Saturday, June 30, 2012
Business woman rallies local businesses, volunteers to aid city.
If you're paying attention to events in Woonsocket it's hard not to notice Jeanne Pepin-Budnick, an owner of Pepin Lumber, life-long resident, frequent sight at meetings, popular local business activist and willing volunteer. "She really stepped up to the plate with the monument," said Mayor Leo Fontaine, referring to the Freedom From Religion Foundation's demand that the cross atop the Place Jolicoeur monument be removed. Jeanne took notice of the memorial's deteriorating condition, and led the organization of Woonsocket War Memorial Committee to arrange for its care. Lorraine Corey, publisher of MyWoonsocket.com, said she first heard about the Committee from Jeanne, who is demure on the topic. "I think it was the group's idea," she …
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Pepin Lumber
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Two local businesses will be visited by a cash mob including members of the Blackstone Valley Independent Business Alliance and the Northern RI Chamber of Commerce.
Woonsocket's getting some rare good economic news today thanks to a cash mob organized by the Blackstone Valley Independent Business Alliance and the Northern RI Chamber of Commerce. Cash mobs organize groups of people for scheduled group spending frenzies of customers prepared to part with a minimum of $20.The intent is to provide a little economic stimulus for local business. This one will begin at 186 Cass Avenue (lot across from Landmark Medical Center) at 6 p.m. Promptly at 6:15 p.m. the two businesses being mobbed will be announced. Jeanne Pepin-Budnick, chairperson of the Blackstone Valley Independent Business Alliance and an owner of Pepin Lumber, who set up the cash mob, said the idea was originally raised by a member of the …
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186 Cass Ave, Woonsocket, RI
Cash Mob meeting location
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Councilors also support a municipal negotiating team to reduce health care costs
The City Council won't be opposing a bill now moving through the state legislature that would slash building permit fees in half to encourage more construction in Rhode Island. A resolution expressing opposition to House bill 7867 failed when the council's vote on the matter split down the middle. Christopher Beauchamp, who proposed the resolution, was joined by Council members John Ward and Dan Gendron, while Albert Brien, Marc Dubois, and Roger Jalette all voted against the measure. Council member Robert Moreau was absent. According to Beauchamp, cutting building fees could cost the city of Woonsocket $180,000. "How would we make up that revenue?" he asked. "At the expense of the taxpayers." "Cutting fees is not something this city can …
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Woonsocket City Hall
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David T
11:54 pm on Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Thanks to the Pepins, buying that cross and sticking in my front yard was the best I've felt about living here in long time. It really brought us together and that cross was the tangible thing that did it for me. That and the rally at the monument were great unifyers. And, best $5 buck I ever spent! The labor alone was worth more than $5 to build one. By the way, when will the WTC meet again? … more ›