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09/06/2008

Pharmacy robbery suspect captured following foot chase
Edward Rodrigues, of Newport, is charged with robbing the Rite Aid on Broad Street in Central Falls at gunpoint.

Candidate quits Cumberland Town Council race
Robert Dias says he’s now supporting Thomas Tougas’ challenge to incumbent council member Antonio J. Albuquerque.

09/05/2008

Cumberland District 3 council primary hopeful Simoes to seek fiscal restraints
CUMBERLAND — Democrat Paul Simoes, of 21 Barberry Hill Rd., is running for the District 3 Town Council seat, saying that the current council is increasing local government spending at a time when many residents are cash-strapped.

Mostly Democratic primaries Tuesday
Tuesday’s Democratic primary between former Mayor David S. Iwuc and incumbent Mayor Daniel J. McKee could decide the third round of the battle to be Cumberland’s mayor. There also are Democratic primaries for at large, District 1, District 3 and District 5 Town Council seats. The area’s only Republican primary is the race for the District 5 Town Council seat.

09/04/2008

The Cumberland mayoral primary is full of accomplishments … and accusations
CUMBERLAND — Former Mayor David S. Iwuc stood in front of the entrance to the Seabra Supermarket on Mendon Road yesterday morning, campaign brochures in hand, making a pitch for his old job the only way he knew how: one person at a time.

Water cost may rise 17.6 percent
PAWTUCKET –– Water rates could rise 17.6 percent, or $63 per year, for the average residential customer, as a result of an agreement between the state agency that reviews requests for rate increases and the city department that sells water to Pawtucket, Central Falls and part of Cumberland.

Education reform key in District 52 House primary
CUMBERLAND — A school principal, a police officer and a limousine driver have squared off in a fight for the House District 52 seat in the Democratic primary election on Tuesday.

09/03/2008

Dist. 5 Cumberland Town Council Primary: Foes debate council’s public response
Incumbent Mia A. Ackerman says she’s been very cognizant of her constituents; challenger Theodore R. Vecchio Jr. says it’s jut not true.

House Dist. 45 Democratic primary: Former state sheriff takes on veteran Menard
Rep. Rene R. Menard says he no longer obliged to go along with the House leadership now that he’s lost his majority whip post.

09/02/2008

Plane makes emergency landing in Cumberland
A small airplane made an emergency landing in an empty field in Cumberland near Nate Whipple Highway at about 8:30 yesterday morning. The only person aboard, a Tiverton pilot, was uninjured, the police said.

Cumberland Digest: Sept. 2
Recreation Department

09/01/2008

Small plane makes emergency landing in Cumberland
A small airplane made an emergency landing on a piece of town owned property in Cumberland at about 8:30 this morning, but the police said no one was injured in the accident.

08/28/2008

Three-way primary for Cumberland’s District 1 council seat
CUMBERLAND — The Democratic primary for the District 1 Town Council seat pits incumbent Antonio J. Albuquerque against two political newcomers, Robert J. Dias and Thomas P. Tougas.

* Only 12 and a victim of a stroke, she’s vowing to return to the rink
Jamie Coyle has the support of her family, teammates and doctors as she battles to resume her passion of playing ice hockey.

08/27/2008

Cumberland council primary race keys on deeds
CUMBERLAND — Town Council incumbents say the big accomplishment of the council in the past two years has been its ability to come to a consensus on issues ranging from major building projects to the school budget.

Renovated Cumberland High School is a scholastic showplace
CUMBERLAND — For the first day of school today, Cumberland High School students will return to a campus refreshingly devoid of piles of steel and lumber, construction vehicles and trailers.

Cumberland council primary race keys on deeds
CUMBERLAND — Town Council incumbents say the big accomplishment of the council in the past two years has been its ability to come to a consensus on issues ranging from major building projects to the school budget.

A cookout in Cumberland for WWII veterans
CUMBERLAND — Ed Nawrocki of Mount Pleasant View Avenue recently hosted his third annual cookout for 14 World War II combat veterans. The event featured chowder, clamcakes, stuffies, hot dogs, hamburgers and dynamites.

08/26/2008

Cumberland Digest
Recreation Department

08/24/2008

Neighborhood of the week: Grants Mills
The rural neighborhood, carved from dense woods, is almost entirely surrounded by parks and lakes.

08/22/2008

Proposal to build hotel in Cumberland is vacated
CUMBERLAND — A proposal to build the town’s first hotel is off the table say town officials, after residents and Mayor Daniel J. McKee spoke out against the project.

08/21/2008

Cumberland incumbents face primary race
CUMBERLAND — The Democratic primary for the two at-large Town Council seats pits the incumbent council president, an incumbent council member, and a newcomer who is a fixture at local public meetings.

Recycling pays off for Cumberland
CUMBERLAND — A town policy implemented in November to boost recycling numbers has brought in more than $165,000 in revenue and savings to the town, according to Mayor Daniel J. McKee.

Local dancers to compete in Germany
NORTH SMITHFIELD — Dance Theatre of Rhode Island’s award-winning competitive dance team has won a coveted spot representing the United States as members of Team USA in the World Showdance Championships in Germany this fall.

08/20/2008

GOP primary in council race a rarity
CUMBERLAND — There is a Republican primary for an elected office in town. That’s news in itself.

08/19/2008

Cumberland Digest
Community Briefs