Cell phone ban takes effect at Woonsocket schools to curb fights

Woonsocket Public Schools has implemented a cell phone ban in an effort to reduce student fights.
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Woonsocket school leaders seek solutions after rise in student fights

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WJAR) — Woonsocket school leaders are still undecided on what solutions to implement after several students have been suspended for fighting. During a Woonsocket School Committee ...

Woonsocket High School will begin to lock away student phones

After months of discussion, Woonsocket High School will lock away the phones of its students.

As Woonsocket plans to close sludge incinerator, a regional crisis looms

Woonsocket residents are fed up with the sludge incinerator, leading the city to plan its closure. Shutting it down could ...
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Woonsocket residents come together for storm cleanup

Jul. 21—WOONSOCKET — Steve and Lynelle Tornow were busy raking up tree debris and branches next to Lake Prior in Woonsocket. And they weren't the only ones. Residents in the small Sanborn County ...
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Woonsocket narrowly passes camping ban targeting homeless encampments. Here's how it works.

An ordinance passed on May 5 bans camping on public property, and allows authorities to confiscate personal items left at illegal campsites. Councilwoman Kristina Fox said that there was no proof that ...