Bill passes committee, but members want update on five-year plan
PROVIDENCE - A bill authorizing the city of Woonsocket to raise an additional $2.5 million in taxes this year may have made it out of committee, but that doesn't mean the city delegation is ready to...
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Budgeters: School officials are trying to distract from facts
By SANDY PHANEUF, Valley Breeze Staff Writer
NORTH SMITHFIELD - Saying members of the Budget Committee have shown a bias against public education, the School Department released a 31-page report this week responding to board recommendations...
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By SANDY PHANEUF, Valley Breeze Staff Writer
WOONSOCKET - With the extent of the 2013's debt still unknown, the Budget Commission has begun to examine a spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year aimed at reducing an ongoing cumulative deficit...
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By SANDY PHANEUF, Valley Breeze Staff Writer
WOONSOCKET - A new law allowing municipalities to intercept residents' state tax refunds boosted city collections for the first time in 2013.
Assessor Christopher Celeste said the program was highly...
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By SANDY PHANEUF, Valley Breeze Staff Writer
NORTH SMITHFIELD - After the 2003 death of 5-year-old Matthew Siravo, the middle school "Walk for Matty" was just one of many epilepsy fundraisers and education programs that his family created to...
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WOONSOCKET - A proposal to turn the former Stadium Building into a mixed use property with three storefronts and 21 condominiums at 329 Main St. was unanimously defeated this week at a hearing before...
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