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The Evening Call Publishing Company was established by Samuel E. Hudson and Andrew J. McConnell, marking the beginning of The Call. The newspaper's first issue was released on the afternoon of May 31, 1892, and every single copy sold out. In its inaugural editorial, the publication expressed confidence that the residents of Woonsocket would support a newspaper focused on their local and business needs rather than viewing it as a mere experiment. Today, The Call continues to proudly serve the Blackstone Valley region, covering areas in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts. In Rhode Island, we cater to the towns of Woonsocket, North Smithfield, Cumberland, Lincoln, Burrillville, and Glocester. In Massachusetts, our coverage extends to Blackstone, Millville, Bellingham, Uxbridge, and Franklin.

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Baker and Torres join forces for new country album

4 days ago | woonsocketcall.com | Dan Ferguson

New albums from the new duo of Julien Baker of Boygenius fame and Torres along with the Portland, Oregon-based singer/songwriter Kassi Valazza are in the Ear Bliss spotlight this week. The seed for the new collaborative album from Baker and Torres was sowed on a bitter cold night in Chicago in January of 2016 where the two shared a bill.
From the left and right, US Catholics hope new pope fulfills their hopes

5 days ago | woonsocketcall.com | David Crary |Tiffany Stanley

NEW YORK (AP) — News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological spectrum in Pope Leo XIV ’s homeland, raising the question of whether he might be able to ease some of the deep divisions within its ranks.
Red Sox owner John Henry flies to Kansas City to meet with disgruntled slugger Rafael Devers

1 week ago | woonsocketcall.com | David Smale

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rafael Devers made his feelings known on Thursday. On Friday, it was Boston Red Sox owner John Henry's turn to share his opinions with the disgruntled slugger. A day after Devers told reporters about his refusal to play first base, Henry, team president Sam Kennedy and chief baseball officer Craig Breslow flew to Kansas City to meet with Devers and manager Alex Cora.
Brett Coderre primed and ready to lead Woonsocket High football program

1 week ago | woonsocketcall.com | Brendan McGair

WOONSOCKET — Brett Coderre knows Woonsocket High football well, an assertion stemming from credentials that include attending and playing at the school. Coderre also spent the past nine seasons as an assistant coach on the Villa Novan staff. “Football has been a big part of my life,” said Coderre, recently promoted to lead the WHS varsity program, a development he doesn’t take lightly.
Father of 15-year-old who killed 2 at Wisconsin religious school faces felony charges

1 week ago | woonsocketcall.com | Scott Bauer |Todd Richmond

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin prosecutors have charged the father of a teenage girl who killed a teacher and fellow student in a school shooting last year with allowing her access to the semiautomatic pistols she used in the attack.
Catholic Chicagoans celebrate as native son Pope Leo XIV becomes first American pope

1 week ago | woonsocketcall.com | Christine Fernando |Melina Walling

CHICAGO (AP) — After white smoke billowed Thursday from the Sistine Chapel, signaling that a pope had been chosen, students in every classroom at The Frances Xavier Warde School in Chicago had their eyes glued to TV screens. As the image of the new pope, Chicago native Cardinal Robert Prevost, appeared onscreen, cheers erupted through the hallways. Children jumped out of their seats, pumping their hands in the air.
Rafael Devers homers and drives in two runs as the Red Sox beat the Rangers 5-0

1 week ago | woonsocketcall.com | Brendan McGair

BOSTON (AP) — Rafael Devers homered and drove in two runs, and five Boston pitchers combined for a five-hit shutout as the Red Sox defeated the Texas Rangers 5-0 on Thursday afternoon. Devers hit a solo shot for his sixth home run of the season, sending it into the Green Monster seats in the seventh inning. His first RBI of the game came on a single in the fifth inning. Carlos Narvaez also produced a run-scoring single for the Red Sox, which took two of three against the Rangers.
Rafael Devers tells Red Sox he won't move to first base

1 week ago | woonsocketcall.com | Brendan McGair

BOSTON (AP) — Rafael Devers is the Boston Red Sox's designated hitter. And he's not interested in another position switch. Speaking with reporters for the first time since Triston Casas was ruled out for the season after rupturing his left knee tendon and undergoing surgery, Devers said on Thursday that Red Sox management approached him about the idea of filling in as Boston’s first baseman.
Berard's brilliant year continues

1 week ago | woonsocketcall.com | Branden Mello

By BRANDEN MELLOWOONSOCKET — Brody Berard’s fantastic freshman year at Mount St. Charles just keeps getting better. Fresh off helping the Mount St. Charles Hockey Academy 15O team win the USA Hockey National title in dramatic fashion, the Cumberland native took the next step in his hockey journey Monday night. In the second round of the United States Hockey League’s Phase-I draft, the Youngstown Phantoms selected the physical defenseman.
5 people charged after migrant boat capsized, killing 3, including 14-year-old boy from India

1 week ago | woonsocketcall.com | Julie Watson

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Federal officials filed charges Tuesday against five people in connection to a boat carrying migrants that capsized a day earlier off San Diego's Pacific coast, killing three people, including a 14-year-old boy from India. The boy's 10-year-old sister is still missing at sea and is presumed dead, the U.S. Attorney's Office in San Diego said in a statement. Their parents were among four people who were injured and taken to the hospital, including the father, who is in a coma.