Woonsocket Christmas Tree Ornament Will Depict Place Jolicoeur Memorial
Ornament with numbered card on sale Dec. 17 at City Hall, Pepin Lumber.
Mayor Leo Fontaine called a press conference Friday at 2 p.m., gathering a group of local veterans and members of the Woonsocket War Memorial Committee to announce the city's Christmas tree ornament will depict the Place Jolicoeur war memorial. The Place Jolicoeur Monument was erected to honor William Jolicoeur, a Woonsocket resident who gave his life in the forests of France during World War I. The monument also honors Henry, Louis and Alexander Gagne, who gave their lives during WWII. The memorial drew national attention in May when the FFRF demanded removal of a cross from the memorial and Fire Department's website. The challenge was ideological but is not yet legal. Pepin Lumber on Cumberland Hill Road will sponsor the ornament this …
Mew
4:35 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
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