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Detective Captain Mark Cadoret to retire.

School Budget $3.8M Deficit Looming At last month’s School Committee meeting, new East Providence Superintendent of Schools Rob Perry described a school budget deficit that has been projected to …

Rehoboth

From the Town Clerk's Office

Hello All ~ Happy Fall !! I’m looking forward to the beautiful weather in Rehoboth; should be coming soon!  Speaking of the Fall, I would like to remind all town residents that Town Offices …

Seekonk

Osamequin Farm and Country Carpenters Celebrate the Rebuilding of Hickory Grove

SEEKONK, MA — Osamequin Farm and Country Carpenters invite the community to a Grand Opening Celebration on Saturday, September 12, from 4 - 6pm, marking the completion of the Hickory Grove rebuild …

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Help Wanted:

Positions available Sundays from March 29th thru December 6th, 2026.at the Seekonk Flea Market at Seekonk Speedway every Sunday from 5am-noon. Looking for general help. Call Linda at 401-263-5737.

HELP WANTED

Seekonk Flea Market at the Seekonk Speedway is looking for someone to direct traffic, male preferred, every Sunday between now and December 7th, 7am-12pm, Call Linda at 401-263-5737.

CLEANING SERVICES

CM Cleaning Services Residential/Office:Weekly, biweekly, monthly ,post-construction. Free estimates, good references, affordable rates. Please call/text Marilyn 401-497-8770.

Statement of Interest, Notice of Claim & Acknowledge and Acceptance

https://shorturl.at/MZ6H3 Providence, Rhode Island April 9th See link for details of contact for our registry!
Lifestyle

Harvest for Heroes: Family Fun With a Meaningful Mission

This October, Poppy’s Crew invites the Rehoboth community to come together for Harvest for Heroes, a family fundraiser benefiting Wreaths Across America and our mission to remember and honor local veterans.

News & Notes from the Blanding Library

Annual Book Sale Oct. 9-11 We hope to see you at the Blanding’s annual used book sale and raffle this year, a three-day event sponsored by the Friends of the Blanding Library.  Hours: …

October Adult Events at the East Providence Public Libraries

Fuller Creative Learning Center: • Charity Sewing - Tuesdays in October 12:30-3pm • Halloween Greeting Card - Thursday, October 1 6-7pm • Dungeons and Dragons*: The Keep on the Borderlands - …

Women’s A Cappella Chorus Invites Female Singers To Participate In Holiday Show

Harmony Heritage Chorus, the Pawtucket, RI chapter of Harmony, Incorporated, an international organization of female a cappella singers specializing in the barbershop harmony style, is inviting female singers of all ages and musical backgrounds to sing with them as guest singers in a special holiday concert to be held at the LaSalette Shrine auditorium in Attleboro, MA.
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Rhode Island

Audit of Rhode Island’s housing office finds missing records, expired grants and oversight gaps

Two years after federal monitors found numerous problems with how grant money was tracked and spent by state housing officials, a new audit echoes many of those same problems.  The 25-page report published Sept. 29 by the state’s Office of Internal Audit and Program Integrity found that the Rhode Island Executive Office of Housing (EOH) […]

Why older lawmakers may wait too long to step aside

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. U.S. Sen. Ed Markey is 80 and has served in Congress for half a century. His Democratic primary challenger in Massachusetts, U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, is 47 and made generational change a centerpiece of his campaign. Markey won the […]

Nancy Lavin wins A-Mark Prize for watchdog journalism

Rhode Island Current Senior Reporter Nancy Lavin was honored Friday with a 2026 A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism for her work exposing a gap in state law that prevented homebound seniors from receiving care needed to avoid severe health complications. Lavin was awarded third prize in the annual competition administered by the New England Newspaper […]

Cowbells and handshakes open Magaziner-Mellor debate, but little agreement follows

Clang clang clang went the cowbells as supporters of Republican congressional candidate Vic Mellor gathered outside WPRI 12’s studios Friday ahead of his first TV debate with incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner, who had his own posse of fans congregating before his arrival. Inside was at first quieter, with Magaziner and Mellor shaking hands […]
Massachussetts

Massachusetts needs to rethink how it improves schools. Here is a blueprint for doing that.

We now know that learning is not simply a matter of delivering the same content to every student on the same schedule.

Eversource CEO tells industry conference he expects Healey to turn down the ‘volume’ on utility criticism post-election

Nolan’s comments that Healey will tone down her rhetoric after the election stand in stark contrast to Healey’s pitch to voters that Massachusetts will take on utility profits and go to bat for ratepayers.

Trump is the elephant in the room during first Healey-Minogue debate

Voters in the deep-blue state are sometimes open to a gesture toward bipartisanship through a Republican governor that could, at least in theory, square off against a Democratic supermajority in the Legislature. But Minogue’s odds look long.

State, CSX agree to rail upgrades in the Berkshires

MassDOT has agreed to fund improvements and additions that would support permanent seasonal weekend Berkshire Flyer service and lay the groundwork for expanded passenger rail in Western Mass.
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