All Pawtucket All The Time

It’s time for a Recovery High School in Rhode Island
By Senator John J. Tassoni, Jr.
Last month I received a phone call from a distressed mother. She had just read an article in CommonGround: “Recovery high schools provide second chance to students” (July, 2010). She wanted to know which recovery high school in Rhode Island she [...]

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September 8th

What:
The Gamm Theatre and Pawtucket Armory Center for the Arts are pleased to host “An Interview with the Candidates for Mayor of Pawtucket, Donald Grebien and Henry Kinch, Jr.”, with a special focus on Pawtucket’s burgeoning arts and cultural economic development.
When:
Wed. Sept. 8 from 7-8:30 pm
Where:
The Gamm Theatre,172 Exchange St., Pawtucket, RI Seating is [...]

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Opponents believe Blackstone Valley voters deserve close-up with candidates
Woonsocket, RI -  Bill Lynch and David Segal, candidates for the Democratic nomination in Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District, today called on their opponents to join them for a debate in Woonsocket before the September 14th primary.
 
“We’ve debated throughout the East Bay and Providence, and are glad [...]

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(left to right) Robert Andrade, EVP/COO, Pawtucket Credit Union,  Don Grebien,  Former Pawtucket Mayor Robert Metivier, Tony Pires, insurance company owner and former House Finance chairman. Not pictured: Former City Councilor and state Rep. William Vieira
PAWTUCKET – Don Grebien, candidate for mayor in the Sept. 14 primary, announced the members of his Financial Review Team, [...]

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Pawtucket Arts Festival
September 10-12 and 17-19

Photo Credit:  Robert Emerson
The Community Players open their 90th Anniversary Season with You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. This delightful musical comedy invites audiences of all ages to take a trip down memory lane and spend a day in the life of their favorite Peanuts’ characters, Charlie Brown, Lucy, [...]

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Festival Ballet Providence

Festival Ballet Providence (FBP) Principal Dancer Jennifer Ricci will be celebrating her 20th season as a professional dancer. Such an accomplishment is remarkable in and of itself for a “normal” sedentary desk job. But to do so as a professional dancer, given all the rigorous physical and emotional demands, is virtually unheard of.
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(August 27, 2010)  The Bristol Garden Club presents Generations of Elegance a Standard Flower Show celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Historic Linden Place.  The show will be held on September 15th and 16th, 2010 at 500 Hope Street, Bristol, Rhode Island, Wednesday: 2 to 7 P.M. and Thursday: 10 A.M. to 7 P.M 
The show will feature [...]

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Representative Mary Ann Shallcross Smith, endorsed Democrat District 46, Lincoln/Pawtucket recently announced highlights of her tax relief legislation since taking office in January 2009.
She strongly supported the legislative initiative which restructured the state income tax system resulting in a tax break for a majority of the state’s residents beginning with 2010 state income tax returns.
She [...]

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Dear Friends,
Thirty years ago, in August of 1980, the Summer Olympics were ending in Moscow.
Thirty years ago, in August of 1980, Lech Walesa led the first of many strikes at Gdansk Shipyard.
Thirty years ago, in August of 1980, Jimmy Carter defeated Edward Kennedy to win the Democratic renomination for President.
And, thirty years ago, in 1980, [...]

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Dear Friends,
 
It’s hard to believe there are just 19 days left until Primary Day. Over the past six months, I have had the pleasure of meeting with families, neighbors and friends across the 1st Congressional District and engaged in conversations about the issues that matter most to Rhode Islanders.
 
You have been with me from the very [...]

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