Aubuchon acquires Depault’s Ace Hardware
The Aubuchon Company has agreed to acquire Depault’s Ace Hardware in Cumberland, Rhode Island. The store, being sold by the Depault and Gonsalves families, will be rebranded to “Aubuchon Ace Hardware.” Following the March 4 settlement of the deal. The acquisition pushes Aubuchon Company’s footprint to 136...
Incorrect W-2 forms sent to RI state employees
The Rhode Island Department of Administration is issuing new W-2 forms after a number of state employees received documents populated with incorrect information.
Two charged with felony offenses at ACI
CRANSTON, RI — The ACI Investigations Unit charged three individuals with various offenses on Feb. 2, 2026. Jaquan Johnson, 27, of North Providence, was charged with felony assault. Johnson was arraigned in Third Division District Court, where he was presented as a Superior Court violator and granted $10,000 surety...
Suspect arraigned in Thayer Street stabbing
Robert McLaughlin, 28, was arraigned Tuesday morning, accused of stabbing a 38-year-old man during a fight at the intersection of Thayer and Angell streets.
97-year-old crafts pasteis de nata by hand after nearly 50 years at Colonial Bakery
CUMBERLAND, R.I. (WJAR) — Pasteis de nata are Portuguese egg custard tarts. At Cumberland's Colonial Bakery, one man has been making them the traditional way, by hand, for about 50 years. Albertino Saraiva Duarte is 97 years old. Duarte doesn't speak English very well, but his daughter translated for...
Police Log: Elderly Man Scammed Out of $5,500 & 3 DUIs
9:26 a.m. – A resident of Brookside Terrace on South County Trail turned in a black-and-white kitten they found in the parking lot, which police handed over to Ocean State Veterinary right next door. Thursday, January 22. 8:06 p.m. – A caller said a customer at Kon Bistro on...
North Providence Employee Pleads Not Guilty to Poisoning Coworker’s Gatorade
A Town of North Providence employee has pleaded not guilty to felony poisoning charges involving a coworker. On July 2, 2025, GoLocal broke the story that a North Providence Public Works Department worker allegedly poured out another worker’s Gatorade drink and replaced it with automobile window wash fluid. That...
Four men charged after shooting in Johnston
Four men are facing charges after a shooting in Johnston. Johnston police said they responded to Starr Street shortly after 3 a.m. on Jan. 17 after reports of shots fired. Officers said they encountered several people in the road who said they did not witness or hear any gunfire. However,...
Restaurant owner accused of fraud scheme involving 100+ stolen identities to obtain $1 million+...
BOSTON – Three individuals have been arrested, and another individual has been charged, with an alleged fraud scheme that used the stolen identities of more than 100 individuals to obtain $440,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits from Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The defendants are also...
Rhode Island–Massachusetts Weather Alert Now: Providence Braces for Bitter Cold, Snow Chance by Friday...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Rhode Island – Cold air stings exposed skin this morning as frost coats windshields and sidewalks crunch underfoot. February winter weather remains firmly in place across southern New England, and a...
