Community Corner
🌱 19 Years For Child Sex Crimes+ $80mil Lab+ Yard Waste Ends
The quickest way to get caught up with Kathleen on the most important things happening today in Woonsocket.
Happy Monday, Woonsocket! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today in town. I'm Kathleen and looking forward to bringing you the local news
First, today's weather:
High: 54 Low: 29. Morning showers, but it will end in the afternoon! We'll start the day in the 50's but not for long so make sure you have warmer clothes for the afternoon.
Here are the top stories today in Woonsocket:
- A Woonsocket man was arrested on child sex crimes five times over the last 10 years or so. Finally, a judge sentenced 47-year-old Jason D. Boudreau to 19 years in prison on the latest charges. They found more than 677 child pornography images on Boudreau's cell phone. The images depicted adult males in sex acts with infants, toddlers, and little girls. Agents said he had another cell phone on him with 100 more images of child pornography. (ABC6)
- The Woonsocket Material Recycle Facility located at 943 River Street will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. It will re-open on Friday, November 26 from 7 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., and Saturday, November 27 from 8 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. Thursday's scheduled pickup will be Friday.
(Press Release Desk) - The City of Woonsocket curbside pick-up of yard waste will end the week of November 29, 2021, and resume in April 2022. (Press Release Desk)
- Rhode Island has been awarded an $81.7 million federal grant for the state health department to build a new public health lab. The current facility, built almost 50 years ago, has insufficient laboratory space, inadequate building systems, and broken equipment. The state health laboratories work to investigate and mitigate life-threatening diseases, including COVID-19. COVID-19 revealed a serious gap in the health care infrastructure. This new federal funding will help Rhode Island bridge that gap and create a new state-of-the-art lab facility. The State health labs also work with state and municipal agencies to ensure the safety of drinking water and food, monitor water and air pollution, and help criminal investigations through police officer training, DNA testing, and drug identification. (Woonsocket Call)
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Today in Woonsocket:
Landmark's Emergency Room wait time dropped to 13 minutes! (Landmark Medical Center)
Woonsocket Patch Notebook
- Mount St. Charles is ranked fourth in the nation after Friday's victory! Conrad Fondrk should be a top target of the Division 1 College hockey recruiters in 2023. (Woonsocket Call)
- The City of Woonsocket donated 18 suitcases filled with personal care supplies to the men's shelter at Harvest Community Church. The suitcases were once used to transport the city's lists of eligible voters on Election Day before the advent of electronic record keeping. "Most of these guys live out of plastic bags," said Pastor Steve Bacon of Harvest Community Church. (Valley Breeze)
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I suggest volunteering, and here are 2 ideas. I'm sure there are many more!
- Friends of the Library is a fundraising and volunteer support group for the Woonsocket Harris Public Library. If you're interested in Friends of the Library, call 401-769-9044 for more information. (Woonsocket Harris Library)
- Volunteer at Landmark Hospital. There's a minimum time commitment of two hours per week. Volunteers make a huge difference to patients, staff, and the hospital community in general. Volunteers range in age from 14 to 90 and work in many departments throughout the hospital including Lobby Greeters, Medical Records, Radiology, Administrative Offices, Emergency Department, and Nursing Units to name a few. (Landmark Medical Center)
- Woonsocket Cat Sanctuary, Inc. found a young kitten in the parking lot at Walgreens in Woonsocket. They believe he may have escaped from his home as the only other option is that someone dumped him. (Facebook)
- St. Ann Arts & Cultural Center, 84 Cumberland St., will present the Ocean State Pops Orchestra on Sunday, Nov. 28 at 3 p.m. (Valley Breeze)
- Rotary Beer & Wine Tasting @ the Museum of Work and Culture is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov 30, from 6-8 pm. A variety of wine and craft beers will be offered. Tour the two levels of the Museum and snack on appetizers. There will be quite a variety of Silent Auction items; a great way to kick off your Christmas shopping! Parking is in the municipal lot at Market Square. (Facebook)
- Officers are searching for the person who shot and injured a man in Attleboro Friday night in the Stop & Shop parking lot on Washington Street. The suspect ran up to the man in the parking lot and fired several shots at him before running off towards the nearby UNO Pizzeria & Grill. It surprised me that a grocery store parking lot could be so dangerous. (WPRI)
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Kathleen Stoddart here. I live in Woonsocket and have 3 grown kids and 3 rescue dogs to keep me busy. I love hardware stores and can be seen checking out all the cool stuff. Being a Realtor, I sort of have an excuse. Neighbors, please don't think we're crazy but my husband deep-fries our Thanksgiving turkey and he lowers it into the pot with his hockey stick! Any ideas or feedback, please email me at KathC21Homes@gmail.com
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