Entries from January 2010
COLORFUL ANNUAL MARDI GRAS FESTIVITIES HIGHLIGHT ACTIVE VISITOR WEEKEND
Rhode Island’s Blackstone River Valley becomes “party central” over the February 6-7 weekend, as the Southern New England region hosts one of the most vibrant and festive Mardi Gras celebrations.
The City of Woonsocket, RI, which has strong Franco-Canadian roots, proudly stages its own annual version of the [...]
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STATE HOUSE – Sen. John J. Tassoni Jr. (D-Dist. 22, Smithfield, North Smithfield) has been presented a U.S. Army Freedom Team Salute Commendation and Certification of Appreciation for his contributions to the Army community.
The citation, signed by Gen. George W. Casey Jr., US Army Chief of Staff, and John M. McHugh, Secretary of [...]
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The W.H.O. Foundation is honored to recognize and reward a charity that makes a difference
Woonsocket, RI (Grassroots Newswire) – Haven of Grace Ministries has been selected as one of the W.H.O. (Women Helping Others) Foundation’s “10 of 2010” awardees. These are the 10 non-profit organizations selected to receive W.H.O. grants in 2010. The W.H.O. Foundation is [...]
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The students and staff at Jacqueline M. Walsh School for the Performing and Visual Arts were deeply concerned and affected by the horrible disaster in Haiti. The day after the earthquake, the school came together and brainstormed ways to help the cause. Our Winter Ball was scheduled to happen the next day at the Pawtucket [...]
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The City of Pawtucket , Division of Senior Services at the Leon Mathieu Senior Center , 420 Main Street, Pawtucket , RI . First floor Activity Room.
The Leon Mathieu Senior Center , 420 Main Street , announces its December schedule of coffee hours, which are held on Fridays from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. [...]
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Department is able to add eight new projects
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today that it has received approval to add eight new projects to its economic recovery program, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
The eight new projects are in addition to the 54 projects RIDOT is constructing [...]
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We are pleased to report that Robert Andrade, Executive Vice President & COO of Pawtucket Credit Union, recently rejoined the board after a 4-year absence.
Bob has worked in the credit union industry for the past 37 years, is a graduate of Bryant University and has been very involved in the community. He is a Director [...]
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Left (Pawtucket Rotary Club President George Hovarth), Center ( Professor Jeff Morgan), right (Rotary Member Paul Palange).
Our speaker on January 21, 20009 at the Pawtucket Rotary Club was Professor Jeff Morgan from Brown University. Jeff received his BS from Syracuse U (Go Orange!) and his PhD from Harvard and did postdoctoral studies at MIT.
He’s a professor of [...]
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FINANCIAL PLANNING AND ROTH CONVERSIONS
The Riverside Branch Library will present a workshop on Financial Planning
& Roth Conversions on Thursday, February 11th from 6:30 – 8:00pm.
The recent turbulence in the stock market, along with ever changing rules
around financial planning, has left many people wondering how they will be
able to retire. This workshop will give you the [...]
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left to right: bottom: Kaitlyn Delamer next row: Bailey Delamer, Victoria Harris, Sr. Lisa Palazio, Mrs. Delamer, Ashley DeAngelis, Chelsleigh Gomez, Sr. Colleen Matarese and Michaela Furtado
FATIMA High School students participated in the annual March for Life in
Washington, D.C. on January 22, 2010. FATIMA has participated in the
March for over 30 years. The trip includes [...]
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