🌱 Change Kendrick Ave. Deed? + Animal Shelter Improvements?

Hey, people of Woonsocket; today is National Coconut Torte Day! Sylvia here with your Sunday issue of the Woonsocket Daily.

Could the former Boys & Girls Club building become residential units? Also, the City Council will be talking about animal shelter improvements. Finally, you can still get in to play Radio Squares!

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and windy. High: 37 Low: 28.

Here are the top five stories today in Woonsocket:

1. The Boys & Girls Club used to be on Kendrick Avenue before moving to 600 Social Street in 2020. Now, it’s ready to “sell its Kendrick Avenue property to a new developer.” However, there are deed restrictions on the property that were placed in 2004. They specify “that it could not be used for residential purposes.” On Monday, the city discussed whether to lift the restrictions so that the developer could “convert the building into 15 one-bedroom units.” (The Valley Breeze)
2. On Monday, the City Council will hold a special meeting. On the agenda is “a potential agreement in connection with the redevelopment of the former Sacred Heart Church on Olo Street” and discussions regarding the animal shelter, “including improvements to the shelter located at 105 Cumberland Hill Road.” (City of Woonsocket)
3. Have you been playing Radio Squares? You can still get in on the action. “Radio Squares Game Card #1 is still in play, but there are very few spots left to qualify to play in the Survival Championship and those spots could close at any time!” (@WoonsocketRadio)
4. RI landlords listen up! The Attorney General is suing over lead hazards. On Friday, “four Rhode Island landlords who own properties in which children with lead poisoning live have been sued by the state for alleged noncompliance with state lead poisoning prevention laws.” (WPRI)
5. We learned Friday that Rhode Island Hospital is running a clinical trial. Using immunotherapy, doctors battle against kidney clear cell cancers. "We have had people nearing, or passing, two years on this treatment--a complete response," the leading physician explains. (WJAR)

Today in Woonsocket:

• Nature and History Walk at North Smithfield Junior-Senior High School (9:30 AM)
• Providence Flea Winter-Spring Markets at Farm Fresh Rhode Island (11 AM to 3 PM)
• A St. Patrick’s Day Concert by the Island Farm Ceili Band at the Warwick Public Library: Central Library (2 PM)
• So Many Rhodes at The Met (5 PM)
• Gem Of The Ocean at the Trinity Repertory Company (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Is anyone interested in spreading pure happiness? Cindy’s son has Down syndrome and will be turning 21 on March 22. When he gets a birthday card, it’s like winning the lottery. She rented a UPS box and thought she’d make a post asking if anyone wanted to if they could mail him a birthday card. He has no idea she’s doing this. Whenever he gets mail, he will open it so carefully and wants me to read every word to him. He cherishes the cards he gets. If you would like to participate, please send your birthday greetings to:
  Nathan Bonsteel c/o Cindy Bonsteel 6285 E. Spring Street #335 Long Beach, CA 90808

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— Sylvia Cochran

About me: Sylvia Cochran works out of sunny Southern California and has been freelance writing full-time since 2005. She loves dogs, cats, books, plays Best Fiends (don't judge), embraces social justice, and tries to live out Micah 6:8.