Rhode Island’s Best Donut Shop Started With $40 and Debt
On June 1, 1968, a dairy farmer from Point Judith opened a donut shop in a converted sub sandwich joint on a busy stretch of Route 2 with roughly $40 in his pocket and a $7,000 debt hanging over him. By the 1980s, the place was moving up to 800 dozen donuts a day. That […]
Stycos Calls on Johnson & Wales to Make Payment to Cranston for its $40...
Stycos Calls on Johnson & Wales to Make Payment to Cranston for its $40 Million in Property. Cranston citywide city council candidate Steven Stycos is calling for Johnson & Wales University to make voluntary payments to the City of Cranston in lieu of taxes. Styco is a former council member...
Can Animal Control Enter Your Property in Rhode Island? Know Your Rights
Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! A knock at the door from animal control can feel like an emergency, especially if you’re not sure what your rights actually are. Many Rhode Island homeowners assume officers can walk onto their land whenever a neighbor files a complaint, but t
Two arrested on domestic violence charges in Warwick
WARWICK, RI — State Police arrested two people on domestic violence charges following a disturbance on Route 95 North early Tuesday morning. Troopers arrested Marques Mosby, 35, of Warwick, at 5:20 a.m. for domestic violence – simple assault and domestic violence – disorderly conduct. The arrest resulted...
As loved ones remember “incredibly kind” Shannon Smith, her Taunton boyfriend is being held...
A Bristol County man faced a judge Friday after being accused of murdering his girlfriend. According to Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn, III, Taunton Police and EMS responded to a residence at 8 Allcot Circle at just past 12:45 p.m. regarding a female who was described as being unconscious.
NEW: Award-Winning Providence Bakery to Close After 24 Years
NEW: Award-Winning Providence Bakery to Close After 24 Years. An award-winning Providence bakery has announced it will be closing its doors after 24 years. Sin, located on Westminster Street, had shuttered its retail operations in 2025 to focus on custom cake orders - and this weekend, let customers know it is winding
Suspect in Boston kidnapping caught in Rhode Island
EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (WJAR) — A man wanted in connection with a kidnapping in Boston on Saturday night was tracked down in Rhode Island, according to Rhode Island State Police. Ysael Lara Gonzalez, 27, of Lawrence, Mass., was taken into custody after being stopped on the New London Turnpike...
I-95 Route 10 Interchange Ramp Shifts and Closures in Providence and Cranston
Starting Friday, September 25, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to begin a series of traffic pattern changes as part of the ongoing reconstruction of the I-95/Route 10 interchange in Cranston and Providence. These changes are temporary and may require additional travel time. A summary
Mass. man accused in girlfriend’s death told police he choked her ‘as hard as...
A Massachusetts man who was charged with murder in connection with the death of his girlfriend told police he put his arm around her neck “as hard as I could.”. Matthew Cruz, a 37-year-old Taunton resident, was arrested Thursday after police found his girlfriend, 37-year-old Shannon Smith, dead at the bottom of the sta
Providence Schools’ Final Budget Carries a $3 Million Tuition Increase That Won’t Go Away...
Providence's final school budget absorbs a $332-per-student charter tuition increase and nearly $700,000 more in CTE tuition to other districts — costs officials said will carry into next year's baseline rather than disappear. The Providence School Board's finance committee voted Wednesday to recommend the district's f
