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  The Pawtucket Times - News - Top Stories
PAWTUCKET - By a slim 5-4 margin, the City Council on Wednesday approved a plan for the city to purchase the former Registry of Motor Vehicles Building at 286 Main St. that now houses the Pawtucket School Department.
PAWTUCKET - Slater Mill and the nearby Visitor Center will get considerably spiced up tonight, as food and entertainment bearing eclectic flavors will be in plentiful supply there for the Pawtucket Arts Festival Gala and aptly named "A Taste of Pawtucket" event.
PAWTUCKET - Unionized city workers erupted in an angry chorus of boos and shouts of "We'll remember this!" on Wednesday night in response to the City Council's 6-3 vote to deny a three-year contract.
www.pawtuckettimes.com   (333 words)

  
  Encyclopedia: Pawtucket, Rhode Island   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Pawtucket is home to the Pawtucket Red Sox, a minor-league baseball team; and of Hasbro, the world's second-largest manufacturer of toys and games.
Pawtucket was the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution.
Pawtucket is twinned with Belper in the county of Derbyshire in the United Kingdom.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Pawtucket,-Rhode-Island   (985 words)

  
 Pawtucket. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Pawtucket has been a textile center since Samuel Slater built the nation’s first successful water-powered cotton mill there in 1793.
The area, deeded to Roger Williams in 1638, was a haven for religious freedom in New England.
Pawtucket’s first settler was an ironworker who established (1671) a forge at the falls.
www.bartleby.com /65/pa/Pawtucke.html   (253 words)

  
 Pawtucket, Rhode Island -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Pawtucket is a city located in (Click link for more info and facts about Providence County, Rhode Island) Providence County, Rhode Island.
Pawtucket was the birthplace of the American (The transformation from an agricultural to an industrial nation) Industrial Revolution.
Pawtucket is located at 41°52'32" North, 71°22'34" West (41.875499, -71.375981).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pa/pawtucket,_rhode_island.htm   (537 words)

  
 RIEDC - The Cities and Towns of Blue Sky, RI - PROFILE: City of Pawtucket
Pawtucket is a city of 72,644, persons founded in 1671, at the strategic falls of the Blackstone River and the upper tidewaters of Narragansett Bay.
Median Age: In 2000 the median age of the population in Pawtucket was 35.4.
An increase of 4,930 or 94.6% from the 1980 Hispanic population of 5,211.
www.riedc.com /riedc/ri_databank/31/265   (667 words)

  
 USCM | After School Law Enforcement Programs | Pawtucket, RI
It is a further objective of the Pawtucket PAL to instill in children the ability to participate in team sports and to compete in a fair and sportsmanlike manner, which in turn prepares children for the challenges and responsibility of adulthood and citizenship.
Additionally, it is the objective of the Pawtucket PAL to instruct children of the democratic principals and traditions upon which our society is based and to strengthen the sense of community and a relationship between the children of the City of Pawtucket and the Pawtucket Police Department.
Pawtucket PAL is more than a sports and recreation program, in that the Pawtucket PAL strives to develop responsibility, character and leadership values in boys and girls, while generating their respect for law and order, and for the men and women who uphold the law as their livelihood.
www.usmayors.org /USCM/best_practices/bp98/09_1998_Preventing_School_Violence155.htm   (2629 words)

  
 Pawtucket Pawtucket, Rhode Island (Cities)
Pawtucket, called the "place by the waterfall" is where the Blackstone river forms Pawtucket Falls as it tumbles into the Pawtucket River.
Pawtucket is part of the Blackstone River valley, through which the Blackstone river flows for 48 miles.
Pawtucket is part of the Providence-Fall River-Warwick metro area and is in Providence County.
www.ohwy.com /ri/p/pawtucke.htm   (163 words)

