Pascoag News

Acting Executive Director's Message Welcome to the first issue of Corridor News in 2007! As you may know our Interim Executive Director Larry Gall retired in early January after more than 35 years of federal ...

Q: With the recent Bear Stearns bank problems . . . , my question had to do more with 401 [plans]. . . . If [my employer] went out of business, is there some insurance that would back up these 401 [plans] that ...

By Edward Fitzpatrick Journal Staff Writer BURRILLVILLE -- Mail ballots have cemented victory for Town Council member Louis Bleiweis, who ended up with a 270-vote lead over challenger Gary L. Turner, according ...

Police in Rhode Island are investigating a spate of scrap metal thefts believed to be linked to the high market value of copper.

BURRILLVILLE, R.I. The Rhode Island Department of Transportation has announced that it will reduce the posting of the Harrisville Mill Bridge in Burrillville from 15 to 10 tons.

“You have to have a fear of it happening, that's what keeps you sane and not doing stupid things and respecting what you are doing. Every driver, every single driver knows that, ever time they get in the car they know something can happen.”

By News Channel 8's Bob Wilson Posted April 6, 2008 Updated 11:00 PM Thompson _ A day of racing is overshadowed by tragedy. via WTNH

“It provides knowledge and learning and values to live our faith and is moving into the forefront in arts, theater and music. It is far from dying.”

As it announced plans for a new Catholic school in Cranston and granted reprieves to two schools that were in danger of closing, the Diocese of Providence disclosed yesterday that another school, St. via Providence Journal

“I feel really bad for the teachers because they've dedicated their whole lives to this”

Citing declining enrollment and increasing costs, St. Leo's the Great School in Pawtucket will close in June, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence announced Friday. via WJAR-TV

A Catholic school in Pascoag faces closure unless it can enroll enough students for the next school year. via WJAR-TV

“So many Americans are still hankering for an English-style garden”

Rhode Islanders often joke that they pack an overnight bag if traveling from Woonsocket to Westerly. via Providence Journal

“I enlarged the photos and realized how much was missing from the house”

The Victorian at 190 Church St. in Pascoag as seen from the front yard. It has four bedrooms and 2,700 square feet of space. via Providence Journal

A 47-year-old man who allegedly was driving nude on the Massachusetts Turnpike late Tuesday told police he had an itch because of a dermatology examination earlier that day, state police say. via Worcester Telegram & Gazette

George O. Nunes, 80, of Johnson St., Pawtucket died Sunday at the Grandview Nursing Home Cumberland surrounded by his loving family. via The Pawtucket Times

“It makes an impression on you when you see a prince”

A committee working to raise capital toward the new $9 million Jesse Smith Memorial Library in Harrisville is requesting financial assistance from - of all people - the Prince of Wales. via The Call

Police arrested a Pascoag woman after a police officer nearly avoided a head-on collision with the car she was driving Sunday morning on Douglas Pike, Nasonville. via The Call

“The rain held out and there seemed to be a lot more bands this year. It was definitely one of the better Autumfest parades I've been to.”

While the skies may have looked ominous, the spectators who lined the streets of downtown Woonsocket at Monday's Autumnfest parade didn't look the least bit concerned as the parade rolled down Social Street and ... via The Call

“I think it would be unfair to the petitioner and to the neighbors if I were to make a decision now without hearing the arguments for and against it.”

As many as three of the seven members of the Town Council may have to recuse themselves from next week's hearing on a zone change request that, if approved, would pave the way for 86 condominiums on the site of ... via Providence Journal

“I can assure you that the town will purchase the property.”

A developer's quest for a zone change last night for construction of condominiums on the 15-acre Camp Meehan property next to Governor Notte Park was dealt a serious blow after a unanimous recommendation from ... via Providence Journal