Kopeski reflects on decades as Glocester’s grocer at Dino’s GLOCESTER – It has been a long journey for Steve Kopeski, owner of Dino’s, who is handing the keys to the store off to new owners, the Patel brothers, after over 43 years in the business. Dino's owner Steve Kopeski with his son Doug. NRI NOW photo by Dick Martin “I loved working with food,” said Kopeski, a 1972 Burrillville High School grad. That began with a job at the supermarket at age 16. “I was always working at Dino’s,” recalled Kopeski. Kopeski...

Town branding initiative moves forward in Glocester nrinow.news: By Dick Martin- March 19, 2025 GLOCESTER – Glocester is moving forward with a plan to promote businesses and recreation in town, as well as the town itself, with the recent approval of $22,000 to fund branding services by Ashley Peck Creative, LLC and Tuni Schartner Consulting. “Regarding the long awaited approval of a place branding initiative for the town of Glocester, the EDC, in close partnership with the Glocester Land Trust, is ecstatic to be able to kick off this effort,”  Bernadette MacArthur, chair of the...

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Demographics: Glocester, Rhode Island Chepachet Village offers a walkable environment with a significant collection of historic buildings that tell a compelling story of the Industrial Revolution in the town and the state. With its cluster of antiques/gifts businesses and historic buildings, recent and planned improvements to the Pavilion at Kent Field and to Glocester Memorial Park, and consistent infrastructure improvements over the past two decades, the Village provides potential to support existing entrepreneurs, attract new businesses and provide a solid network of destinations for...