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By trading Nick Van Exel, the Mavericks admitted that small ball just wont work in the West.

By trading Nick Van Exel, the Mavericks admitted that small ball just wont work in the West.

Cocktail Squad Expands Distribution To Maine Boulder, Colo. — Pinkies Up! Boulder-based Cocktail Squad announces distribution of its Margarita, Greyhound and Bourbon Smash cocktails to Maine. Cocktail Squad offers a line of eight premium, ready-to-drink classic canned cocktails fresh from the Rocky Mountains and is one of the few brands in the nation with a product line crossing over four real spirits. Portable and delicious, Cocktail Squad is perfect for camping, picnics, the beach, boating...

2/17/2021 NRICA tries to keep the Mardi Gras spirit alive NRICA President Sharon Charette and Mardi Gras Co-Chairpersons Marlene Gagnon and Wally Rathbun meet at Chelo’s to plan this year’s pared down Mardi Gras festivities. WOONSOCKET – It will be a relatively quiet scene in Woonsocket this weekend as the COVID-19 pandemic puts the traditional Mardi Gras festivities on hold. But the Northern Rhode Island Council of the Arts, sponsor of the city’s long-time Mardi Gras celebration, wants...

1/20/2021 North Smithfield Police make two drug arrests NORTH SMITHFIELD – The North Smithfield Police Department made two drug-related arrests within one week of each other earlier this month. According to a press release issued on Wednesday, the department arrested Kerrie Dugas, 42, on Jan. 5 after receiving information that she had been selling fentanyl in multiple jurisdictions. Police observed Dugas in what appeared to be a hand-to-hand transaction in the parking lot of the Lil General o...

WOONSOCKET — Even after 50 years, it still doesn’t feel like work to Roger Lapierre. The 81-year-old founder of the Li’l General chain of convenience stores says his work is his passion. “I look forward to coming to work. Everyday, it’s something new,” says Lapierre. “You’re dealing with customers.” Through the years, Lapierre built more than a business, says Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt. He’s become an exemplar of a good corporate citizen, reliably...

12/9/2020 1 Stop Deli and Grocery opens on Bound Road Hannah Khalid of Woonsocket recently opened 1 Stop Deli and Grocery on Bound Road with her partner, Ousmane Cisse. (Breeze photo by Lauren Clem) CUMBERLAND – A new deli and convenience store is now open in a long-vacant storefront on the Woonsocket/Cumberland line. Hannah Khalid and her partner, Ousmane Cisse, both of Woonsocket, opened 1 Stop Deli and Grocery late last month. The new store is in a space formerly occupied by a Li’l Gener...