Archive - 2013
May 26th
CUMBERLAND – It’s been 68 years since Wilfrid E. Hebert, 91, returned home from World War II and he has spent much of that time coming to terms with his days as a B-17 crew member flying missions over Europe.
Hebert, an ex-POW and a resident of Flat Street, can tell you what helped him most through his troubled times and also about the things he still grapples with when holidays such as Memorial Day arrive.
May 25th
BLACKSTONE – At least two members of the Board of Selectmen say they are prepared to buck the Finance Committee’s recommendation and make a case on Town Meeting floor for why voters should approve $75,000 to fund a feasibility study for a new senior center.
Expressing the most discontent is Selectman Paul S. Haughey, who chastised the FinCom earlier this week, saying the board’s decision to not recommend passage of the senior center article is an injustice to the town’s senior citizens.
The end of school is near, and there’s no time like the present for teenagers to try to find that summer job.
Lining up work with a private business is one way for teens to fill their free hours but that may not be an easy task given the area’s still-recovering economy.
There are also community-based jobs — funded through local governments, state agencies, or federal programs — that may still be available to interested job seekers.
WOONSOCKET – Amid the smell of fresh rubber tires, sparks fly off the rusty interior of a chrome bicycle rim as Craig Brassard buffs off some metal burrs with a portable hand grinder that sounds like a kitchen blender.
“No guarantees,” he tells the owner of the vintage Schwinn 10-speed from which the rim came – he’d done the best he could to address the cause of his flat tire.
WOONSOCKET – Four new recruits were sworn in as probationary patrol officers by the Woonsocket Police Department on Friday.
Officers Mark Castiglione, Taylor-Rae Monfils, Manuel Salema and Craig Thompson will immediately be assigned to the field training program, which lasts about 14 weeks, according to Police Chief Thomas Carey.
More than a dozen banks from Providence to Pawtucket have been robbed over the past five months, leaving some to wonder if bank robberies have reached epidemic proportions in the Blackstone Valley.
While it may seem like the valley is a hotspot for bank theft of late, Special Agent Greg Comcowich, a spokesman for the FBI’s Boston division, says the recent spate of robberies, which include Monday’s heists in North Providence and Cranston, and Thursday’s robbery in Pawtucket, are not an indication of an overall rise in the number of bank robberies in the state.
May 24th
WOONSOCKET -- Mount St. Charles head coach Mary Green was unsure how rain would affect her team during the Mounties’ Division III Tournament quarterfinal with Burrillville/North Smithfield Co-op, so she was hoping the storm would hold off.
She didn’t get her wish; right after the initial faceoff, the skies opened up. But her team responded to the downpour by pouring on the offense against the overmatched Broncos, scoring three goals in a 26-second span early in the first period, and rolling to a relatively easy 12-5 triumph over the Broncos
Irene V. Heroux
WOONSOCKET- Irene V. (Leclaire) Heroux, 69, of Woonsocket, died Thursday, May 23, 2013 in the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the wife of Ronald F. Heroux, whom she married January 13, 1990.
Born in Woonsocket, she was the daughter of the late Lena (Roy) Leclaire.
Muriel V. Hathaway
BURRILLVILLE- Muriel V. (Laperle) Hathaway, 86, died Thursday, May 23, 2013 in Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, North Providence. She was the wife of Arnold Hathaway of Alan Ave. Pascoag.
Born in Woonsocket, she was the daughter of the late Edouard and Olympe (Forcier) Laperle.
Nicoll M. Goulet
BELLINGHAM- Nicoll M. Goulet, 71, Bellingham, died peacefully at home with his loving family by his side. He was the husband of the late Lucie (Collette) Goulet.
He was born in Quebec, a son of the late William and Cecilia (Francoeur) Goulet. Nick was a long time resident of Bellingham MA.
He worked in the construction business and was the owner and operator of Nick's Drywall Construction Company, and was the developer of Benelli St. in Bellingham.
