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🌱 600,000 Tons Of Gravel + Bye-Bye Church + CVS Greed & Cuts
Welcome to the Woonsocket Daily! I'm Kathleen, your go-to for everything going on in town.
Happy Friday, neighbors! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.
First, today's weather:
Mostly cloudy and windy. High: 49 Low: 27.
Here are the top stories today in Woonsocket:
- The City of Woonsocket will be participating in the upcoming Woonsocket job fair at DLT's Woonsocket Career Center, 219 Pond Street today from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Bring your resume and be prepared for an interview. Registration is not required. The following jobs with the city are available: Public Safety Telecommunications Clerk, Animal Control Officer, Senior Equipment Mechanic-Department of Public Works, Utility Person-Department of Public Works and City Tax Assessor. Other employers include Landmark Medical Center, the Brickle Group, General Dynamics Electric Boats, and Toray Plastics.(WLNE-TV (ABC6))
- Protesters were outside of CVS headquarters in Woonsocket, protesting 'corporate greed.' The group says that CVS' expansion into areas that have traditionally been served by local, independent pharmacies makes it hard for those pharmacies to compete, and often forces them out of business. At the same time,
CVS shared plans to close hundreds of drugstores over the next 3 years. (The Providence Journal) - CVS is closing 900 stores over the next 3 years. It plans to close 300 stores in each of the next three years in response to changes in shopping habits, population shifts and changing healthcare needs. The Woonsocket-based company did not say which stores it would close or which states would be most affected by the closures. The first round of closings will begin in the spring of 2022. (Woonsocket Patch)
- Woonsocket City Officials have a plan to sell off 600,000 tons of gravel in Cass Park, the first major step in what's expected to be a years-long project to transform the park into a track and football field for Woonsocket High School.(Valley Breeze)
- Woonsocket's All Saints Church, on Rathburn Street, will close its doors in January or February next year, the latest of the city's Catholic churches to face closure amid declining enrollment and financial strain. The parish will be merged with St. Joseph Parish on Mendon Road. The closure will also force the relocation of New Beginnings Soup Kitchen, which operates out of the church's basement. They've been searching for a new location. (Valley Breeze)
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Today in Woonsocket:
- Youth COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic (ages 5-11) (6:00 PM)
- "Annie" opens at The Stadium Theatre tonight and runs through the weekend. (Stadium Theatre)
- Neal & the Vipers are at Chan's tonight and JW Jones Band is performing Saturday ( Chan's )
Woonsocket Patch Notebook
- RISE Playhouse presents a semi-staged reading of 'The December Rabbi' on Saturday , Nov. 20, at 8 p.m., at the RISE Playhouse, 142 Clinton St. (Valley Breeze)
- St. Ann Arts and Cultural Center, 84 Cumberland St., will hold Trim A Tree class on Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 1 and 6 p.m. Participants will learn to assemble their own English Boxwood Christmas tree and then decorate the tree. They last up to eight weeks and make a nice gift. Cost includes supplies for creating your own boxwood Christmas tree and a light meal. (Valley Breeze)
- Woonsocket's Good Shepherd Catholic Regional School will hold an open house on Sunday, Dec. 5, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., by appointment only. Call the administrative office at 401-762-1095 for more information and to schedule an appointment. (Valley Breeze)
- Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park: "An average person living in the United States today likely owns far more textiles than all their ancestors combined. This dramatic increase in how much clothing a person can accumulate is one of the many consequences of the Industrial Revolution." (Facebook)
- The Woonsocket Harris Public Library hosts Dungeons and Dragons games every Tuesday, from 3 to 4:30 p.m., for middle or high school students. Bring your own snacks. Anyone over the age of 12 who is unvaccinated must wear a mask. (Facebook)
- On March 23, 2020, is the day Paul Adams twin brother, Peter, 57, a longtime chief of the Manville Fire Department, was diagnosed with leukemia. The next week, Paul drove his brother to Rhode Island Hospital to begin treatment. The pandemic was in full force across the state, and Paul could only watch as his brother walked into the hospital alone. Peter died on Oct. 20, 2020. His funeral was held at St. James Church and featured a fireman's parade to St. James Cemetery. For the past three years, Paul has volunteered with the ACS Cancer Action Network, the lobbying arm of the American Cancer Society. It was a role he took on after watching his sister, Denise Berard, defeat breast cancer twice and after working with his niece to arrange Relay for Life events at Lincoln High School. Paul is a Woonsocket resident. (Valley Breeze)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday! I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow morning with your next update. Kathleen lives in Woonsocket with her family, both human and furry, and is a local Realtor.
You can reach me at KathC21Homes@gmail.com
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