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As traditional schools struggle to fund band and chorus

By Brenna McCabe, Valley Breeze Staff Writer

WOONSOCKET - Parents living in school dis ... continue

Shuttle bus will transport city's late-shift workers

'After hours' service will begin April 1

By Brenna McCabe, Valley Breeze Staff Writer

WOONSOCKET - With the possibility of more service cuts i ... continue

Discover your ancestors at society's library

By MARCIA GREEN, Valley Breeze Editor

WOONSOCKET - Kathy Petersen of Smithfield laughs when she says everyone on her side of the family is of French ... continue

Division of Motor Vehicles extends Wednesday closings

PAWTUCKET - The Division of Motor Vehicles has announced that the agency will be extending its Wednesday closings to complete extensive cleanup of DMV ... continue

Lincoln Chafee to visit The Cakery March 24

WOONSOCKET - Come to The Cakery, 91 Main St., on Wednesday, March 24, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. to meet former U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee, who is running ... continue

Kids' Klub annual Fool's Night Out is April 10

PAWTUCKET - Kids Klub's 5th Annual Fool's Night Out will be held on Saturday evening, April 10, at the West Valley Inn in West Warwick. The evening fe ... continue

Landmark Medical Center presents service awards to employees

WOONSOCKET - Landmark Medical Center honored 109 employees for years of service, during the hospital's annual service awards banquet.

Employees hono ... continue

Giant spring flea market March 20-21

WOONSOCKET - Saint Stanislaus Kostka Parish will hold a giant spring flea market Saturday and Sunday, March 20 and 21, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the parish ... continue

Easter egg hunt planned for Sunday

WOONSOCKET - Firm Foundation Christian Church will be holding an Easter egg hunt on Sunday, March 28, at noon. The event is free and is open to the pu ... continue

St. James Baptist Church raises funds for Haiti

WOONSOCKET - St. James Baptist Church, 340 South Main St., collected $3,000 from its membership for the Haitian Relief Fund and forwarded the funds to ... continue

Correction: One On One Hair Designs not on unpaid taxes list

NORTH SMITHFIELD - In reference to the article published Feb. 25 "Town clerk: North Smithfield can't keep track of businesses," One On One Hair Design ... continue

Local companies nominated for Freedom Award

ARLINGTON, Va. - Nine Rhode Island Guard and Reserve service members nominated their employers for the 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Free ... continue

NRI Community Services presents its Community Champions Music Series

WOONSOCKET - NRI Community Services will host its 8th Community Champions Music Series at Chan's Fine Oriental dining, 267 Main St.

The events will ... continue

WFD takes 3rd in Fight for Air Climb challenge

WOONSOCKET - A team from the Woonsocket Fire Department came in third place at the Fight for Air Climb charity event to benefit the American Lung Asso ... continue

Get mortgage-related questions answered at free open house

WOONSOCKET - The NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley HomeOwnership Center invites the public to a free open house and foreclosure prevention clinic ... continue

Holistic health program offered March 25

WOONSOCKET - The Harris Public Library will present the program "Holistic Approach to Wellness" with naturopathic doctor George King on Thursday, Marc ... continue

Prevention Coalition receives tobacco control grants

WOONSOCKET - The Woonsocket Prevention Coalition was awarded three tobacco control grants from the Rhode Island Department of Health, for a total of $ ... continue

Indoor yard sale benefitting homeless cats resumes this Saturday

WOONSOCKET - The Woonsocket Cat Sanctuary's weekly indoor yard sale, in the rear of 266 Mendon Road, will re-open this Saturday and be open every Satu ... continue

All-you-can-eat breakfast to benefit Brownies

WOONSOCKET - On Sunday, March 21, Woonsocket Brownie Girl Scout Troop 360 will hold an all-you-can-eat breakfast fund-raiser to raise money for campin ... continue

Brownies prepare sandwiches to feed Woonsocket homeless

WOONSOCKET - On March 10, Brownie Girl Scout Troop 352 prepared sandwiches for the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, who reside on Earle Street. The Broth ... continue