Woonsocket News

With members of the City Council and School Committee looking on, the Woonsocket Budget Commission held their first official meeting in City Hall on Friday, listening as officials laid out the painful details surrounding a fiscal emergency they say will require quick action.

Well, I... walked around the corner and I walked around the block and I walked right into a donut shop... A - from a children's song It seems like there is a special day for just about everything these days and the donut is no exception.

A Good morning, Woonsocket, and welcome to another installment of Five Things to Know Today.

On May 24 at 7:52 a.m., Keith Cabana, 34, of 18 Oakley Road turned himself in for the felony assault of Chris Kelley on May 7. Woonsocket police recieved a report about the incident from Kelley.

Family Resources Community Action's YouthWorks 411 Center is conducting an application and intake process for the Greater Woonsocket Youth Summer Jobs Program.

And so Woonsocket has a Budget Commission with three outsiders appointed by Gov.

Yajaira Cortes was only 16 when she became another statistic at what she refers to as Mount Pregnant High School.

A driver spinning his tires at a stoplight caught the attention of a police officer Saturday night, according to Detective Marco Lima, and after police noticed a young child in the car, arrested the man on several charges, including child endangerment while driving drunk.

This undated inmate file photo provided by the Rhode Island Department of Corrections shows Jason Pleau, charged in the fatal shooting of a man outside a bank in Woonsocket, R.I., in September 2010.

This undated inmate file photo provided by the Rhode Island Department of Corrections shows Jason Pleau, charged in the fatal shooting of a man outside a bank in Woonsocket, R.I., in September 2010.

U.S. District Court Judge William E. Smith on Tuesday issued a writ ordering Jason Pleau to appear before him for arraignment at 3 p.m. Wednesday.

Matilda Jack O'Rourke was born on April 13 to Sean O'Rourke and Pippa Jack, joining big sister Ella Jack Lysik at the family's Block Island home.

Governor Chafee on Tuesday announced the state has created a five-member commission to oversee Woonsocket's finances.

A Editor's note: The following reports were posted on the RI State Police website this week: Lincoln woods barracks: Man makes unwise choice in shortcut At 4:35 a.m. May 26, troopers arrested John McParlin, age 55, of 47 Paradis Ave., on an affidavit arrest warrant from the Woonsocket Police Department for Simple Assault and Battery.

A Rep. Lisa Baldelli Hunt's , stand against the bill authorizing a supplemental tax last week, two days after her stated support for it, has drawn criticism and praise.

A Classic cars - If you missed Cruise Night yesterday at Patriots Diner, you've got another shot.

The Woonsocket City Council has asked the state to appoint a budget commission to take control of city finances and help close a budget deficit in the School Department.

Woonsocket city officials plan to host a wreath-laying ceremony at a monument that's been the subject of controversy recently.

Good morning, Woonsocket. It's Memorial Day, so make sure you pay respect to you local veterans, put out the flag, and check out today's five things to know: Parade - This year's Memorial Day parade begins at 10 a.m. at the corner of Clinton and Cumberland Streets.

The UniBank Blackstone River Valley Greenway Challenge has named the Governor Aram J. Pothier Elementary School in Woonsocket, RI, as the charitable recipient of its annual adventure race.