Cell phone ban takes effect at Woonsocket schools to curb fights

Woonsocket has joined the evolving list of districts now implementing a cell phone ban during school. Wednesday marked the ...

Chamberlain, White Lake and Woonsocket schools boost literacy with state grant

Several area school districts are getting new tools to help students become confident readers, thanks to a state grant aimed ...
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Gigantic snow teddy bear stops traffic in Woonsocket

David Gladu paces around mounds of snow shaped into a teddy bear, armed with a spray bottle full of brown food coloring. “Gotta make sure it keeps looking ...

As Woonsocket plans to close sludge incinerator, a regional crisis looms

Woonsocket residents are fed up with the sludge incinerator, leading the city to plan its closure. Shutting it down could ...

Woonsocket High School will begin to lock away student phones

After months of discussion, Woonsocket High School will lock away the phones of its students.
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Woonsocket hopeful that incinerator will close, even if that means rising prices

The contract between Synagro Technologies and the sewage sludge incinerator in Woonsocket is subject to end in 2027. When ...

RISPCA says over half of rescued Woonsocket cats have been transferred to fosters, shelter

The Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said that 55 of the 100 cats that were rescued from a home in Woonsocket had been transferred.

Touchstone Energy Scholar of the Week: Woonsocket senior works to help others

For being named our Scholar of the Week, Kali gets a $250 scholarship from the Central Electric Cooperative, which is a ...
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Deportation proceedings dismissed against Woonsocket mom detained at Logan Airport

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — The Woonsocket mother of six detained at Boston Logan International Airport by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) back in November was released from custody last month.