  
 FEMA: Pawtucket, Rhode Island Signs Agreement to Become Disaster-Resistant Community under FEMA Initiative   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The City of Pawtucket, community groups and representatives from its private sector, and businesses in partnership with the State of Rhode Island, and FEMA, have pledged to take actions and adopt measures that will lead to the development of Pawtucket as a Project Impact disaster-resistant community.
The City of Pawtucket is located in at the southern falls of the Blackstone River and the upper tidewater of Narragansett Bay.
Pawtucket has applied for and received grants totaling nearly $471,000 from FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) that are being used to make improvements to protect the Blackstone Valley's infrastructure, historic and natural resources.
www.fema.gov /regions/i/1999/r1_n15.shtm   (523 words)

  
 PAWTUCKET - Online Information article about PAWTUCKET
Massachusetts, but in 1812 the township of Seekonk was set apart from Rehoboth, in 1828 the township of Pawtucket was set apart from Seekonk, and in 1862 almost all of the Massachusetts township of Pawtucket was transferred to Rhode Island.
North Providence and annexed to the township of Pawtucket in 1874, and in 1885 Pawtucket was chartered as a city.
History of Pawtucket, Central Falls, and Vicinity (Pawtucket, 1897).
encyclopedia.jrank.org /PAS_PER/PAWTUCKET.html   (789 words)

  
 Features | Pawtucket makes its move (continued)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
(Pawtucket’s is one of six such districts in the state, and was second behind Providence in establishing one.) The city also brought in Northeastern University researcher Ann Galligan as an arts consultant.
She is currently writing a proposal on how Pawtucket can best continue its arts and revitalization efforts, and having worked in both Providence and Pawtucket, Galligan can assess each city’s assets and aspirations.
Pawtucket lacked theaters and restaurants and other arts institutions, so there was nothing to be spruced up to get going again.
www.providencephoenix.com /features/other_stories/multi_3/documents/04495169.asp   (1454 words)

  
 Pawtucket News
A Pawtucket man known as "Joe the Barber" pleaded no contest to a charge that he obtained money under false pretenses when he billed the state for wages he didn't earn.
Pawtucket police say the 3-year-old girl, 5-year-old boy and 8-year-old girl were found by police in Randolph, Mass.
Pawtucket police are searching for three children who they say may have been abducted last night.
www.topix.net /city/pawtucket-ri   (1041 words)

  
 Boston.com / Sports / Baseball / Minor leagues / Toledo 6, Pawtucket 5   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
After Pawtucket jumped out to a 4-0 lead, Toledo's Brian Schmack (1-1) held the Red Sox scoreless in four innings of relief, allowing just one hit and a walk while striking out three.
Pawtucket's Brad Thomas (0-1) gave up three unearned runs on two hits in two-thirds of an inning.
Pawtucket catcher Raul Casanova and Manager Buddy Bailey were ejected in the fifth inning, and Toledo pitching coach Jeff Jones was tossed in the eighth, all for arguing balls and strikes.
www.boston.com /sports/baseball/minors/articles/2004/06/06/toledo_6_pawtucket_5?mode=PF   (217 words)

  
 Pawtucket, RI
Pawtucket is the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution -- here is the first mill in the US, the famous Slater Mill that used water power from the Blackstone River to produce thread.
Pawtucket is still largely industrial in its feel, with most of the housing dating from before WWII.
Pawtucket offers the state's minor league team, the Pawtucket Redsox, fondly called "Pawsox" by locals.
riroads.com /city/pawtucket.htm   (542 words)

  
 Boston.com / Sports / Baseball / Minor leagues / Pawtucket 9, Rochester 3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Tony Schrager homered and Pawtucket capitalized on shoddy Rochester defense as the Red Sox rallied for a 9-3 victory over the Red Wings on Thursday night.
PAWTUCKET, R.I. Tony Schrager homered and Pawtucket capitalized on shoddy Rochester defense as the Red Sox rallied for a 9-3 victory over the Red Wings on Thursday night.
Pawtucket went on to score three unearned runs in the inning on two errors by first baseman Todd Dunwoody and center fielder Jason Bartlett.
www.boston.com /sports/baseball/minors/articles/2004/09/02/pawtucket_9_rochester_3   (209 words)

