Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Did you miss this year's Memorial Day Parade? Woonsocket Patch has a short video of the highlights.
Fair weather graced Woonsocket's 2013 Memorial Day Parade May 27. The parade kicked off promptly at 10 a.m. from the corner of Cumberland & Clinton Streets, on its way to the Veteran's Memorial Bridge for a wreath laying ceremony, where Members of the Woonsocket High School ROTC and the Elks Emblem Club carried flowers to the bridge and threw them into the river in honor of veterans who lost their lives at sea.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Young and old marched across the city to pay respect for those who died serving the country.
Spring re-asserted itself Monday in time for this year's Memorial Day Parade, gathering local officials, schools and the Woonsocket Police Department for trek through the city honoring servicemen and women who gave their lives in service The parade kicked off promptly at 10 a.m. from the corner of Cumberland & Clinton Streets, marching to Worral Street toward the Korean War/Vietnam War Memorial for a wreath laying ceremony, followed by the playing of Taps, and music by the Woonsocket High School band. The parade then marched up Worral Street onto Social Street to the Civil War Memorial at Monument Square, for another wreath laying and recital of the Gettysburg Address. Next was Veteran's Memorial Bridge for a wreath laying ceremony, …
Monday, May 27, 2013
From Memorial Day parades to holiday fender benders, this live map shows delays and diversions on area roads right now.
Saturday, May 25, 2013
From Memorial Day parades to holiday fender benders, this live map shows delays and diversions on area roads right now.
Friday, May 24, 2013
Ernest Boisvert, City's Veteran of the Year, will be Grand Marshal during Memorial Day Parade Monday.
When Americans honor those who died in service On Memorial Day Monday, Vietnam Veteran Ernest Boisvert will recite some of their names, including a few friends. Boisvert served with the 4th Infantry Division from Sept. 1966 to Sept. 1967 as an Infantryman during the Vietnam war, earning the rank of E5 (Specialist 5th class). Boisvert said he befriended all of the men he served with as they shared an intense eight months of training. "I have no brothers and the guys I was with I called my siblings, so to speak," Boisvert said. One of those guys, Jim Blanchard, was from Pascoag, RI. He liked to play cards, and he was a typical 19-year-old. "Like all of us back then, we really didn't have a care in the world," Boisvert said. The two shared…
From Memorial Day parades to holiday fender benders, this live map shows delays and diversions on area roads right now.
If you're on a mobile device, click here to view the map. When you're done getting gas and packing the car, check out live results from MapQuest above to see what's standing between you and the start of your three-day weekend. Mapquest scans for parade routes, ongoing construction, block parties and traffic jams. If your route is green, your good. If it's red, you may be headed into a line of rubbernecking fools. Good luck!
Use this gas price widget to find the lowest price of the moment. Pro tip: Gas up early this week to save money.
Click here for a full-screen view of the gas price map. If you don't see a map of our local area, click the magnifying glass in the upper right to enter your address. Nationwide, gas prices were predicted to drop this summer compared to the last three years, but that won't translate into savings at the pump this Memorial Day weekend, experts said. "Motorists this year are facing rising gas prices heading into the Memorial Day holiday," said Michael Green, a AAA spokesman, adding that Memorial Day 2013 would probably be the most expensive since 2011. In past years, prices have declined heading into early summer as oil refineries produced more gasoline to meet expected summer driving demand. This year, though, Midwest refineries haven't …
Monday, May 20, 2013
Better Business Bureau urges consumers and donors to be aware of scammers that feed off the military.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Veterans, students, friends and families gathered to watch the Annual Memorial Day Parade!
Woonsocket's Annual Memorial Day Parade had veterans, students, friends and families gathered together to remember service men and women who lost their lives serving the country. The Grand Marshall was Thomas G. Paine, 83, a chaplain who has served in the Navy and Army National Guard. Joining Paine in the march were The Woonsocket High School band, WFD Honor Guard, WPD Honor Guard, Woonsocket Middle School band, Woonsocket High School AFJR ROTC and Our Lady Queen of Matyrs Cub Scout Pack 2, Cub Scout Pack 6, The Knights of Columbus, the Elks, The RI Combat Motorcycle Association, and the Christian Motorcycle Group, as well as a parade float decked in patriotic decorations.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Check in for a quick list of what's open and closed this holiday.
It's Memorial Day, a time of parades, honoring servicemen and women who died serving their country, and time off from work for lots of people. Not everyone has the day off, though so here's a list of which city services and attractions are enjoying the day, and which you can still enjoy:
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Dan Tvaroha
9:54 am on Wednesday, May 29, 2013
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