FOSTER – Police last Saturday arrested Matthew Parenteau, 43, of Warwick, for illegally dumping garbage on private property.

Riley Hill, Woonsocket resident and member of the family putting on a fundraiser at the Smithfield Elks Lodge last Saturday, checks out the in… ...

PAWTUCKET – The Pawtucket Public Library, 13 Summer St., will hold a Women’s Conversation Circle on Saturday, Aug. 9, from 11 a.m. to noon, in the Teen Center.

NORTH PROVIDENCE – The Town Council will hold one and then possibly a series of closed-door hearings on the specifics of a former employee’s lawsuit against Mayor Charles Lombardi and the town.

NORTH PROVIDENCE – G. Richard “Dick” Fossa, the “heart of Town Hall,” as many residents describe him, has retired as chief of staff, ending a 53-year career in local government and service.

PAWTUCKET – It’s official: Students from the Jacqueline M. Walsh School for the Arts will be moving to The Pawtucket Annex by Oct. 14, as unanimously voted by the Pawtucket ...

NORTH PROVIDENCE – Sam’s Food Store’s North Providence Manager Isaac Nakka say he’s glad to be back at 1700 Mineral Spring Ave., which was closed for renovations for several months last year.

NORTH PROVIDENCE – The School Committee on July 23 approved a reconciliation of the 2026 budget, including a substantial increase in state aid.

NORTH PROVIDENCE – District 4 Senator-elect Stefano Famiglietti had a wider margin of victory in Tuesday's general election than in his easy primary win, defeating Alexander Asermely by 66 percent.

PAWTUCKET – A city man has been charged with first-degree robbery for allegedly stealing cash from a register at Gulf Express, 711 East Ave.

PAWTUCKET – Officials are preparing to address one complaint related to the city’s traffic camera ticketing program.

WOONSOCKET – A Woonsocket man is facing a charge of first-degree domestic murder following the death of his younger brother in an apparent family dispute that turned fatal last Friday night.