Archive - Aug 21, 2012
BOSTON — There’s bringing a player up to speed after he’s been out for a lengthy stretch due to injury. Then there’s the term that Angels manager Mike Scioscia used in describing the heightened state of urgency Chris Iannetta finds himself in after missing 2 1/2 months with a broken bone in his right hand.
“You can study and simulate stuff all you want, but when you get behind the plate, you’re like that jockey on a saddle,” Scioscia explained prior to Tuesday’s Red Sox-Angels game at Fenway Park. “That’s the feeling you need and that’s where Chris needs the time in order to come together.”
WOONSOCKET — A city policeman was arrested by his own department on felony assault charges Tuesday for striking a 9-year-old girl, police said.
Officer Patrick Cahill, 23, was taken into custody on a complaint filed by the girl’s mother, said Jamie Paone, a spokeswoman for the Woonsocket Police Department.
She said the girl is closely related to Cahill, but she declined to elaborate, saying the police are trying to protect the privacy of such a young person.
WOONSOCKET — Pastor Gene Giguere says he’s long felt as though the Harvest Community Church’s efforts to provide seasonal shelter for homeless men were akin to putting a Band-Aid on cancer, but yesterday he could see sunnier prospects for this troubled population.
“Up to now we’ve just been alleviating pain,” he said. “This is a step toward a cure.”
Giguere’s comments came as he joined a who’s who of political figures, affordable housing developers and advocates for the homeless Tuesday to mark the start of construction on a new homeless shelter, just for men, at 96 Burnside Ave.
Therese M. Brodd
BLACKSTONE, MA - Therese M. (Marcotte) Brodd, 86, passed away on Monday, August 20, 2012 at the Beaumont Nursing Home in Northborough, MA. She was the beloved wife of the late Harold E. Brodd.
Born in Woonsocket, RI on July 11, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Emile and Blanche (Surprenant) Marcotte.
Brenda M. Rossi
WOONSOCKET - Brenda M. (Woodburn) Rossi, 54, died August 13, 2012 in Landmark Medical Center, Woonsocket. Born in Boston, MA, and raised in Hopedale, MA she was the daughter of Douglas and Catherine (O'Brien) Woodburn.
Brenda attended Milford High School graduating in 1975. She previously worked at Wrentham State School and Middle-School East in Milford, MA. Brenda was an artist and enjoyed oil painting.
Rita D. Boisclair
WOONSOCKET - Rita D. (Tetreault) Boisclair, 96, of Woonsocket, RI passed away peacefully on Monday, August 20, 2012 at Oakland Grove Health Center. She was the beloved wife of the late Edmond A. "White" Boisclair.
Born in Woonsocket on June 26, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Moise and Rose (Bibeault) Tetrault. She was the loving mother of Paul A. Boisclair and his wife Barbara of Milford, MA and the late Rene E. Boisclair.
Elizabeth R. Hebert
WOONSOCKET - Elizabeth R. Hebert, 65, of St. Germain Manor, died August 19, 2012 in Trinity Health & Rehabilitation Center, Woonsocket. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late John and Catherine (Donnelley) Hebert. Elizabeth lived in Providence for most of her life prior to moving to Woonsocket in 1994.
