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WOONSOCKET – The Woonsocket School Committee and City Council held a joint meeting on Monday to discuss the city’s contribution to the Education Department’s budget in the coming fiscal years.
WOONSOCKET – The Woonsocket School Committee meeting of May 25 included a call from one teacher for a new safety program to be implemented.
2020 was a boon for a lot of dogs and their owners alike. Finding day care or dog walkers was no longer a priority, and animal adoption flourished.But with people now returning to work, veterinary and animal care specialists say the problem of finding...
May 4, 2021 GLADSTONE — John Robert Jackson, son of James R, and Elaine Jackson, of Gladstone passed away suddenly but peacefully in his sleep on April 29th 2021 at the age of 74. A graduate of Rock High School, his dreams of a four-minute mile were cut short in the summer of 1963. A diving accident injured his spine leaving him functionally quadriplegic. The doctors at the time told him he would be confined to a motorized wheelchair for the rest of his days. A surprise to no one who knew him, John decided he knew better. He refused the motorized chair and went out and tackled the world...
WOONSOCKET – Most of the discussion of the financial impacts of the pandemic has centered on the funds spent to combat COVID-19, but it’s the ones that weren’t spent that could become a talking point in the upcoming city budget season. Last Friday, Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt announced in a press release the city’s 2020 audit confirmed budgetary surpluses of $479,417 on the city side and $2,562,362 for the Woonsocket Education Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020. She lauded the efforts of City Finance Director Christine Chamberland and WED Finance Director Brad Peryea, sa...