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Fairhaven are officially on the hunt ... There ain't enough lighter fluid in your Bic to keep pace with Fairhaven's piano-driven anthems on their full-length debut Origins ... ... READY FOR THEIR CLOSE-UP Fairhaven ... There ain't enough lighter fluid in your Bic to keep pace with Fairhaven's piano-driven anthems on their full-length debut Origins , available beginning this weekend at their CD release show at Lupo's (with friends Monty Are I opening — not too shabby) and at

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The Village Haven

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Published Jan. 26, 2010 at 4:40 p.m.

Traditional (and bountiful) fare in Forestdale ... We were headed to a concert in Cumberland and we thought we'd make a slight detour to North Smithfield — the village of Forestdale, to be precise ... We were headed to a concert in Cumberland and we thought we'd make a slight detour to North Smithfield — the village of Forestdale, to be precise. Unfortunately for us, or for any newcomer to the Village Haven, there's a bridge out and a detour, but at the bottom of the curvy School Street, a

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Weather conditions delay school starts in northern RI

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Published Jan. 4, 2010 at 7:34 a.m.

Welcome back from winter break, but not too soon for schoolchildren in the northern part of Rhode Island ... Before mobilizing the children for school Monday morning, check whether they've got delays. Schools in Cumberland, Johnston, Lincoln, North Providence, North Smithfield and Woonsocket public schools are delayed one hour, and morning kindergarten or preschool in some of those communities has also been canceled ... Some charter schools, Catholic schools and child care centers are also

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Update: Glocester man charged in 2-state stolen-car chase

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Published Dec. 14, 2009 at 5:16 p.m.

CUMBERLAND, R.I. -- Detectives are questioning a Glocester man, 25, who was found hiding in a shed after police from two states chased a stolen car early Monday afternoon, Cumberland Police Chief John R. Desmarais said ... Liam Lambert is being charged with one count of possession of a stolen motor vehicle, a felony, as well as driving on a suspended license and reckless driving, Desmarais said. He was found behind a house, in a shed on Curran Road after the card was found abandoned nearby, the

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Water main break closes school

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Published Dec. 15, 2009 at 7:54 a.m.

Officials announce that Cumberland Cumberland Hill School is closed Tuesday due to a water main break ...

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Valley Falls post office still slated to shut

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Published Oct. 13, 2009 at 11:58 a.m.

CUMBERLAND – The United States Postal Service is still considering closing down Cumberland’s Valley Falls post office, according to the cash-strapped agency’s latest list of branches it may shut down ...

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