NORTH PROVIDENCE – After a tumultuous and unpredictable 14 months navigating the unexpected challenges of the pandemic, graduating seniors at North Providence High School are ready to celebrate.
While they missed out on countless opportunities during their junior and senior year as a result of the pandemic, members of the Class of 2021 will be able to experience their senior prom and an in-person graduation.
Senior prom is set for June 9 at the Kirkbrae Country Club in Lincoln. The event will be limited to NPHS seniors only, and students will not be able to bring guests. All students must test negative for COVID-19 within 48 hours of the event and provide proof of the negative test to attend. There will be no exceptions to this policy, say school officials. They’ll also be required to wear masks when away from their tables, but may remove them briefly to take pictures.
5/5/2021
Johnson twins named top two students at CHS
Twins Brendan, left, and Shane Johnson have been named Cumberland High School s Class of 2021 valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively.
CUMBERLAND – Twins Brendan and Shane Johnson do almost everything together, from homework at their dining room table to a list of extracurricular activities.
Now the brothers have been named the top two students in Cumberland High School’s Class of 2021: Brendan, with a GPA of 4.9453, as valedictorian, and Shane, with a 4.8739 GPA, as salutatorian.
Shane told The Breeze that he was surprised that both he and his brother received this honor, especially given how many talented students are in the Class of 2021. “To be able to share this honor with him, it’s extremely gratifying and humbling,” he said.
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3/9/2021
Dr. Marsocci retires from general surgery after 45 years
Dr. Gerald Marsocci, 79, of Lincoln, has retired after 45 years at his general surgery practice but continues to work two days a week at the Comprehensive Wound Care Center at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence.
But he hasn’t fully quit the medical field just yet
NORTH PROVIDENCE – Dr. Gerald Marsocci has his own idea of what it means to retire.
Though the 79-year-old retired from his general surgery practice in January after 45 years, he couldn’t give up practicing medicine 100 percent. He continues to serve as the chief of the Division of General Surgery at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence, a role he’s held since 2007. He also works at the hospital’s Comprehensive Wound Care Center two days a week.“I just wanted to keep active in some degree in medicine,” Marsocci told The Breeze last week. “Not doing surgery was the best choice for me.”
2/24/2021
Chelo’s founder now penniless; daughter fights to keep him at home
Amet Chelo, founder of Chelo’s, pictured here in his Cumberland home, has little or no money left to his name, but his daughter is doing everything she can to keep him in his home.
CUMBERLAND – When Amet Chelo established the Chelo’s Restaurant with his brothers in 1955, he was adamant with his children that they were no better than anyone else and that they should never use their family name to try to move up in life, says his daughter, Kim Whalen.
“He started as a dishwasher and he always told us that everyone puts their pants on in the same way,” she said.