WOONSOCKET – The city of Woonsocket has officially lifted its curfew "after two nights of relative calm" according to a press release Thursday from Public Safety Director Eugene Jalette.
"We continue...
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By LAUREN CLEM, Valley Breeze Staff Writer
WOONSOCKET – The Woonsocket Police Department said Wednesday morning there was no widespread looting or rioting in the city the previous night despite social media warnings of potential unrest....
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By LAUREN CLEM, Valley Breeze Staff Writer
WOONSOCKET – From early March through May 22, half of all city residents who tested positive for COVID-19 at Thundermist Health Center in Woonsocket were Hispanic or Latino.
Of the 254 Hispanic or...
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By LAUREN CLEM, Valley Breeze Staff Writer
WOONSOCKET – Health care workers at Landmark Medical Center received a special donation of personal protective equipment on Monday.
Ryan Golditch, a 4th-grader at Oak Lawn Elementary School in...
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By LAUREN CLEM, Valley Breeze Staff Writer
WOONSOCKET – The City Council on Monday cut salary increases and sharply reduced temporary labor accounts in the 2020-2021 budget, citing the uncertainty of state and federal funding amid the...
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By LAUREN CLEM, Valley Breeze Staff Writer
WOONSOCKET – A resolution to celebrate Woonsocket Pride Month in June passed the City Council by a 7-0 vote Monday evening.
The resolution, proposed by Councilor Alex Kithes, in intended to...
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WOONSOCKET – Rep. Michael Morin, a Democrat representing Rhode Island House District 49, announced on Tuesday he will not seek re-election.
Morin has represented District 49 in Woonsocket since...
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WOONSOCKET – J. Paul Loether, executive director of the Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission, announced that the National Park Service has added the former First...
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June 1
Nicole and Natalia Noviello, Happy 10th Birthday! Love, Daddy Al, Mom Gia, Grandma GaGo, and Auntie Lorraine
June 5
Chris O’Neill, happy birthday to the best foxtree papa. We love you! From...
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WOONSOCKET – Woonsocket Cat Sanctuary, 266 Mendon Road, will hold its Indoor Yard Sale on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., beginning this Saturday, June 6.
The yard...
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Sophia Elizabeth Oliveras, of Woonsocket, was named to the University of Alabama dean’s list for the fall semester.
Madeline Hanlon and Hope Smith, of North Smithfield, have been named to the fall...
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WOONSOCKET – New COVID-19 testing sites are now open at CVS Pharmacy locations around Rhode Island. The company announced last week it would open 10 new testing sites in several towns, including...
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WOONSOCKET – The Woonsocket branch of the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles reopened on Monday, June 1, and is now accepting appointments. The branch at 200 Diamond Hill Road is open from...
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WOONSOCKET – Prime Restoration & Remediation, a Lincoln-based company currently headquartered at 26 Albion Road, has purchased the former Jeweled Cross building on Park East Drive in Woonsocket...
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