All Pawtucket All The Time

Sen. Elizabeth Crowley
 Sen. Elizabeth Crowley (D-Dist. 16, Central Falls, Pawtucket, Cumberland) is sponsoring her third annual “Soup for Supper” food drive Friday to collect food and raise money for local food pantries.
The event, scheduled Friday, Feb. 10, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus hall, 20 Claremont St, Central Falls, will [...]

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Be An Engineer
February 12 – 19

 
Balls and Tracks
Saturday, February 11  •  Sunday, February 12
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
 
Create the ultimate thrill ride!  Families construct roller coasters and send marbles racing down ramps, spinning into chutes, and whirling through jumps and loop-the-loops.
Underwritten by Dominion Foundation.
Museum Closed – Monday, February 13 
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, children use an [...]

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PAWTUCKET— You Are Not Alone, a support group for people living with cancer and their caregivers, will meet at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island on Wednesday, February 1 and 15, 2012 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. in The Cancer Center located on the ground floor of The Center for Primary Care.
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There are some fantastic bargains in The Gamm Theatre’s Snow Ball Auction – great merchandise, exciting trips, and unique experiences!
There is still just under two weeks to keep bidding online – but the very best way to make sure you get that item you’ve had your eye on is to come to The Snow Ball!
The [...]

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African American historian Ray Rickman to speak at Linden Place Mansion on the life of William J. Brown and race in 19th century Rhode Island

Ray Rickman
William J. Brown was an African-American civic leader who may have authored the most thoughtful narrative by a free man of color in the 19th Century. Mr. Brown uses [...]

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25th anniversary to be celebrated June 16-17, 2012
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Bike MS: Ride the Rhode, the cycling route will feature a spectacular crossing of the Newport and Jamestown bridges.
Two thousand cyclists and volunteers are expected for this always popular 150-mile ride, which will be held the weekend of June 16-17, 2012, to [...]

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Governor to Join City in Efforts to Move Retirees to Medicare
  Rhode Island Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced this morning that he will file an amicus brief with the Rhode Island Supreme Court in support of the City of Providence’s efforts to move retirees into Medicare.
            “Given Providence’s dire fiscal condition, the reasonable and necessary [...]

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Storage America

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Robert P. Andrade
Pawtucket, RI – Robert P. Andrade, local businessman and community leader, was recently elected Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island. Mr. Andrade succeeds William J. Hunt, President of Shove Insurance Incorporated, who served in the role for three years.
President and CEO of Memorial Hospital Martin E. Tursky [...]

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Rhode Island PBS Antiques Discovery & Appraisal Show
Many of us have at least one object with an interesting history. Maybe it’s a curio that’s been in the family for generations. Or maybe it’s a flea market bargain that was too tempting to ignore. Even those who don’t fancy themselves “collectors” find they’ve accumulated interesting old [...]

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