For some, Pawtucket tax hike will be devastating
Council unable to find big savings on mayor's proposed budget
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by ETHAN SHOREY, Valley Breeze Staff Writer

PAWTUCKET - Parkside Avenue resident Steven Bishop was only mildly surprised when he received a letter in the mail telling him the value of his home had gone down only slightly.

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Lombardi: Let's use Google cash to build safety complex, close stations
'Police athletic complex' could also be built for police, students
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by ETHAN SHOREY, Valley Breeze Staff Writer

NORTH PROVIDENCE - Mayor Charles Lombardi wants to build a single, centralized public safety complex that he says would allow officials to close down all the existing fire stations in town while uphol

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City's fire suppression rating still stuck on three
by ETHAN SHOREY, Valley Breeze Staff Writer

PAWTUCKET - A year after local officials said they would appeal a surprising downgrade of the city's fire suppression rating, the rating remains unchanged.

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Browning, Stanzione named Tolman's top students of 2012
by ETHAN SHOREY, Valley Breeze Staff Writer

PAWTUCKET - Since they were freshman, Tolman High School students Kristina Browning and Tara Stanzione have excelled at just about everything, scoring among the top students in their class semester af

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St. Alban's of No. Providence merging with Trinity of Scituate
by ETHAN SHOREY, Valley Breeze Staff Writer

Two local Episcopal churches that trace their roots back to the mid-1800s will merge together into one.

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Collette Vacations 'gives back' with community garden
by ETHAN SHOREY, Valley Breeze Staff Writer

PAWTUCKET - Representatives for city-based travel provider Collette Vacations are ecstatic about how their new 25-bed community garden came out, saying it will pay immediate dividends to the surroundi

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Fire chief: Pawtucket Engine 4 shutdown led to slower fire response
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by ETHAN SHOREY, Valley Breeze Staff Writer

PAWTUCKET - For weeks, members of the city's fire union have been papering the city with flyers warning of the potential consequences from Mayor Don Grebien's controversial money-saving shutdown of En

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Blackstone Valley Tourism Council dedicates Chocolate Mill Park

CENTRAL FALLS - The Blackstone Valley Tourism Council created a park in Central Falls to celebrate what's believed to be North America's first chocolate mill.

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No. Providence promises biggest, best parade, post-parade celebration yet

NORTH PROVIDENCE - Now in its fifth year, the North Providence Memorial Day Parade and Celebration will be bigger and better than ever when it returns on Monday, May 28, at 1 p.m.

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TOM WARD - We lost millions, but hey, it's cool!
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I think there were two red flags that went up on the same day for me.

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AT THE MOVIES - 'What to Expect When You're Expecting' is pretty much what you'd expect
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** "What to Expect When You're Expecting"

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Lincoln readies to don red, white and blue for annual Memorial Day Parade
by MEGHAN KAVANAUGH, Valley Breeze Staff Writer

LINCOLN - Honoring the men and women who have served in the military, this year's theme for the town's always-anticipated Memorial Day Parade is "All Gave Some, and Some Gave All."

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