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By Peter B Lord A settlement with DuPont in the state's lawsuit against paint companies will finance the project, which targets 600 homes. Profit and nonprofit organizations are being sought to clean up lead paint problems in 600 pre-1950 housing units in Providence, Central Falls, Pawtucket and Woonsocket. The cleanup work will be done at no charge to the homeowners. It is being paid for by the DuPont company as part of a settlement it reached with the state in 2005 to avoid further...
By Gail Ciampa Denise Panichas wrote: "I have recently moved from Lincoln to a condo in a historic mill building within walking distance of downtown Woonsocket. I also look for affordable dining with great food to bring family and friends and still stay close to home. I've found it. Vintage on Main Street in Woonsocket. I really enjoyed the crab cakes, among the many affordable appetizers and small meals. Any chance you can get the recipe so I can know why they are so great?" Larry Lovejoy,...
TODAY Ralph J. Holden Community Center, Senior Services, 361 Cowden St.: swim, 6:30 to 10 a.m., pool aerobics, 9 a.m.; arts and crafts, 1 to 3 p.m. Cumberland Senior Center, 1464 Diamond Hill Rd.: table tennis, 9 to 11 a.m.; bingo, 12:45 to 3:30 p.m. Foster Blood drive, 4 to 7 p.m., Moosup Valley Grange, 81 Moosup Valley Rd. Glocester Senior Center, 1210 Putnam Pike: swim exercise, 8 a.m.; arts and crafts, 10 a.m.; gentle exercise, 10:30 a.m.; cribbage, 1 p.m.; bingo, 1:30 p.m....
By Richard C Dujardin; Robert Gerardi Jr NORTH PROVIDENCE -- After three years as assistant superintendent, Robert J. Gerardi Jr. is leaving to become the superintendent of schools in Woonsocket. The 45-year-old educator, whose father, Robert Gerardi Sr., was a superintendent in various communities, including Pawtucket, is comfortable with the prospect of taking over a school district with nearly twice as many students as the 3,500 in North Providence. . "I've had experience working in...
Summer Infant, Inc. ("Summer Infant" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: SUMR, SUMRW), today announced that it will host a conference call on Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2008. The press release announcing its financial results for the second quarter is scheduled to be released at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the same day. This call is being webcast and can be accessed by visiting the Investor section of our...
By Paul Grimaldi PricewaterhouseCoopers is named to help a Pawtucket lawyer oversee Landmark Medical Center as it seeks a merger partner. PROVIDENCE -- A Superior Court judge yesterday approved the choice of a global accounting firm to review operations at Landmark Medical Center, and ultimately, to help find a merger partner for the financially ailing Woonsocket hospital. Judge Michael A. Silverstein authorized the hiring of a four- person team from the health-care practices division...
By Felice J Freyer; Paul Grimaldi; Jonathan N Savage Jonathan N. Savage, the court-appointed special master, says he'll "be looking at a number of possible scenarios by which the hospital will move forward." The lawyer appointed by Superior Court to take control of the financially ailing Landmark Medical Center says he plans no immediate changes in the functioning of a hospital that he calls "a pretty well-run institution." To stabilize the Woonsocket hospital's finances, Jonathan N. Savage,...
WOONSOCKET, R.I. and REDMOND, Wash., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark and Microsoft Corp. announced plans to collaborate to offer consumer health care solutions to help people manage their health and wellness, and control their health information using Microsoft HealthVault. Through this collaboration, consumers will be able to download a comprehensive list of prescriptions filled at CVS/pharmacy or through CVS Caremark by mail as well as save copies of their health records, including...
