Cumberland, Lincoln area

Fire consolidation legislation filed, but not all on board

As Pearson's plan moves ahead, Rep. MacBeth, others voice opposition
By MARCIA GREEN, Valley Breeze Editor
CUMBERLAND - On Tuesday, state Sen. Ryan Pearson filed the long-awaited legislation that he says will legally unify the town's four fire districts, Valley Falls, Cumberland, North Cumberland and... more

Rep. Ackerman wants committee to consider all sides of fire merger bill

Text of Sen. Pearson's bill posted here
PROVIDENCE – State Rep. Mia Ackerman told The Breeze Thursday she isn't giving up yet on the fire district consolidation bill submitted by Sen. Ryan Pearson. But she does have reservations that she... more

Dubois to lead Lincoln's Memorial Day Parade

Event dedicated to late tree warden
By MEGHAN KAVANAUGH, Valley Breeze Staff Writer
LINCOLN - Kevin Dubois grew up paying tribute to veterans as he watched the Memorial Day Parade proceed down Smithfield Avenue year after year. This year, he will be a part of the action as the... more

Waste Haulers purchases Coastal Recycling

Cumberland's struggling trash hauler sells business
By SANDY PHANEUF, Valley Breeze Staff Writer
NORTH SMITHFIELD - A growing waste collection company with contracts across Rhode Island has purchased Coastal Recycling, and taken over the company's collection routes in Cumberland and North... more

Karbonik named state's 'Elementary Principal of the Year'

By MARCIA GREEN, Valley Breeze Editor
CUMBERLAND - Ashton's school principal of 12 years, Nidia Karbonik, was named the Rhode Island Elementary Principal of the Year Monday during a surprise ceremony. The kids had assembled under the... more

Rescue personnel enrolled in HSA health plan

CUMBERLAND - The 17 members of the Cumberland Rescue Service, organized as members of International Association of Fire Fighters Local 2725, have agreed to accept a new type of health coverage that... more

McKee's proposed budget gives schools additional $1.1 million

If approved, property taxes will increase a projected 1.85 percent
By MARCIA GREEN, Valley Breeze Editor
CUMBERLAND - The first of two public hearings on Mayor Daniel McKee's proposed $85.98 million municipal budget begins next Tuesday, May 28 at 6:30 p.m. in Town Hall. A second public hearing and first... more

Lincoln students give Rhode Island a 'Gift of Art'

By MEGHAN KAVANAUGH, Valley Breeze Staff Writer
LINCOLN - Lincoln students will soon have their artwork on permanent display at the University of Rhode Island, after the school district was chosen to represent the state for the 2013 Gift of Art... more

Grading the schools - two new reports this week

PROVIDENCE - An annual ranking of 49 Rhode Island high schools by the GoLocalProv online news site, that leans heavily on per-pupil spending and teacher-to-student ratio, is listing Cumberland High... more

Kidz Adventure Cuts opens in Cumberland Hill

CUMBERLAND - Sisters Lana Ayotte and Paula DeMaire have brought their successful Kidz Adventure Cuts business back to the Blackstone Valley with their new location at 3460 Mendon Road. Kidz Adventure... more

Million-mile trucker logs 40th year in instructor's role

By GERRY GOLDSTEIN, Valley Breeze & Observer Corresponden
SMITHFIELD - It's not your usual classroom, considering that its major components aren't 18 desks and a blackboard, but 18 wheels and a 500-horsepower engine. And then there's the teacher: a... more