Cumberland News

Two high school honor students, Grace Keating of Cumberland and Joseph Sacks of Barrington, will head for Washington, D.C., in March to be the state's delegates to the 48th U.S. Senate Youth Program, a weeklong opportunity to examine the federal government and meet those who run it.

For the Department of Corrections, Governor Carcieri 's budget proposes spending $3.6 million to refit the vacant 174-bed reintegration center at the Adult Correctional Institutions, in Cranston, for use as a new women's medium security prison.

Chances are, you're not on a first-name basis with the guy who picks up your household trash.

An early morning water main break near the intersection of Pawtucket Avenue and Sterling Street has affected six homes Monday and left those residents without water until perhaps mid-afternoon. It's the second water main break for the Pawtucket Water Supply Board since Friday, when a 24-inch water main on Grotto Avenue broke, causing a drop in ...

In the wake of Governor Donald L. Carcieri's last State of the State, everyone seemed to agree on one major point: that state government needs to do more for small businesses.

In his last State of the State speech, Gov. Donald Carcieri declared that Rhode Island should move into the future by hearkening back to the "shared values and inspiration of the state's founders," which include "individualism, autonomy, self-reliance and dissent." The dissent on Tuesday was provided by a group of mayors assembled to protest the ...

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A State Representative is considering a run for Attorney General. Democratic House Majority Whip Peter Kilmartin announced the hiring of two staffers for his management team.

A nationally recognized alternative teaching program called Teach for America is coming to Rhode Island this fall, installing 30 recent college graduates in Providence schools, a charter school in Cumberland and one or more other urban school districts.

A year ago, even a month ago, few would have predicted that the fractious national debate over health-care reform would wind past the white clapboard houses of Wrentham, Mass., and through the gritty streets of North Providence.

Unexpectedly low bids have let the state add millions of dollars worth of construction projects to the ones it is building with federal stimulus money, Department of Transportation officials told legislators.

ABC6 Anchor Allison Alexander welcomed a healthy 7 lb 7oz baby girl Thursday. Congratulate Allison below! 2:44 PM Nancy in Warwick wrote ... Congrats Allison & Craig! Love that pouty little mouth that is adorable! The news won't be the same without you! You ARE a breath of fresh air and will be missed until your return! 35153512 1:56 PM carl ...

A former basketball coach is in legal hot water tonight. John Glaubitz, 39, a former JV girls basketball coach in Cumberland has been charged.

In 1993, West Warwick was near bankruptcy. Curbside trash collection was stopped, a fire station closed and it had the dubious honor of being the first Rhode Island municipality to have its borrowing rated at junk-bond status.

Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline said his city stands to lose $17 million - so much that he would be forced to make deep rounds of layoffs and shut down whole departments.

STATE HOUSE a ' Mary Duffy Messier of Pawtucket was sworn in today as the State Representative from District 62, East Providence and Pawtucket, during a ceremony held in the House of Representatives chamber at the State House.

Taking the news pulse of Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts, by Providence Journal and projo.com staff, from 7 to 7, every business day Before mobilizing the children for school Monday morning, check whether they've got delays.

The College Planning Center of Rhode Island , the state's leading not-for-profit resource for college selection and financial aid guidance, is pleased to announce expanded hours at its three locations to help students and parents meet rapidly approaching college financial aid deadlines.

Jennifer Vecchio, a dance studio owner from Cumberland, earned a spot on "Worst Cooks in America" with her Tuna Mac and Cheese dish.

Manuel N. DaCosta, in his first run for office, defeated the party-endorsed candidate to win the Democratic nomination Tuesday in the special primary for a Town Council seat that opened when Antonio J. Albuquerque stepped down in early November.