Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Study of Woonsocket, interviews lead to recommendation for Main Street Approach.
Transforming Woonsocket's sporadically vacant, dilapidated and economically challenged Main Street to a vibrant cultural and business center requires more residents, teamwork, organization and a full-time manager. Those suggestions were part of the presentation Roger Williams University Professor Jeremy Wells and five of his graduate program in historic preservation students noted in their recommendation for Woonsocket to adopt the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Main Street Approach Monday night at the Museum of Work and Culture. Wells and his students have been studying the downtown Woonsocket Main Street area for the last few months, speaking with community leaders, business owners, and incorporating the Cecil Group's Main …
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Monday, May 13, 2013
Presentation of "Main Street Approach" held at 6:30 p.m. at Museum of Work and Culture.
Roger Williams University Professor Jeremy Wells and his students will make their case for using the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Main Street Approach in Woonsocket tonight, 6:30 p.m. at the Museum of Work and Culture. Wells and his students, who have been studying the downtown Woonsocket/Main Street area, chose the Main Street Approach, "...because no other downtown revitalization approach has such a long track record of success, information and support," Wells wrote in a recent release. Roger Williams' assistance comes via a pilot program from the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC) marshaling the university's Community Partnerships Center on the city's languishing downtown center. Mayor Leo Fontaine …
Monday, January 28, 2013
Three city scholars honored for Fall semester.
The following local residents are among those to be named to the Roger Williams University Dean's List for the Fall 2012 semester: Full-time students who complete 12 or more credits per semester and earn a GPA of 3.4 or higher are placed on the Dean's List that semester. About RWU: Roger Williams University, located in Bristol, R.I., is a leading independent, coeducational university with programs in the liberal arts and the professions, where students become community- and globally-minded citizens through project-based, experiential learning.
Friday, October 26, 2012
RIEDC pilot program creates courses in revitalizing urban communities.
If you like to brag you learned on the streets in Woonsocket, you're about to share that distinction with students at Roger Williams University. The city, Main Street in particular, will soon be the classroom for the university's students thanks to a pilot program from the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC) marshaling the university's Community Partnerships Center on the city's languishing downtown center. Gov. Lincoln Chafee announced the partnership between (RIEDC) and Roger Williams University for community revitalization efforts within urban communities at the State House Thursday at 11 a.m. Chafee, Roger Williams University President Donald J. Farish, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras, Woonsocket Mayor Leo Fontaine …
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Local scholars honored for academic achievement.
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Thuy-Diem Nguyen and Sergio Pratt of Woonsocket are among those named to the Roger Williams University Dean's List for the Spring 2012 semester. Full-time students who complete 12 or more credits per semester and earn a GPA of 3.4 or higher are placed on the Dean's List that semester. Nguyen is a Visual Arts major. Pratt is a Criminal Justice major. About Roger Williams University: Roger Williams University located in Bristol, R.I. is a leading independent, coeducational university with programs in the liberal arts and the professions, where students become community- and globally-minded citizens.
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12:47 pm on Thursday, May 16, 2013
I get your point regarding certain structures and there comes a time (usually the result of neglect and lack of investment) that buildings must come down. Unfortunately, I think the historic value of the downtown area is one of the area's strongest attributes. Once these buildings are gone they are gone forever and unlikely to be replaced by anything of value. People will come to an area that is … more ›