  
 Pawtucket, Rhode Island, RI - Auto Glass & Windshield Replacement
Pawtucket is a city of 72,958, persons founded in 1671, at the strategic falls of the Blackstone River and the upper tidewaters of Narragansett Bay.
The industrial development of Pawtucket continued to expand for the next century making it a highly developed and important manufacturing center.
Although the textile industry is no longer dominant, a number of specialty textile operations still remain in Pawtucket, making products such as lace, non-woven, and elastic woven materials..
www.89glass.com /states2/rhode-island/pawtucket.html   (530 words)

  
 PHOTOS: Pawtucket, Rhode Island - UrbanPlanet.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Pawtucket is among many cities and towns in Rhode Island and Massachusetts that lays claim to the title "Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution." The Blackstone River powered the mills that led to Pawtucket's Industrial Revolution.
The Pawtucket Armory is being rehabbed to become a community arts centre.
A state law does not allow the sale of liquor within X number of feet of a church, the sheer number of churches is making it difficult for restaurants to move into the downtown.
www.urbanplanet.org /forums/index.php?showtopic=4233   (1586 words)

  
 The Pawtucket Times - News - 05/20/2004 - City stars in National Geographic feature
The story, called "Home Far Away," looked at the ways Pawtucket’s Cape Verdean immigrants have struck a balance between assimilation into American culture and connection to their island roots.
Pawtucket’s Cape Verdean population began growing steadily in the 1960s, a trend that continued even after the islands gained independence in 1975.
Pawtucket, along with New Bedford, has long been a home base of Cape Verdean immigrants in the United States.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=11757814&BRD=1713&PAG=461&dept_id=24491&rfi=6   (317 words)

  
 The Pawtucket Foundation - Letters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Pawtucket Foundation has made every effort to ensure that this project, so important to the economic future of Pawtucket and Central Falls, receives the fair consideration by City Council that it deserves.
We believe that the best and fastest way to bring back commuter rail service to Pawtucket / Central Falls is to save the Station as the centerpiece for true "transit-oriented development." In this vision, the restored Station is the engine that pulls the "train" of economic development for both Pawtucket and Central Falls.
Pawtucket City Council is being asked to put the two cities in the first position to offer a fair price for the site.
pawtucketfoundation.org /station/letters.html   (485 words)

  
 Pawtucket   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Narragansett Bay is to the south of Pawtucket.
Population: The population of Pawtucket as of July 1998 was 68,169 people.
Pawtucket is home to the minor league baseball team, the Paw Sox.
www.chariho.k12.ri.us /ric/classpages/sposato/spopaw.html   (267 words)

  
 The Pawtucket Foundation - Update   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
I feel that Pawtucket is uniquely poised for a renaissance far superior to that of Providence in recent years and to truly take on a leading role in the state as a booming residential and business center attractive to businesses nationwide.
With the redevelopment that Pawtucket is currently experiencing in its Mill buildings and the Armory, just to mention a few, the Foundation's proposal continues this progress with an eye toward making Pawtucket a true economic hub.
…What lured us to Pawtucket, in part, was the exciting prospect of being pioneers in the rebirth of a city, a city with a glorious historical tradition, a city that was seeking to honor its roots and at the same time committed to revitalizing its downtown business district.
pawtucketfoundation.org /station/update2.html   (2453 words)

  
 Lowell National Historical Park - Pawtucket and Middlesex Canals
The first effort to improve navigation on the Merrimack River came in 1792 when a group of investors from Newburyport-some of the same families that later invested in Lowell-chartered the Proprietors of Locks and Canals on Merrimack River.
They intended to construct a canal around Pawtucket Falls at East Chelmsford and thereby connect New Hampshire directly to Newburyport at the river's mouth.
Even while the Pawtucket Canal was under construction, Boston entrepreneurs undertook another ambitious canal venture.
www.nps.gov /lowe/loweweb/Lowell_History/transpor2.htm   (193 words)

