Iconic Milk Can landmark in North Smithfield listed for $7.5M
A familiar landmark along Route 146 in North Smithfield was listed for sale. The Milk Can is listed at $7,499,900 by Berkshire Hathaway Pinnacle Realty. The sale includes the Milk Can, along with several other buildings spread across over 5 acres of land alongside the highway. It originally was opened...
The Fake Ticket Text Fooling Drivers Again
A fake traffic ticket text is making the rounds again—here’s what to watch for before you click.
Bristol County child predator sentenced to prison in Fall River court after repeatedly molesting...
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn, III has announced that a 40-year-old man pled guilty in the Fall River Superior Court to a total of 42 charges (12 Counts of Aggravated Rape of a Child, 1 Count of Rape, 5 counts of Assault to Rape a Child, 20 counts of Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Under 14, 5 count of...
Contractor who died in fall from Central Mass. roof identified
A contractor who died after falling from the roof of a Central Massachusetts home he was working on has been identified. Antonio Holger, a 43-year-old Fall River man, died April 29 after falling in Southborough, according to police chief Ryan Newell. Police and firefighters responded to a report of a...
‘Stolen valor’ fraudster denied early prison release in RI
Sarah Jane Cavanaugh claimed she had been assaulted in prison. She is slated to be released in August.
Two teens arrested after alleged ‘aggressive pillow fight’ at Providence Place mall
Two teenagers were taken into police custody after an "aggressive" pillow fight at the Providence Place Mall on Sunday. Police said they responded to the mall on Sunday shortly after 5 p.m. for a reported assault. Officers said mall security was on the third-floor with the victim while additional security...
NEW: Mother, Daughter Assaulted and Bloodied at Providence Place Mall – 2nd Mall Attack...
NEW: Mother, Daughter Assaulted and Bloodied at Providence Place Mall - 2nd Mall Attack in One Day. A second assault was reported to Providence Police at Providence Place Mall on Sunday, GoLocal has now learned. On Monday, GoLocal reported that two women were “jumped” in a mall bathroom shortly after...
A River’s Next Chapter Begins in Johnston
It starts with a river, but it’s really about everything that grows around it. In Johnston, the Woonasquatucket River Greenway has quietly become one of the region’s most impactful success stories, and now residents are being asked to help write its next chapter. For more than 20 years,...
Hasbro Children’s pediatrician-in-chief speaks on power of gratitude
It's a shift at the hospital in Providence, that began about a year ago, during a retreat on burnout. "Gratitude is a feeling of appreciation and thankfulness for where one is and what one has," said Hasbro Children's Pediatrician-in-Chief, Dr. Phyllis Dennery. "The moderator that came, he said well you...
Providence Performing Arts Center’s organ to undergo first full restoration
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The Providence Performing Arts Center is temporarily saying goodbye to its beloved organ, which is set to get its first full restoration. The instrument was built in 1927 and is one of three ever made of its kind. "It's not just a plaything or a...
