4/7/2021
Jolicoeur: Autumnfest grand marshal honor is ‘a dream come true’
Jennifer Jolicoeur will be honored as the grand marshal of this year’s Autumnfest parade. (Breeze photo by Lauren Clem)
WOONSOCKET – Jennifer Jolicoeur, founder of Athena’s Home Novelties, was busy celebrating the company’s 23rd anniversary at its headquarters on Winter Street last Thursday, April 1, when she was interrupted by a knock on the door.
What she thought at first was a hired marching band in orange turned out to be the entire Autumnfest Steering Committee arriving with the news she’d been selected as the grand marshal of this year’s Autumnfest parade.
Lakewood earns state honor for online public records portal
Updated Dec 31, 2020;
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LAKEWOOD, Ohio Exactly a year after Lakewood’s new online public records portal went live, the city has received the Ohio auditor’s highest rating for open and transparent government.
“Open and transparent government has been a priority since I started on council,” Mayor Meghan George said. “Councilman (Tristan) Rader and I worked hard on this initiative.
“It’s good to see our hard work paying off, with the auditor of state recognizing Lakewood’s open process for public record requests. My administration will continue to explore ways to promote openness and transparency,” she said.