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The Planning Board unanimously approved a new home for Auburn Suburban Baseball and Softball this week. The board also signed off on a 21-unit apartment complex off Center Street.

MEXICO — The town will be seeking a stream crossing grant for a bridge on Thompson Hill. Town Manager Raquel Welch-Day said, “We desperately need to fix the bridge on Thompson Hill. The abutments are caving in. We’ve got a temporary fix right now, but it’s nothing that’s longterm.” She said, “My concern is, if […]

The City Council is expected to approve the new form-based code for the residential area surrounding Court Street next week.

PAWTUCKET – The city of Pawtucket Parks and Recreation Division announces the following summer job opportunities for individuals 16 and older.

The process will likely coincide with expanded lot sizes and water quality monitoring due to development concerns that have sparked an ongoing debate in the Twin Cities.

The Planning Board voted unanimously to support the ordinance change, but with several conditions. It will now go to the City Council.

PAWTUCKET – A dog park planned at Fairlawn Veterans Memorial Park would be located in the parking lot area behind the city pool in the park, and hopefully be completed

I almost didnt want to cross the finish line. It was very emotional, and quite poetic. I could see the finish line and, just like life, the end had come too soon.

Sea Bags, a designer and manufacturer of bags, totes and accessories made from recycled sail cloth, hired Ashley Rochus as retail store manager in Portland. Skowhegan Savings hired Greg Legier as vice president and commercial lender in Portland. Legier most recently served as a regional vice president and commercial loan officer for Franklin Savings Bank in New Hampshire. Dentons Bingham Greenebaum, a law firm in Portland, hired Andrew Helman as a partner in its restructuring, insolvency and...

2/23/2021 Slater Park gets new ‘Airbnb-ee’ Abby Schwab, of Pawtucket, with one of the pollinator boxes she made for Slater Park as part of her Eagle Scout project.  Eagle Scout Schwab creates pollinator boxes for endangered bees PAWTUCKET – In an effort to help endangered bee populations, 18-year-old Abby Schwab built and installed three “bee hotels” at Slater Park this winter, working with the Pawtucket Parks and Recreation Department. A member of Troop 1846 Attleboro, Schwab, of P...