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4/14/2021
Rotary and CCA partner to open ‘Just for You’ clothing closet
Members of the Woonsocket Rotary Club and Community Care Alliance staff gather in the space that will become the “Just for You” clothing closet at 245 Main St. From left are Jeanne Michon, Michael Dubois, Pamela Jalette, Rotary President-Elect Nicole Brien, Jon Brien, Allen Rivers, CCA Therapeutic Foster Care Recruiter/Trainer Pauline Awosika, Director of Child Welfare Mark Cote, Facilities Manager Debra Hawes and Family Support Center Supervisor Madeline Silva. (Breeze photo by Lauren Clem)
Clothing drive to be held Saturday
WOONSOCKET – The Woonsocket Rotary Club and Community Care Alliance have joined forces to launch a new clothing shop for local foster children and disadvantaged youth.
4/14/2021
No. Smithfield senior helping the high school to go green
Evan Gravel, a senior at North Smithfield High School, stands in the space where he plans to construct a greenhouse for his senior project. (Breeze photo by Lauren Clem)
NORTH SMITHFIELD – Farming will soon become a regular part of the day at North Smithfield High School thanks to a senior project that aims to bring a working greenhouse to the school grounds.
Evan Gravel, a senior at NSHS, is constructing the greenhouse later this month for his senior project. The structure will be located behind the high school, where students and teachers will have easy access to it for science lessons and other projects.
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.
3/31/2021
Restaurant owners say employee shortage holding them back
Owner Paula Dumas stands on the back patio at Uncle Ronnie’s Red Tavern in Burrillville, which she says they’ve been unable to open due to a shortage of employees. (Breeze photo by Lauren Clem)
BURRILLVILLE – One year into the pandemic, Paula Dumas, owner of Uncle Ronnie’s Red Tavern in Burrillville with her husband, Ron, said they’ve faced everything.
Since last March, they’ve switched to takeout, limited their seating, and navigated the complicated policies around reopening.
But the latest challenge, she said, isn’t related to the number of customers or government restrictions. Instead, she said, it’s staff that she’s struggling to bring in the door.