Archive - Aug 2011
August 29th
Margaret A. Bohac
CUMBERLAND- Bohac, Margaret A. 79 died Friday surrounded by her loving family at the Holiday Retirement Home, Manville. She was the wife of the late Donald J. Bohac.
Born in Chicago a daughter of the late Anton and Justina (Fuhrman) Aull. She lived in Cumberland since 1962.
Mrs. Bohac was a communicant of St. Joan of Arc Church, Cumberland and was a past president of the parish council and a member of the choir. She was an avid bridge player.
Dianne R.
Sencabaugh
WOONSOCKET- Dianne R. Sencabaugh of Woonsocket, R.I. passed away on August 26, 2011 after a brief illness at Pine Grove Nursing Home in Pascoag, R.I.
Born on October 20, 1951 in Malden, Ma. She was the daughter of the late Albert R. Watson and Kathleen I. Watson.
She was an avid reader, also enjoyed traveling, games & puzzles.
Dianne will be dearly missed by her son Joseph A. Sencabaugh, Jr. of Lincoln, R.I. Sisters Linda J. Salvas of Cumberland R.I, Marilyn C. Lotti of Cumberland, R.I. Several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Albert DaCosta Felicio
WOONSOCKET- Albert DaCosta Felicio, 97, of Woonsocket, died on Friday August 26, 2011, at Rhode Island Hospital. Surrounded by his loving family.
Born in Portugal, son of the late Joseph and Maria (Pacheco) DaCosta Felicio.
He is now with his beloved wife Anna, who died on April 24, 2011. They were married for 72 years.
He was a self -made businessman having owned Mission Bottling Company of Woonsocket for many years and, in later years Mission Vending Company of Woonsocket.
He served in the U.S. Navy for four years, including WW11.
Waves crash onto the seawall at Narragansett Town Beach in Narragansett early Sunday morning. The state is recovering from Hurricane Irene on Monday, however, although numerous power outages remain throughout the state. National Grid expects power throughout the state to be restored by the weekend. A Flood Warning remains for the Blackstone River and some flooding was reported at Hope Global in Cumberland. (photo by Ernest A. Brown)
August 28th
High winds and waves pummel the south coast of Rhode Island as Hurricane Irene makes its closest pass early Sunday morning.The National Weather Service in Taunton, Ma. has issued a flood warning for the Blackstone River in Woonsocket from late tonight to Monday afternoon or until the warning is cancelled, after heavy rains due to the storm fell overnight and today. At 12:30 p.m. Sunday, the stage was 5.9 feet. Flood stage for the river is 9 feet, and minor flooding is forecast. (photo by Ernest A. Brown)
Hurricane Irene hits the south coast of Rhode Island with hurricane force winds, heavy rains and a storm surge which inundated Salty Brian State Beach and the parking lot near George's of Galilee early Sunday morning. The breachway between Galilee and Jerusalem, behind, had 4-6 ft. waves during the incoming high tide and the water contributed to flooding on Great Island, and the docks in and around the state piers. (photo by Ernest A. Brown)
STORM SURGE-Waves from Hurricane Irene crash into the seawall at Narragansett Pier at 6:58 a.m. Sunday, flooding nearby Beach St. which runs in the foreground of the photo. High winds, heavy, pelting rains and high waves pounded the south coast of Rhode Island, resulting in numerous power outages and many trees being blown down as the storm made it's closest pass before being downgraded to a Tropical Storm later in the morning.
August 27th
MIAMI (AP) — Weaker but still menacing, Hurricane Irene knocked out power and piers in North Carolina, clobbered Virginia with wind and churned up the coast Saturday to confront cities more accustomed to snowstorms than tropical storms. New York City emptied its streets and subways and waited with an eerie quiet.
CUMBERLAND — Prior to Saturday’s race, Louis Raffetto never ran the Yo Raymond Memorial 5K. He just knew it was on an out-and-back course and, after arriving at the Cumberland event, he knew there was a challenging incline at the finish.
Raffetto had a chance to test that quarter-mile stretch from a different perspective shortly after the gun was fired at Camp Ker Anna.
“We just flew down it,” he said. “I definitely wanted to be a little cautious coming back.”
For those who decried the Patriots’ acquisition of Albert Haynesworth last month, repeat after me: No-lose situation.
Sure, the man’s rap sheet is as long as a grocery list, with charges ranging from speeding to sexual assault. Indeed, his on-field transgressions include stomping on the bare head of an opponent. And yes, he definitely would not have been a favorite of the late Myra Kraft, a noted humanitarian who once insisted that the Patriots cut a drafted player because of his checkered past.
Simply put, Haynesworth is not a model human being. That isn’t exactly breaking news.
