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NORTH PROVIDENCE – Local leaders, many in office long enough to remember the town’s more troubled times of 12-15 years ago, hailed the great gains they’ve made and promised residents ....
Gillian Anderson is moving from playing one historical figure to another. The X-Files star, who recently earned her sixth career Golden Globe nomination for her work as Margaret Thatcher on Netflix’s acclaimed costume drama The Crown, will soon suit up to play Eleanor Roosevelt in The First Lady (working title), a new series coming to Showtime that already has Viola Davis and Michelle Pfeiffer on board to star. The show is described as “a revelatory reframing of American leadership, told through the lens of the women at the heart of the White House.” Anderson, who already has Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild trophies on her shelf, will play Eleanor Roosevelt, the longest-serving First Lady in the history of the United States. While women have often been brushed aside during the recounting of the history of this nation, Eleanor Roosevelt has become one of the (depressingly few) female figures who is regularly highlighted in schools ....
12/29/2020 2020: North Providence down but not out Peter and Pamela Pereira, of North Providence, kept warm under a large blanket as the temperature dropped at the first Movie in the Park on Oct. 9. The free event replaced Pumpkins in the Park, and was one of very few events to be held in town during this pandemic year. (Breeze File photo by Charles Lawrence) NORTH PROVIDENCE – First it was late spring, then maybe summer, then we heard fall might see better times. Surely, Christmas wouldn’t be impacted? But 2020 is ending as some feared when COVID-19 first emerged in Rhode Island 10 months ago, with even favorite holidays thrown out of whack as the virus came back in waves. ....