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Ethan Shorey stepping down as chief editor at The Valley Breeze

Industries 03/05/2026

LINCOLN – Ethan Shorey, chief editor of The Valley Breeze, will step down on Friday, concluding a 20-year career at the Blackstone Valley newspaper...

THE WOONSOCKET YMCA, citing financial strain, will permanently close on Jan. 1, according to a report from The Valley Breeze. / COURTESY WOONSOCKET YMCA

Woonsocket YMCA to close Jan. 1

News Story 12/04/2023

WOONSOCKET – The Woonsocket YMCA, which has been a staple nonprofit in the city for more than a century, will close its doors permanently...

Thomas V. Ward Breeze Publications Inc. founder and publisher More than two decades ago, Thomas V. Ward founded The Valley Breeze for $15,000 from his Cumberland living room. Today Breeze Publications publishes five editions across Rhode Island’s northern tier and provides proof that news organizations can be successful in attracting readers and revenue. / PBN PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Success comes when you ‘stick to your knitting’

Entrepreneurship 12/07/2018

While businesspersons I meet marvel at the staying power of a free community newspaper such as The Valley Breeze in this day and age,...

the prop: Ethan Shorey holds an issue of the Valley Breeze newspaper: “It’s what we do. It’s our big thing, what we love and it tells the story of the community.” / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Ethan Shorey, 36

PBN Award Winners 07/20/2018

MANAGING EDITOR –THE VALLEY BREEZE NEWSPAPERS Where do you see yourself professionally in 20 years? I’ll still be covering local news in Rhode Island, and hopefully...

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