Woonsocket News

Another week of on-and-off weather just might have you thinking of weekend activities.

Don't let those sunny blue skies outside fool you, meteorologists are predicting severe rain and lightning throughout the region on Monday afternoon and Tuesday.

Dr. J. Gerald "Gerry" Lamoureux, M.D, 92, of Woonsocket died Thursday evening at Landmark Medical Center with his family at his side after a sudden illness, according to Menard-Lacouture Funeral Home .

Council tonight - The Woonsocket City Council meets Monday night, 7 p.m. in Harris Hall at City Hall, 169 Main St. They'll consider an ordinance allowing the fire chief to bypass competitive bidding for repairs to a fire department vehicle, and a resolution instructing the Budget Commission to suppor a design-build plan for the city's new water ... (more)

Whether you're headed down the road or across the state, you can find the cheapest gas near you - as well as potential traffic trouble spots on your route - on the Woonsocket Patch Traffic & Gas page .

RIRAL 's Transition to College program graduated fourteen adult students Thursday, June 13. After months of academic preparation, these students are now well-prepared for the rigors of college life.

Another week of on-and-off weather just might have you thinking of weekend activities.

On average, 1 to 2 inches of rain fell across the region over the past 24 hours, although heavier amounts approaching 3 inches fell in central and western Massachusetts.

Less than five months after its grand reopening celebration , the Odeum announced Friday it would close for the summer and has named Bruce Rollins the new interim president, replacing longtime Odeum board president Frank Prosnitz.

A Church of the End Times follower is being ordered back to court after she failed to apologize to police, as ordered to do so by a judge.

Tonight's 125th Anniversary Cake Cutting Ceremony for the City at Ciro's Tavern , a fundraiser for Woonsocket's Aug. 29 birthday celebration, has drawn a lot of attention.

Budget Commission Meets June 14 The next regular meeting of the Woonsocket Budget Commission has been rescheduled for Friday, June 14, 2013.

More rain over already-saturated ground and swollen rivers has prompted The National Weather Service to issue a Flood Watch, effective through Saturday morning.

Police say an 18-year-old woman distracted by her GPS struck and killed a Rhode Island man walking along the side of a Mendon road.

A Woonsocket man who led police on a high-speed chase through multiple cities before crashing the reportedly stolen car he was driving is to be arraigned Thursday in District Court, Providence.

What did your father teach you? People tending errands and working throughout Woonsocket were posed that question this week.

Woonsocket is facing a worsening storm of financial issues, including a severe cash crunch, a deepening deficit, and a rising unfunded pension liability - raising renewed fears that the city could be on the brink of bankruptcy, GoLocalProv has learned.

And it was coming true. His family says he ran New England Satellite and Sound, and the company was taking off with contracts in several states.

Yard waste pickup ends - Curbside pick-up of yard waste will END on your trash/recycling collection day during the week of June 17 to June 21. The drop-off site in Blackstone, MA, off Canal Street will continue to be open on Wednesdays and Saturdays, for those residents having the appropriate yard waste sticker; all residential properties in the ... (more)

A 20 year-old Providence man who is accused of illegally distributing a variant of the narcotic fentanyl , the same potent substance found in the blood of 12 people who have died in Rhode Island in recent months, pleaded not guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court, Providence.