North Providence News

VIDEO - Presentation church, center of Marieville lives, turns 100

Events every month to share faith and memories

by ARLINE A. FLEMING, Valley Breeze & Observer Correspondent

NORTH PROVIDENCE - Easter Sundays in the 1960s, George and Lillian Marcoux and their girls would walk the short distance from their Vincent Avenue home to the Church of the Presentation on Mineral Spr

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Murphy shatters wrestling record

Has won most matches in Cougar history

by PAUL R. DUBOIS, Breeze Sports Editor

NORTH PROVIDENCE - There's setting the bar high, and then there's putting it on another planet.

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NP School Committee plans to spend $240,000 to upgrade technology

by JOSEPH R. LaPLANTE, Valley Breeze & Observer Managing Editor

NORTH PROVIDENCE - The School Committee approved spending $240,000 over the next five years to upgrade technology, train staff, open new technology avenues for students and measure students' computer

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NP landfill shows promise as money generator

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by JOSEPH R. LaPLANTE, Valley Breeze & Observer Managing Editor

NORTH PROVIDENCE - New state regulations require operations like K & R Auto Salvage Co. to hold on to vehicles longer than in the past to determine the validity of vehicle identification numbers.

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Business without a home faces loss of liquor licenses

NORTH PROVIDENCE - The owner of Ashes Cigar Lounge, Nicholas Decristofaro of MBCD Enterprises, has been denied his application for a variance from the Zoning Board and will likely be required to surre

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Left turn traffic lights sought for Woodward, Smithfield roads

NORTH PROVIDENCE - The state Department of Transportation is conducting surveys at two of the busiest intersections in town to determine if left turn traffic control lights are required.

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Coach with criminal record dropped by NPYBA on parent complaints

by JOSEPH R. LaPLANTE, Valley Breeze & Observer Managing Editor

NORTH PROVIDENCE - A basketball coach with a lengthy criminal record, including a felony conviction, has been removed from his duties by the board of directors of the North Providence Youth Basketball

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NP council seeks earlier meeting start

NORTH PROVIDENCE - The traditional 7:30 p.m.

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Tickets on sale for the Festa Italian Banquet at St. Joseph's

NORTH PROVIDENCE - A Festa Italian Banquet to celebrate St. Joseph's and St.

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Local GOP meets Feb. 28

NORTH PROVIDENCE - The North Providence Republican Town Committee meets Tuesday, Feb.28, at 7 p.m. at North Providence Union Free Public Library, 1810 Mineral Spring Ave.

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Chamber to host Business Before Breakfast event

JOHNSTON - The North Central Chamber of Commerce will host its February Business Before Breakfast event on Thursday, Feb. 23, from 8 to 9 a.m.

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Conference focuses on climate change

PROVIDENCE - The 5th annual Rhode Island Interfaith Conference, "Ethics of Climate Change," will be held Tuesday, Feb. 28, from 4:30 to 9 p.m.

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St. Jude Church to offer Catholicism series

LINCOLN - St. Jude Church, 301 Front St., will offer a free 10-part program, "Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of Faith," on Saturdays at 9 a.m. beginning Feb. 25, in the Parish Hall.

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Bag sale at Sayles Memorial thrift shop

LINCOLN - The thrift shop at Sayles Memorial Congregational Church, UCC, 185 Chapel St., will hold a bag sale from Thursday, Feb. 23 through Saturday, March 3. Patrons can fill a bag for $5.

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Public input sought for 'The Station Movie'

A documentary film to be released next February, in time for the 10th anniversary of The Station nightclub fire, is in the works, and the public is invited to contribute, announced Paul Lonardo, co-au

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Diocese offering free tax prep services

PAWTUCKET - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence is offering a free tax preparation program for qualified individuals and families in the Blackstone Valley area at Project Hope/Proyecto Esperanza,

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St. Maria Goretti Comedy Night planned

PAWTUCKET - St. Maria Goretti Parish Hall, 165 Power Road, will be the site of "Comedy Night 2012" on May 5.

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Homeschooling co-op meeting planned

CUMBERLAND - Homeschooling parents of children ages 4 to 12 will host the next monthly meeting of the Homeschooling Co-op at the Cumberland Public Library on Tuesday, Feb.

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