For spreading kindness, Ashton teacher wins $25,000 for her school

KAYLA PANU, Valley Breeze Staff Writer
CUMBERLAND – On a hot, humid afternoon Monday, 4th-grade teacher Jillian Pullano, who is currently out on maternity leave, was asked to come visit her former students at Ashton Elementary School. Little did she know as she walked down the hallway lined with her current students, and into a... more

BMR charges to graduation after a long, strange year

LAUREN CLEM, Valley Breeze Deputy Editor
BLACKSTONE – After a year that will be remembered as one of the most challenging in history for local students, the Blackstone-Millville Regional High School Chargers were back at it, this time proving that not even a pandemic could keep them from walking the graduation stage. The Class of 2021... more

Former salt barn property for sale

MELANIE THIBEAULT, Valley Breeze Staff Writer
SMITHFIELD – Six years after the demolition of a decrepit salt barn at the corner of Routes 7 and 116 in Smithfield, town officials... more

Barr, Paolino join the fray for TA

ETHAN SHOREY and NICOLE DOTZENROD, Valley Breeze Staff Writers
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LINCOLN – The two candidates in last year’s November election for Senate District 17 have added their names to the mix for Lincoln... more

Council looks to shut down emerging nightclub scene

ETHAN SHOREY, Valley Breeze Editor
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NORTH PROVIDENCE – This town is still a bedroom community and should stay as such, say members of the Town Council, who are voicing... more