Manville News

A few days before Wednesday 's House hearing on gun control , a group of state lawmakers headed to the Manville Sportsmen's Rod and Gun Club in Lincoln.

Boy, have things changed.?I knew, of course, that they had.?I haven't been living under a rock all these years.?But the vast difference between what was socially and/or legally acceptable back when I was growing up as compared to now really came into focus for me yesterday when my cousin Jeannie and I were strolling down memory lane.

Irene Godin, 97, of Albion, died Sunday morning at Oakland Grove surrounded by her loving family, according to Menard-Lacouture funeral home .

Eugene J. "Gene" Robidoux, of North Hollywood, California died Feb. 21 at Verdugo Hills Hospital after a long illness, according to Menard-Lacouture Funneral Home .

A year ago today: Records from the state and city show that, over the past 21 months, the cost to Central Falls of hiring three separate receivers, lawyers, consultants and financial experts has surpassed $1.8 million.