Self-Checkout Rules Could Reshape Store Tech Spending
Retailers have treated self-checkout as an operational decision shaped by labor costs, consumer preferences and technology. Rhode Island may be setting a precedent and changing those calculations by making parts of the checkout experience a matter of state law. The state recently enacted the Restrictions on Self-Servic
Your neighborhood Cumbies could soon look a little different
Cumberland Farms' parent company filed to go public and says it plans to renovate stores and expand the chain. Your neighborhood Cumbies could soon look a little different. The parent company of the Westborough-based convenience store chain has filed plans to go public, outlining an ambitious strategy that includes ren
Local cleanup contractor uncovers intact Memorial Hospital maternity ward tree
PAWTUCKET – When general contractor and Pawtucket native Jacob Theroux found an online ad from Memorial Hospital property owner Richard Balles seeking contractors to clean up the property, he said he had no idea that he would soon be uncovering history. Theroux and his team at Theroux Property Services...
Providence nightclub to go before the city’s board of licenses
(WJAR) — The owners of a Providence nightclub will make their case to reopen before the Providence Board of Licenses on Wednesday. This comes after a violent robbery over the weekend. Police were called to the Lovera VIP Club on Broad Street first to break up a crowd of...
Fall River Police, good Samaritan, combine to arrest man accused of breaking into and...
A combined effort resulted in the arrest of a local man after a city business was reportedly broken into. According to Acting Fall River Police Chief J.T. Hoar, on Monday at 8:45 p.m., officers responded to Saber Auto Body at 231 Bedford Street. 22-year-old Messiah Joseph Soares was being subdued...
Ham and Egger opens in Coventry after delays
A new Coventry breakfast spot has finally opened its doors after more than a year of delays.
Massachusetts State Police arrest alleged road rage wrong-way driver after chase spanned several towns...
Authorities arrested an alleged road rage wrong-way driver late last month. According to Massachusetts State Police, on June 24th, a Trooper from the Dartmouth Barracks responded to the area of Route 195 westbound in Dartmouth for a report of two vehicles crashing into each other during a road rage incident.
Providence ramps up efforts to crack down on off-road vehicles, pop-up parties
Mayor Brett Smiley announced a new pilot program to close certain roads overnight at Roger Williams Park.
Leopold Takes Medalist Honors at Rain-Soaked RI Amateur
Bobby Leopold kicked off his hunt for State Am title number six by claiming Medalist Honors at the 2026 Rhode Island Amateur on Tuesday at rain-soaked Ledgemont Country Club. Leopold finished the stroke play portion at three-under par to take Medalist by three shots over Nathan Davis and defending champion Mike Calef.
Frenchtown Rd. Bridge Traffic Pattern to Return to Old Pattern
Above: Working on the Frenchtown Road bridge. Credit: RIDOT. On Friday night, July 10, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to start the process to return traffic to its original configuration on Frenchtown Road (Route 402) where it passes over Route 4 at the Frenchtown Road Bridge in East
