Archive - 2013
April 9th
BLACKSTONE â A proposal to install ground-mounted photovoltaic solar panels at the former landfill on Chestnut Street will go before voters next month.
The plan is to enter into a lease agreement with a solar energy developer who will finance, operate, and maintain the facility while providing reductions in energy costs to the town.
WOONSOCKET â The School Committee has received a school administration recommended budget of $65,958,808 for 2013-2014 but whether it can break a committee impasse over that figure wonât be known until Wednesday.
The panel voted 2-2 on the recommended budget at its last meeting but was missing its Chairwoman Vimala Phongsavanh when the vote was taken.
April 8th
WOONSOCKET â In a 9-0 Injury Fund romp at Smithfield on Saturday, Woonsocket High assembled quite the defensive display, and head coach John Marsella expected the same from his troops in the Division I-North season opener at Barry Field 48 hours later.
Unfortunately for the Villa Novans, they committed a whopping seven miscues on an unseasonably warm Monday afternoon and suffered a 6-5 loss to Cranston East before approximately 75 fans.
Violet A. Boucher
JOHNSTON- Violet A. (Caron) Boucher 97, formerly of Waterview Apts, Woonsocket, died Saturday in Briarcliff Manor, Johnston. S
he was born in Woonsocket, a daughter of the late Philias and Fabiola (Drapeau) Caron. She was a loving and caring mother and grandmother and enjoyed sewing, cooking, and dancing.
Charles R.
DiCristoforo
NORTH SMITHFIELD- Charles R. DiCristoforo, 59, of Pound Hill Rd., died April 6, 2013 in the Hallworth House, Providence. He was the husband of Cynthia R. (Batura) DiCristoforo whom he married June 1, 1980.
Born in Woonsocket, he was the son of the late Nicholas and Marguerite (Ventry) DiCristoforo.
Roland N. Deschamps
BURRILLVILLE- Roland N. Deschamps, 84, died Saturday, April 6, 2013 in the Friendly Nursing Home, Woonsocket. He was the husband of Estelle (Dandeneau) Deschamps, whom he married Sept. 1, 1951. They lived on Tarkiln Rd, in the Nasonville section of town for many years.
Born in Woonsocket, he was the son of the late Charles and Dora (Lamoureux) Deschamps.
MOOSIC, Penn. â Terry Doyle admits that the Pawtucket Red Sox were playing with house money.
With the PawSox having won the first three games against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, the main question heading into Sundayâs series finale was whether the RailRiders could save face and avoid falling victim to a season-opening four-game sweep at PNC Field.
April 7th
MOOSIC, Pa. â It appears the Red Sox are electing to take a cautious approach with pitcher Rubby De La Rosa.
The fifth member of Pawtucketâs starting rotation will make his first start of the season at Lehigh Valley on Monday night. Unlike the teamâs other four starters, all of whom have thrown around 85 pitches, De La Rosa will be limited to about 50 pitches. Graham Godfrey, who tossed two innings in Thursdayâs season opener, is expected to serve as backup.
âJust taking it easy on him,â said PawSox pitching coach Rich Sauveur about De La Rosa. âNo rush.â
MOOSIC, Pa. â The book on Jackie Bradley Jr. is that he possesses a keen eye at the plate and is a very disciplined hitter. In his first week with the Boston Red Sox, the highly-touted outfielder did little to sway how heâs perceived.
Entering Sundayâs road-trip finale in Toronto, Bradley had seen 92 total pitches in five games. The 18.4 pitches-per-game average furthers the belief that despite beginning just his second full pro season, the 22-year-old already has a thorough understanding of what is a strike and what isnât.
jfitzgerald@woonsocketcall.com
CUMBERLAND â At 5:20 on March 31, just after finishing Easter Sunday dinner, 73-year-old Roland Bouvier and his wife of 49 years, 70-year-old Maria, walked quietly into the bedroom of their Cumberland condominium on Nate Whipple Highway.
While the couple's 40-year-old daughter and three grandchildren were in another room, Bouvier took a .32-caliber handgun, shot his wife twice in the torso and then turned the gun on himself.
It was Cumberlandâs first murder and second murder-suicide in four years.
