All Pawtucket All The Time

Members of the newly formed Burns Manor Garden Club, in hats and T-shirts sponsored by the Pawtucket Housing Authority, gather with some of the plantings that will go into four new raised beds as well as become part of a beautification project for the grounds of the seniors complex. Clockwise from left: Linda Flanagan, Doris [...]

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The R.I. Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society has awarded $5,000 in scholarships to four remarkable students, three of whom are graduating from Rhode Island high schools, and one who is a college freshman. All four recipients have a parent with multiple sclerosis and the disease has affected their day-to-day lives.
“Multiple sclerosis changes lives [...]

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Latest Step in Governor’s Ongoing Efforts to Make DMV More Convenient
 Rhode Island motorists now have a quick and more convenient way to renew their driver’s licenses. Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today announced that online driver’s license renewals are now available on the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) website at www.dmv.ri.gov.
“The DMV continues to [...]

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14th Annual Pawtucket Arts Festival
Slater Park Fall Festival
 Saturday/Sunday September 15 & 16, 2012
 Call for Artisans, Crafters and Vendors
Slater Memorial Park
 11:00 to 5:00pm
“Relax and sell your wares in our open-air marketplace!”
 Show and sell your creative endeavors in beautiful Slater Memorial Park!  This annual event attracts over 20,000 people attendees and is a juried festival that [...]

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The search is over and the Board of Library Trustees at Seekonk Public Library has made its decision—they have announced  that Peter F. Fuller has been offered, and accepted, the position of Director.  This appointment will take effect July 1, 2012; Mr. Fuller will remain as Interim Director until then.
For over fifteen years, Mr. Fuller [...]

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STATE HOUSE – Sen. John J. Tassoni Jr. (D-Dist. 22, Smithfield, North Smithfield) is the recipient of the 2012 Achievement Award presented by the Labor Assistance Professionals of Rhode Island.
 The award was presented to Senator Tassoni at the Labor Assistance Professionals inaugural award luncheon, held today in North Providence.
Senator Tassoni was chosen to receive the [...]

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13 Summer St.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
6:00PM 
Join a famous frog, a glamorous pig, and their motley crew of friends for family movie night at the library. This new PG rated movie will be shown in the Campbell Auditorium. Bring snacks, a drink, and enjoy the show. Children under 9 are asked to bring a caregiver. 
The program [...]

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PAWTUCKET – Residents of the seniors complex at Burns Manor, 95 Park St., will be putting on their sun hats and digging deep into the dirt at noon on Monday, May 21 as they begin planting flowers and vegetables in a newly created community garden.
 For several weeks, 16 Burns Manor residents led by Beth Roberge [...]

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Statement from Governor Lincoln D. Chafee Regarding the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation
 Yesterday, Keith Stokes offered his resignation as Executive Director of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC), which I accepted.
 I thank Keith for his service to Rhode Island, not only at the helm of the EDC, but also as a former Board member [...]

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Silas Cooper of Pawtucket was one of more than 60 students recognized for academic achievement recently at American International College.
Friends and families joined faculty and staff for the annual Academic Awards and Class Night ceremony in the Griswold Theatre.
Cooper, a junior majoring in Crimiinal Justice and Poltical Science, received the Political Science Award.
At the ceremony, Senior [...]

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