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NORTH PROVIDENCE – Tired of being told that a new animal shelter is right around the corner, a group of local advocates is planning a rally to draw attention to the situation. Karen Vaillancourt, who is organizing the event with Cathy Lanni, said that while the topic of a new shelter has been spoken about since at least 2014, appropriate money “has yet to be set aside and used to build a proper, to-code animal shelter in North Providence,” and an architect experienced in building state-of-the-art shelters has not been engaged. They’re inviting anyone who wants to join the cause to the...

The Providence Journal NORTH PROVIDENCE — Brian Cervini felt the urge to get a coffee as he navigated his Saturday afternoon in typical fashion.  Cervini, a master of auto body repair, had attended to a smashed Toyota SUV in the North Providence shop. Later, he had urged a colleague to go home to his family. Cervini would take care of the closing chores.   Off to Cumberland Farms he went.  There, in the store on Smith Street, a young man with a history of violence and no previous contact with Cervini stabbed the 60-year-old grandfather in the back and killed him, according to authorit...

34 Things to Do, Hear and Watch in May View a majestic full-moon ritual, take a hike with friendly goats, create a fairy garden and more fun happenings this month. (And no, they're not all on Zoom — huzzah!) April 30, 2021 Our Top Picks  Juried Hybrid Show Why: It’s been a transformative year, to say the least, and the Pawtucket Arts Collaborative’s latest show features work that depicts transformation in its varied forms. See how local artists in a range of mediums take on the illuminating qualities of change, as selected by guest juror Francoise McAree. Artwork will be available for ...

Betsy Biesenbach Special to The Roanoke Times Last March, Bre Vassar, chair of Roanoke’s Historic Garden Week in Virginia tour, had already begun lining up volunteers to open their homes and gardens when the 2020 tour was canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions. “It was a little depressing,” she said, since she had already been working on the project — which is sponsored by the Roanoke Valley Garden Club and the Mill Mountain Garden Club — for several months. At the time, most people thought it would be just a matter of weeks before everything got back to no...

NORTH PROVIDENCE – The 787 Restaurant and Lounge, in the former Oki’s space at 1270 Mineral Spring Ave., is no longer allowed to open on weekends if the owners don’t have a police detail in place, expanding on a previous requirement for a police presence. Town Council members, several clearly reaching the limits of their patience with the establishment after numerous complaints from neighbors, made the requirement last week. “When is 787 not going to be on agenda anymore?” Council President Dino Autiello asked owner Liz Vazquez at the April 6 meeting. He said there are simple fixes ...