Cumberland News

The food pantry connected to one of the churches, is in danger of closing. They may not have a choice,Saint John Episcopal church in Cumberland merged with St.

Highlights of statewide standardized testing released Friday show Cumberland elementary school students posted big gains in reading following several years of intervention by the Dunn Hill Institute, and the new Reading Street curriculum.

Stephanie Igoe, administrator of the Mount St. Rita Health Centre on Sumner Brown Road, is speaking out against a new flat-rate "price-based Medicaid reimbursement plan" proposed by the Rhode Island Office of Health and Human Services that she says would create a "devastating financial blow" to her facility and others.

Feb 09, 2012 -- ATLANTIC CITY -- Beverly Minchillo sat down at a $5 slot machine at Bally's Atlantic City and touched a video display screen that said "beverages." A few minutes later, cocktail server Bella Edwards showed up holding a drink tray and pleasantly said to Minchillo, "Hi, sweetheart.

State senators and representatives in Cumberland and Lincoln appear to be lining up against Gov.

Customers named it more than three decades ago and now lawyers have struck a deal that will keep it: Angelo's Palace Pizza.

Pest control may not be a glamorous industry, but it means air time for one Cumberland man who will appear on Animal Planet this Friday, Feb.

Nicholas Swearer, the artist who helped students craft the clipper ship mascot at Cumberland High School some 30 years ago, told The Valley Breeze this week that he's willing to offer words of advice as plans for restoration of the sculpture move forward.

St. John Episcopal Church food pantry co-director Sharon Buttrick points out some of the 3,100 pounds of food delivered last Wednesday by the Rhode Island Community Food Bank.

City Council- It will be a busy night for the Woonsocket City Council starting with a meeting of the Audit Sub-Committee at 5 p.m. Sub-Committee members are scheduled toA review and discuss data submitted by the school department to the state director of the department of revenue.

The Northeast Elite Wrestling Club, based in Woonsocket and Cumberland, has been dominating tournaments in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire this season.

Town leaders assembled at lunchtime Tuesday for an informal signing of an Education Declaration that Mayor Daniel McKee says he hopes will now be endorsed by citizens of the town.

She had high hopes for downloading library books on her new NookColor e-book reader, but says the selection of titles was so restricted that she couldn't find much that she wanted to read.

As Gov. Lincoln Chafee releases his state budget for next year, and broadens the collection of sales tax I have to wonder if there will be any attempt to rein in some of the generous social service benefits that bring many to Rhode Island.

Mayors from Cranston and Cumberland praised Governor Chafee for his plan to accelerate school aid, but they also raised questions.

HANGING OUT: Christine Raffa, owner of Raffa Yoga in Cranston, and AntiGravity Yoga creator Christopher Harrison perform the exercise in silk hammocks that hang from the ceiling at Raffa's facility.

Work Session- The Woonsocket City Council will meet in the second floor conference room of City Hall at 7 p.m. tonight to discuss possible amendments to Section 13-6 of the Code of Ordinances, pertaining to tag day permits.

Central Falls police arrested a man Thursday wanted in connection with the stabbing and shooting of two men.

Sen. Edward O'Neill of Lincoln, Pawtucket and North Providence, was mistakenly identified in a picture as a state representative in some editions of The Breeze last week.

ZOOMING FOR PROGRESS: Local officials say that while "fair" methods need to be implemented on motor vehicle valuations, they also said lowering them would impact property taxes.