Ethan Shorey

Pawtucket

Editor of @TheValleyBreeze. My family says I'm too nosy. Simple things are the best things. Do, love, walk. @thestoryshorey.bsky.social

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Senate District 4 Committee endorses Famiglietti

1 week ago | valleybreeze.com | Ethan Shorey

NORTH PROVIDENCE – Members of the Senate District 4 Committee have made their pick as the best choice for the seat, selecting North Providence Town Councilor Stefano Famiglietti. Lisa Andoscia, chairperson of the committee, thanked all four candidates for attending interviews, as well as for their thoughtful participation. Each candidate had something special to offer in the special election race for the seat, she said.
Missing teen located

1 week ago | valleybreeze.com | Ethan Shorey

UPDATE: Police say they've located Autumn Miranda. NORTH PROVIDENCE – Police are asking for the public's help locating a missing teenager. Autumn Miranda, age 17, was reported missing on Friday, May 30. She was last seen on May 29 at her home in North Providence. She is described as five feet, five inches tall, with brown eyes and long red hair with black streaks. Her clothing is unknown, but she was wearing black, green, and white Nike sneakers, with green laces.
Help find missing North Providence teen

1 week ago | valleybreeze.com | Ethan Shorey

NORTH PROVIDENCE – Police are asking for the public's help locating a missing teenager. Autumn Miranda, age 17, was reported missing on Friday, May 30. She was last seen on May 29 at her home in North Providence. She is described as five feet, five inches tall, and weighs about 125 pounds, with brown eyes and long red hair with black streaks. Her clothing is unknown, but she was wearing black, green and white Nike sneakers. Miranda is known to spend time in local public parks and playgrounds.
Cumberland council declines discount for renting new lodge

1 week ago | valleybreeze.com | Ethan Shorey

CUMBERLAND – Reluctant to set a new expectation for others, the Town Council last week declined to grant a discounted rental rate to Susan Joseph and the Hotel for Homeless Dogs to rent the new Lodge at Diamond Hill for an upcoming event. Joseph approached the council on May 21 to share her desire to rent the “beautiful space” for an educational event on Thursday, June 12.
DNA, AI, and the ever-evolving addiction of genealogy research

1 week ago | valleybreeze.com | Ethan Shorey

WARWICK – If the internet and genealogical websites kickstarted the family tree obsession, DNA and artificial intelligence capabilities have sent it into hyperdrive. While finding out about the people and places that helped make you who you are has gotten a lot easier, there’s still a lot of work involved and know-how needed on how to do it right, say the experts in the field.
Traffic a huge concern as Winsor School housing considered

1 week ago | valleybreeze.com | Ethan Shorey

SMITHFIELD – There’s no question what the number one point of debate will be during deliberations on a plan to develop more than 50 housing units in the former William Elementary Winsor School on Route 44: Traffic at what is already one of the worst-rated spots in town. The Winsor Apartments at 562 Putnam Pike would be age-restricted to those age 55 and older, and 100 percent of the units would be classified as affordable.
Facility upgrades planned at old Cumberland Police Station

1 week ago | valleybreeze.com | Ethan Shorey

CUMBERLAND – Six years after it was closed down, the former Cumberland Police Station, otherwise known as the John J. Partington Public Safety Building at 1380 Diamond Hill Road, remains vacant. Mayor Jeff Mutter said this week that officials are working on an official request for proposals for a new roof at the old station, and were hoping to have it out this week. “(We) need to seal the building up and clean all the stuff out of it,” he said, adding that officials recently visited the site.
Confidence gone: Planners recommend denial as Naushon Mill plan goes back to original

1 week ago | valleybreeze.com | Ethan Shorey

CUMBERLAND – After being told that the applicant seeking to develop more than 100 residential units at the former Naushon Mill at 32 Meeting St. would designate all of them as affordable, local planners now say the plan has gone back to only a 25-percent affordable ratio. A draft staff report from the Planning Department recommends denial of a preliminary plan application from Landing Cumberland LLC, a proposal on the agenda for a Planning Board meeting tonight, May 29.
Safe Streets initiative identifies areas for improvements

1 week ago | valleybreeze.com | Ethan Shorey

CUMBERLAND – A new roadway safety action plan identifies key areas in town where upgrades could help prevent serious crashes, injuries, and fatalities. By having the plan, approved by the Town Council under a resolution last week, the town becomes eligible for a piece of a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) pie in the form of implementation grants this year and next year. There is $550 million available for each year, according to Eric Weis, project manager from Bowman Consulting.
Former Lincoln firefighter charged with molestation

1 week ago | valleybreeze.com | Ethan Shorey

WOONSOCKET – Christopher Blanchette, a Cumberland resident and former firefighter in Lincoln, has been charged with sexual molestation after allegedly assaulting a young girl and daughter of a family friend at his home. The alleged assault on the victim, according to a Woonsocket Police Department report provided to The Breeze happened when she was sleeping over Blanchette’s then-home in Woonsocket three or four years ago.