions.
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