Cumberland News

Being one of three challengers in this fall's East Greenwich Town Council election, and the only one not endorsed by a party, Republican Richard Buonauito is already an interesting guy.

Central Falls Landing buzzes with people on a recent July evening. A group of about 28 is filing into the Blackstone Valley Explorer, a canopied charter boat offering historical and wildlife tours of the ...

Cumberland, R.I. - In the 1960s, this once prosperously industrial town was wrapped up at the center of the state's immigrant and economic boom.

A 20-year-old Cumberland man wanted in connection with the stabbing of an 18-year-old resident last month was arrested in Florida on Thursday night, according to the police.

Last year's first-ever Blackstone River Theatre Celtic Festival at Diamond Hill State Park was an unqualified success both from both a weather and entertainment perspective.

Eleven candidates are running for three seats on the Town Council: Council President Nancy Binns and Margaret Dudley, both incumbent Democrats, filed, as did Democrats Blake A. Fouracre, Richard T. Frenette, ...

Cumberland Mayor Daniel J. McKee and those who support his plans for a new-fangled Charter School they say will revolutionize education may have hurdled a major obstacle last month, but the school is still far ...

They came to have a good time and that's what they got. Although the sky looked ominous and the streets were wet from early morning showers, thousands of residents weren't discouraged from lining the parade ...

Citing legal concerns over the conduct of some of its employees, the Rhode Island Public Broadcasting System said PBS employees will stop taping town meetings on the company's time.

Hey, the "Big Brother" contestants are almost starting to resemble the average age of the CBS viewer.

The former home of a couple found dead following a fire and apparent murder-suicide in April was also the site of five arrests following an attempted robbery last week, police said.

All the way back last fall, Susan Lemos from Coventry wrote: "I would love to have Dave's Marketplace share some of its recipes.

The state Senate returned to a darkened Assembly chamber yesterday for a one-day session to confirm the appointment of a new District Court judge and two new magistrates, including the Senate president's chief ...

The 82nd annual Ancients & Horribles Parade in Glocester takes place tomorrow, July Fourth, in the village of Chepachet, where, for a day at least, irreverence reigns.

Police have revealed the name of a man suspected of stabbing a Cumberland man during an altercation near town hall earlier this week.

The deadline to declare candidacy for town offices Wednesday spawned some surprising results, from a mirror image mayoral race to the potential for a Republican primary.

Realtor Matthew Phipps, 27, of Newport, has received two honors from the National Association of Realtors.

Town Council member Kelley Nickson Morris announced this week that she will seek reelection this fall to a second term as the District 3 representative.

The man thought to have disappeared into a pond in Central Falls over the weekend has now been found, and only ABC 6 has video of the man moments after the search ended.

In their usual chaotic rush to finish after six months at the State House, lawmakers raced through votes yesterday on scores of high-profile bills including a new $6.9-billion state budget now headed to the ...