East Providence

News Briefs

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 …

Classifieds

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!

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.

Rhode Island

Hasbro data breach exposed personal information of 600 RI residents

The personal information of more than 600 Rhode Island residents who worked for or bought products from Hasbro Inc. may have been exposed during a two-part data breach earlier this year, according to an Oct. 7 email sent to the Rhode Island Attorney General’s office and shared with Rhode Island Current. The notice comes more […]

RI gubernatorial candidates talk housing, energy and education in first general election debate

The first gubernatorial debate of the 2026 general election cycle began cordially enough. Moderator Gene Valicenti asked the three candidates if their opponents had the temperament and experience to serve as governor. Republican Aaron Guckian readily acknowledged that each of them was “a smart individual,” while independent Ken Block conceded that Democratic opponent Helena Buonanno […]

Matos, Loughlin spar over Trump, groceries and gasoline in second LG debate

Rhode Island Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos and her Republican challenger, former state Rep. John Loughlin, met Wednesday afternoon for their second televised debate in less than two weeks, sparring over grocery stores, gas prices, and how much blame to assign to President Donald Trump for Rhode Islanders’ problems. Unlike the candidates’ pretaped Sept. 25 matchup […]

Rhode Island state crime lab taking back more firearms cases

The Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory is sending fewer firearms cases to outside reviewers while accepting more gun evidence from local police departments thanks to progress rebuilding its in-house testing staff, its director said. Three forensic firearms examiners left the lab after 2024 testing error upended its operations and reputation. Soon after the labs outsourced […]

Chelsea considering eliminating parking minimums to promote housing production

Across the country, cities are abandoning their parking minimums and hoping to end up with fewer parking lots and walkable, transit-oriented neighborhoods. The local rules have been used to ensure new developments can accommodate residents with cars and do not overwhelm on-street public parking. But urbanists have argued that the requirements gobble up land that could be used for more housing and drive up construction costs.