Why did Cumberland schools close Friday?

Cumberland School Committee Chairman Don Costa speaks Friday's school closure and the school bus situation.

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Cumberland bus routes will be fixed, say school leaders

CUMBERLAND – School Committee members – overwhelmed by parent complaints of busing chaos – were demanding Thursday that Superin ...  continue

Uneasy, defensive Cumberland leaders set 2010-11 budget

CUMBERLAND - There was even an upbeat tone to her voice last week as School Superintendent Donna Morelle addressed Town Council members two hours into a three-hou ...  continue

Seniors 'walk the walk' as they lobby for sidewalks

NORTH SMITHFIELD - Seniors living at The Meadows, a two-year-old retirement complex at 2 Village Way, love the manicured lawns, peaceful patio setting, cl ...  continue

District 19: Three Democrats vie for spot on November ballot

Except for a primary victory in the 2002 Lincoln town administrator race, John Cullen has never won an election.

Still ...  continue

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Cumberland school bus fixes Tuesday - New routes Sept. 13

CUMBERLAND – New bus routes that mirror those used last year will be implemented on Monday, Sept. 13 ...  continue

Caritas Christi Health Care says Landmark will conform to Catholic hospital standards

WOONSOCKET – Today, The Boston Globe reported Caritas Christi Health Care plans to convert Landmark ...  continue

Grebien says campaign worker is innocent after tampering arrest

PAWTUCKET – Mayoral candidate Don Grebien was defending his campaign volunteer Thomas Scanlon Thursday afternoon after Scanlon was arrested Wednesday on felony voter tampering ...  continue

AG candidate Archambault chases votes with handshakes, TV ads, Web savvy

SMITHFIELD - Making the most of personal space and cyberspace, farm-boy-turned-prosecutor Stephen Archambault i ...  continue

Ponaganset teacher contract talks at stalemate

GLOCESTER - A last-ditch effort by the Ponaganset Teachers Association and the Foster-Glocester Regional School ...  continue

District 46 Primary choices: O'Grady, Shallcross Smith

LINCOLN - Five candidates vie for the House District 46 seat, but before voters choose their representative in the general election ...  continue

Head out to the country for the Foster barn tour

FOSTER - Barns are the hallmark of a rural landscape, and Foster boasts a countryside full of them. Some ...  continue

AT THE MOVIES - 'The Last Exorcism' stops just short of scary

**½ "The Last Exorcism"

With a sharp and subversive first act, a soft and jumpy second act, and an abruptly apathetic finale ...  continue

TOM WARD - On taxes, choose your poison

Some days, I just get it wrong. Last week's column was one of them. And I hope you'll allow me to walk it back and make my point more clearly.

In a ...  continue

Mayoral candidates spar at lively debate - VIDEO

PAWTUCKET - The two men say they want the privilege of leading this city into a better future, but ...  continue

• Be among first to bring school supplies to Thursday's PawSox game, get in free
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• All aboard the Hilltop Railroad
• Town takes on heavier enforcement with Municipal Court
• Dragonboats, 'Taste of Pawtucket' highlight Pawtucket Arts Fest opening
• Nathanson honored with a bridge in his name
• Top 40 city workers cost taxpayers $5 million
• Ciresi, Imondi face corruption charges in Lyman Mill probe
• Leva calls for safer school bus stops
• Three seek to replace Kinch as District 3 councilor
• Accusations fly as candidates purposely shear signs
• NP School Committee cracks down on illegal students
• Ethics board may probe Lombardi's no-bid contracts
• How much does NP owe for questionable HUD loans?
• St. Ray's is not shutting down, says staff

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