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Thursday, March 7, 2013

Woonsocket Cancelations Begin As National Grid Marshals Crews For Windy Storm

Woonsocket Public Schools have canceled after-school events. A winter storm warning and high wind advisory remain in effect through Friday.

  Woonsocket Public Schools have canceled after-school events as a long, windy storm gathers strength over area skies, and National Grid has marshalled crews statewide for anticipated power outages. Other area cancelations include: National Grid reports it has secured more than 230 contractor line crews to assist regular company crews in restoring power, which could be interrupted as a result of the storm. Power outages were not much of a problem for the city during the February blizzard in comparison to the rest of the state, said Mayor Leo Fontaine, due to the Public Works department's efforts to aggressively prune trees threatening power lines.  Even so, National Grid has readied about 190 tree crews in Rhode Island to assist in …

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Blizzard 2013: Woonsocket Mopping Up After "Overwhelming Response" To Plow Callout

Roads remain narrow as DPW turns to widening, sanding operations.

UPDATE, 2:12 p.m. : Mount St. Charles is closed Monday. Accepted students day is postponed. UPDATE, 2 p.m. : Woonsocket Public Schools are canceled Monday and Tuesday, no activities. Highway Director Rick Lambert reports the city's streets are cleared, thanks to the help of an "overwhelming response" to the city's call for plows during the Blizzard of 2013. "It was outstanding and well-appreciated," Lambert said. Unfortunately, they didn't get the big six-wheel trucks they'd been hoping for, so while the roads are clear, most are still pretty narrow. Lambert said 17 local pickup truck plows responded to Chief Gary Lataille's plea for help clearing the roads after half the city's snowplow fleet broke down. The highway director said a …

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9:11 am on Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Do we even have a City Council.Oh yah that's right.They couldn't make any decision to cut out waste. So its the BC.I still say the ties they wear are just to tight.We can't call them names they cry on the radio.Preventive Maintenance is one of many things the coucil does not comprehend.Words are to big.The problem is all upstairs and the person sitting in the Council Presidents seat.Farmville is …   more ›

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