3/16/2021
Father and daughter opening Tim & Nikki’s
Tim and Nicolette Filippou in their new Tim & Nikki’s Pizzeria & Bakery at 1101 Mineral Spring Ave. (Breeze photo by Ethan Shorey)
NORTH PROVIDENCE – Tim Filippou brings decades of experience in the baking and pizza business to his latest venture, partnering with daughter Nicolette on Tim & Nikki’s Pizzeria & Bakery across from Stop & Shop at 1101 Mineral Spring Ave.
Filippou, of Coventry, said this is the furthest north he’s come to do business, and he loves this busy spot in North Providence. He said landlord Anthony Manzo treats him and his daughter like family, and he loves the people here in North Providence.
3/10/2021
Roundabout flooding victims see town claims denied
Cumberland town employees work to connect a new municipal pipe to existing state pipes under Diamond Hill Road at the roundabouts early last December. (Breeze photo by Ethan Shorey)
CUMBERLAND – The town’s insurer has denied claims for damages from five residents whose properties near the new Diamond Hill Road roundabouts were flooded late last November, saying the cause of the flooding was ultimately determined to be an issue under the state roadway.
“After reviewing your claim statement, estimate and photos, we contacted the town of Cumberland to discuss what happened,” read a denial letter from the Rhode Island Interlocal Trust last month to one of the victims. “The town of Cumberland has investigated the cause of the loss and determined that the water backed up due to a blocked culvert under a Rhode Island state road.”
3/9/2021
Atrium on Main turning residents’ home hobby into new desserts
Owner Mike Bettencourt, left, and consultant Carlos Tobon show off the newly redone Atrium on Main on Main Street in Pawtucket. Directly behind them will be the new performance stage. (Breeze photo by Ethan Shorey)
PAWTUCKET – The new Atrium on Main is planning a special collaboration with people who have discovered home cooking and baking during the pandemic, offering them a share of the profits if their desserts are chosen for the restaurant’s menu.
Carlos Tobon, a state representative working as a consultant for the restaurant, said this unique initiative is part of the restaurant’s goal of being a central hub of activity that the whole community can be proud of and that will attract people from elsewhere to Pawtucket.
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2/3/2021
Why didn’t Cumberland get earlier chance at well property?
This lot at 500 Nate Whipple Highway was acquired by the town of Cumberland for $600,000 last year after its previous owner purchased it for $275,000 a few months earlier. (Breeze photo by Ethan Shorey)
Parties shed light on $600,000 land purchase
CUMBERLAND – Since news last November that the town would acquire a Nate Whipple Highway property for a future municipal well expansion, some residents have voiced questions about the profit its previous owner was able to walk away with.
That owner, Cumberland’s Stephen Instasi III, ended up securing a profit of $325,000 when he sold the property at 500 Nate Whipple Highway to the town of Cumberland for $600,000 shortly after its former owner, John Boucher, had sold it to him for $275,000 last June.