Chepachet News

In exchange for the inconvenience, village residents will see several new sidewalks, decorative elements, repavement and significant drainage improvements throughout a mile-long stretch of Route 44, he said, as well as adjacent parts of Money Hill Road, Route 100, and Victory Highway, Route 102.

In addition to the Lincoln and North Providence parades on Monday, here's a list of more in the area: Blackstone will hold the town's annual celebration on Sunday beginning with a parade starting on Main Street at 1 p.m. The parade will end with a brief ceremony honoring veterans at Town Hall.

On Tuesday, May 8 at the Tavern on the Main from 7-8:30 p.m. the Friends of the Scituate Animal Shelter will hold a wine and microbrew tasting.

In 2006, a Wisconsin brewmaster's hope to open a micro-brewery and pub in the Old Stone Mill located in Chepachet center pulled a dry tap partly because there was not enough available water to make the boutique beer.

If all goes as planned, Navigant Credit Union will open a second branch in Lincoln this year at what's now Coventry Credit Union, 56 Railroad St.