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Marie Carmel Brunache
Marie Carmel Francois was born on June 27th, 1950, in Artibonite, Haiti, to Mr. Francois and Mrs. Julienne Joseph. She married Dulson Brunache and was blessed with three children: Samuel, Josue, and Fabiola Brunache. After completing her education, Marie Carmel Brunache worked as a pharmacist [...]
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We only knew him as Lou.
About 10 years ago, we became aware of this guy walking his dog around our neighborhood and in the nearby park in Providence. We noticed he walked a lot. As folks do, sooner or later we said hello and swapped names. He was Lou. He [...]
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Dell G. Padgett
On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, Dell G. Padgett passed away at the age of 87. He was the son of the late O’Dell and Ethel Padgett. Dell was born in North Carolina on October 1, 1936 and hemoved to Providence in 1950. He was a [...]
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Letters to the Editor 05.22
I enjoyed Mike Raia’s article on the proposed merger between RI PBS and The Public’s Radio. It was not stated and is stunningly obvious to this reader — who has it as his Home Page — that the Eye itself is already a valuable, indispensable [...]
Cartas a la editora 05.22
Disfruté el artículo de Mike Raia sobre la propuesta de fusión entre RI PBS y The Public’s Radio. No se dijo y es sorprendentemente obvio para este lector (que lo tiene como página de inicio) que el Eye en sí ya es un actor valioso [...]
Letters to the Editor 05.15
To the Editor, Thank you for Jonathan Howard’s excellent article about that state of Providence’s school system. Changing the course of a school system is like turning an ocean liner – it takes foresight, patience and time. It is very difficult to do. One thing [...]
Cartas a la editora 05.15
Al Editor, Gracias por el excelente artículo de Jonathan Howard sobre el estado del sistema escolar de Providence. Cambiar el rumbo de un sistema escolar es como hacer girar un transatlántico: se necesita previsión, paciencia y tiempo. Es muy difícil de hacer. Una cosa que [...]
Letters to the Editor 05.08
To the Editor, Thank you Barry Schiller for the article on a new transit station. Good to review the history to date as it has been so long since this all started, that refreshing our minds is helpful! While I am not sure where it [...]
Cartas a la editora 05.08
Al editor, Gracias Barry Schiller por el artículo sobre una nueva estación de tránsito. Es bueno repasar la historia hasta la fecha, ya que ha pasado tanto tiempo desde que todo esto comenzó, ¡que refrescar nuestras mentes es útil! Si bien no estoy seguro [...]
Letters to the Editor 05.01
To the Editor, I appreciate Alexander Castro’s thorough coverage of the South Water St bike lane issue. It’s disappointing that Mayor Smiley seems so hostile to biking, and his notion that discouraging biking would help reduce Washington Bridge congestion is truly ludicrous. The opposite: with [...]