Manville NewsLocal news for Manville, RI continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Lincoln law addresses sidewalk repair- November 26, 2007 "There's no money to back up that ordinance." Even before John Flynn became a Town Council member back in January, he promised those he represented in Lonsdale he would fight for repair of the district's sidewalks. via The Pawtucket Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/manville-ri/2007/11/lincoln-law-addresses-sidewalk-repair?fromrs... Woonsocket museum pays tribute to Catholic schools- November 20, 2007 "Buggy Ride", or Susan Shea's handwritten - two pages and not a cross-out to be seen - account of the new St. James School, complete with its original construction-paper cover. "I thought Gene was only going to use the pictures" More than a hundred people gathered at the Museum of Work & Culture yesterday afternoon to commemorate the heritage of Catholic schools in Rhode Island: the Catholic faith, the ethnic groups that brought it ... via Providence Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/manville-ri/2007/11/woonsocket-museum-pays-tribute-to-catholic-s... Many residents give Saturday voting high marks- November 11, 2007 "More than 200 Rhode Islanders testified at the five public hearings we held around the state or mailed us their suggestions" When Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis discovered a couple of months back that the Town Council here had initiated a Saturday special election concerning Twin River expansion, it caught his attention. via The Callhttp://www.topix.net/city/manville-ri/2007/11/many-residents-give-saturday-voting-high-mar... Hydroelectric plant proposed in North Smithfield- November 9, 2007 "We get enough singles, we get some more runs." It's a glorified, high-technology water wheel, not a Trojan horse. That was the message representatives of the group that wants to build a small hydroelectric generator next to one of the Slatersville dams ... via Providence Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/manville-ri/2007/11/hydroelectric-plant-proposed-in-north-smithf... Blackstone River Bikeway opens new section- November 5, 2007 A 2-mile section of the Blackstone River Bikeway is set to open. The section begins at the current northern terminus of the path in the Manville section of Lincoln and ends at the Woonsocket Water Treatment ... via WLNE-TV Providencehttp://www.topix.net/city/manville-ri/2007/11/blackstone-river-bikeway-opens-new-section?f... |