  
 Pawtucket --  Encyclopædia Britannica
In the heart of the business district, the river plunges some 50 feet (15 metres) over a mass of rocks; the city's name is from an...
The major population centre is Providence and the nearby communities of Pawtucket, North Providence, Johnston, Cranston, Warwick, and East Providence.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island-based center for clinical care in diabetes and endocrinology.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9058824?tocId=9058824   (736 words)

  
 Pawtucket on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Pawtucket, R.I., weighs private development of train station.
Every child in Deborah Harrold's Cunningham Elementary in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, fourth-grade class met or exceeded the state standard in basic reading last year.
Members of the Over the Hill hockey club of Pawtucket who play with shortened periods.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/p/pawtucke.asp   (589 words)

  
 City of Pawtucket points of interest
Taft Street, Pawtucket, RI Public ramp with off street parking.
The recently completed park, overlooking the Blackstone River, contains a monument to all Pawtucket Veterans and an amphitheater area seating 225 persons with a covered stage.
From award winning Greek revivals and victorians to bungalows and triple deckers, discover historic Pawtucket as you've never seen it before.
www.pawtucketri.com /about/points_of_interest.html   (454 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Pawtucket, United States (U.S. Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
The third largest city in the state, Pawtucket has been a textile center since Samuel Slater built the nation's first successful water-powered cotton mill there in 1793.
Among the city's manufactures are yarn and thread, wire, cable, and textile machinery.
The city has since retained its small industrial status, despite state efforts to boost modernization.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/P/Pawtucke.html   (289 words)

  
 Pawtucket   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The 2000 population density of Pawtucket is 8,386 persons per square mile of land area.
Age Distribution: In 2000, 54,807 persons residing in Pawtucket were 18 years of age or older.
More Census 2000 data on Pawtucket and the State of Rhode Island is available at the Statewide Planning Program Website.
www.riliving.com /oceanstate/cities/pawtucket.asp   (691 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Pawtucket, Rhode Island (RI) (Providence County) - (city) - Facts and Information
72,644), Providence co., NE R.I., on the Blackstone R. at Pawtucket Falls; 41°52'N 71°22'W. Known as “the place by the waterfall” to Native Americans, it was settled by Europeans in 1671.
The 4th-largest city in the state, Pawtucket has been a textile center since Samuel Slater built the nation's 1st successful water-powered cotton mill here in 1793.
Pawtucket's 1st settler was an ironworker who est.
reference.allrefer.com /gazetteer/P/P02409-pawtucket.html   (315 words)

  
 Press Release 8/13/2004 - Serio: Court Decision Prevents Pawtucket From Cancelling New York Homeowners Policies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Department submitted the court motion in response to the insurer’s decision in June to issue mid-term cancellation notices to its policyholders.
Pawtucket is a Rhode Island-based company authorized to do property and casualty insurance business in New York State.
The insurer is currently in rehabilitation in the Courts of Rhode Island and in June sent cancellation notices to its New York policyholders.
www.ins.state.ny.us /p0408131.htm   (309 words)

  
 The Pawtucket Times - News - 10/25/2004 - Alleged mercury bandits not too swift
PAWTUCKET --Following an investigation that lead police to an apartment complex in this city Friday night, four people were arrested for allegedly stealing mercury from the storage shed at the New England Gas Co. facility on Pleasant Street.
Pawtucket's police and fire departments were not notified of the spill until 24 hours after it was first discovered and the state Department of Environmental Management was not properly notified, according to one official there.
The utility has admitted it failed to properly notify emergency response officials about the existence of the toxic material.
www.pawtuckettimes.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=13215535&BRD=1713&PAG=461&dept_id=24491&rfi=6   (413 words)

  
 Pawtucket RI Rhode Island Local Business Directory + City Guide
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