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SUPPLIES AND SCHOOLING: Maureen van Herpe is the owner and operator of Wood Items & More in Smithfield, where she sells various craft items and teaches sewing, decorative painting, crocheting and quilting classes.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Crafting a community one class at a time

Art & Culture 07/17/2026

For more than three decades, Maureen van Herpe has built Wood Items & More into both a craft store and a classroom. At her shop...

BankFive marks Flagpole Ceremony with $75K donation for local veterans

Financial Services 05/25/2026

Fall River – Fall River Five Cents Savings Bank, also known as BankFive, marked its fourth annual Flagpole Ceremony on May 22 at the...

BankFive donates $25K to Veterans Association of Bristol County

Financial Services 06/02/2025

FALL RIVER – The Fall River Five Cents Savings Bank recently gave a surprise donation of $25,000 to the Veterans Association of Bristol County...

STAYING POWER: Armand Toscano, owner of security system supplier Communications Systems Inc. in Lincoln, founded the business in 1974 as Atlantic Antenna Systems with Gerald Neylon, who has since retired. The business has expanded to offer additional services and rebranding as Communications Systems in the early 1980s.  PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Keeping customers in contact for decades

Entrepreneurship 11/08/2024

For years, Armand Toscano would approach fellow employees asking if they’d want to start a business together. Toscano, who worked for commercial antenna companies, wasn’t...

THE R.I. EXECUTIVE OFFICE of Health & Human Services confirmed that 12 residents of the Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol have tested positive for COVID-19.

R.I. Veterans Home reports 12 residents, 2 staff contracted COVID-19

Coronavirus 04/27/2020

BRISTOL – A total of 12 residents of the Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol have tested positive for COVID-19, state officials say. Two staff...

R.I. HOUSE SPEAKER Nicholas A. Matiello wants House lawmakers to do a thorough review of Rhode Island Veterans Home, following reports of potential plans to claim a total of about $500,000 from the estates of veterans who lived at the home and died without a will. / PBN FILE PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Mattiello wants more legislative oversight at vets home

Government 12/19/2019

PROVIDENCE (AP) – The Rhode Island Veterans Home is proposing new ways to close a nearly $3 million deficit, prompting the state's House speaker...

Cox Business honors 3 R.I. companies for tech innovation

Technology 10/24/2019

WEST WARWICK – Cox Business, the commercial division of Cox Communications Inc., recently hosted its second annual “Smart Technology. Smarter Business” tour. Cox representatives visited...