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View information on projects and add your own in our new Project Database: [Link]]]> Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:20:07 +0000 bloodyrocker The Bucket Forum
First, Rocktucket is tomorrow, Sept 25, 2010. Please come down and enjoy music in the City as we shut down Main Street and have a Foo-Fest style good time all day, from 2pm to 11pm. Bands and food and suds abound...

http://livepawtucket.com/events/calendar/2010/09/25/258

And... for those of you who want to know what is going on in the Bucket, please bookmark LivePawtucket.com, which is trying to be a rather comprehensive calendar of events for the City.

Thanks all.

View information on projects and add your own in our new Project Database: [Link]]]> Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:09:31 +0000 ArtInRuins PROPOSED: Riverfront Commons
http://www.pawtuckettimes.com/content/view/130186/1/

View information on projects and add your own in our new Project Database: [Link]]]> Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:10:11 +0000 mental757 Neighborhoods
Here's a link to a pretty great Google map that a Pawtucket person put together:

Pawtucket Neighborhoods

View information on projects and add your own in our new Project Database: [Link]]]> Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:19:49 +0000 bloodyrocker Neighborhoods

Hi there!
I'm new in pawtucket and I don't know the names of the "hoods". I know darlington and pinegrove ...but thats it. any help? I found this map so If you can name the color and hood I'd appreciate it.

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View information on projects and add your own in our new Project Database: [Link]]]> Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:25:08 +0000 homesizzles Revitalize Broad St in Blackstone Valley this project.

Please think about voting. I would love to see what could happen in my neighborhood.

View information on projects and add your own in our new Project Database: [Link]]]> Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:16:50 +0000 Jenks PROPOSED: Riverfront Commons View Postmental757, on 18 June 2010 - 10:09 AM, said:

Valley Breeze: "Owner plans new Apex, 'Garden City' style"

http://www.valleybreeze.com/Freecomm/MAIN-PAW-RIverfront-Commons-w-pics


Awesome... I really hope this happens. A Trader Joe's would be pretty great here.. ANYTHING is an improvement from the frigging DMV.

this spot has tons of potential.. and we really need something good to happen.

View information on projects and add your own in our new Project Database: [Link]]]> Sat, 19 Jun 2010 23:52:46 +0000 bloodyrocker PROPOSED: Riverfront Commons
http://www.valleybreeze.com/Freecomm/MAIN-PAW-RIverfront-Commons-w-pics

View information on projects and add your own in our new Project Database: [Link]]]> Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:09:20 +0000 mental757 IN-PROGRESS: Blackstone Valley Gateways
http://www.pawtuckettimes.com/content/view/121027/27/

View information on projects and add your own in our new Project Database: [Link]]]> Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:38:09 +0000 mental757 Central Falls Public Schools View PostDan, on 02 March 2010 - 02:03 PM, said:

Teacher unions challenged in unprecedented face-off

Jim, how much do you think public school teachers should be paid? Tenured public school teachers already make over twice as much as the average salary of private sector workers, not to mention free health care and lavish pensions. And that's not to mention the 6 hour workdays, 2 weeks off for winter break, spring break, Christmas/New Years break, and the whole summer off.

Other than that, I agree with everything you said. You seem to be way out of touch with your party, though! :shades:

I don't believe in party politics. I believe in the individual. We're stuck with the 2 party system and the party I most closely align with is the democrats.

I think $70-80k on average in the tougher school districts is fair (Central Falls is included here), while teachers in easier districts (generally those with more money, such as Barrington or East Greenwich) may not get paid quite as much (probably $60-70k on average). They do a whole lot more work than you think. I think the teachers' union was stupid in not taking the deal. They asked for way too much money. I also think that teachers need raises based on performance rather than what the union likes to call "experience". Number of years teaching only gets you so far. Teachers should absolutely NOT all be getting the same salary depending on years served. They should be getting a salary that they deserve and get fired if they aren't doing their jobs. They should NOT be protected by tenure unless they aren't meeting certain guidelines (which I don't have the expertise to list, but test scores and failure rate should be included). While I think everyone should have health insurance covered by the government if they can't afford to get it covered by themselves, I don't think teachers, or anyone in the public sector, should have it completely paid for. They should all be paying a portion of it (15% paid by the individual and 85% by the employer is generally fair).

This case is tough because many of the students are only going to school so that their families can still get welfare. The teachers can only do so much. But with a 50% failure rate you can't place all the blame on the students, even if many of them are not there to learn.

What you're calling a 6 hour workday is actually much longer. They generally go in around 7:30 and leave around 3:30. That's 8 hours. But you're not considering the amount of work they do outside of that grading assignments, writing lesson plans, etc. Many teachers also coach or help coach teams or lead student clubs. Sometimes they're paid for it, sometimes they're not. When they're paid for it, it's usually not a whole lot of money. Most people don't understand just how much teachers do and don't think they're nearly as important as they are. My life was shaped by my teachers when I was growing up. I went to private schools for a couple of reasons. When I was in public school, the students in my class were so bad, I was coming home with all the work I was supposed to be doing in school - this was 1st grade with a ton of homework. My parents put me in private school. I went to a private high school because the public one in my town was doing all sorts of weird things, like dropping class divisions, rank, etc. The honors students were taking classes with the lowest performing students, holding them back and forcing the low performers to learn at too fast a pace. Teachers at private schools (especially catholic schools) generally get paid quite a bit less than those at public schools. The ones who make a career out of it, rather than a stepping stone to public school, are extremely dedicated teachers, usually getting paid less than they are worth. They also tend to be held to higher standards.

View information on projects and add your own in our new Project Database: [Link]]]> Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:42:46 +0000 runawayjim Central Falls Public Schools Teacher unions challenged in unprecedented face-off

Jim, how much do you think public school teachers should be paid? Tenured public school teachers already make over twice as much as the average salary of private sector workers, not to mention free health care and lavish pensions. And that's not to mention the 6 hour workdays, 2 weeks off for winter break, spring break, Christmas/New Years break, and the whole summer off.

Other than that, I agree with everything you said. You seem to be way out of touch with your party, though! :shades:

View information on projects and add your own in our new Project Database: [Link]]]> Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:03:43 +0000 Dan Central Falls Public Schools
View information on projects and add your own in our new Project Database: [Link]]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:09:31 +0000 vinylsideitall Central Falls Public Schools View PostDan, on 17 February 2010 - 07:22 PM, said:

Me too. Bravo to Frances Gallo for sticking to her guns and not backing down to the union. Now the school department administration can actually start managing the schools (Wow, what a concept!). Under this plan, 50% of the teachers (many of them bad apples who the union had been protecting from being fired) will now be gone. For good! The top 50 can come back and lead the way.

If this plan works, it can serve as a great example of how we can save our failing inner city public schools, start actually getting value for our hard-earned tax money, and provide our children with a quality education. The cost of public education is totally unsustainable, and we as taxpayers must not let the public employee unions continue to stick it to us in the middle of a recession. This is a small step in the right direction.

Well... I think teachers do deserve to be paid more, but they also need to be held to higher standards. I also don't believe publicly funded jobs should be unionized (and yes, I am a democrat).

This plan is a great way to get rid of the dead weight and let the rising stars shine. The biggest issue I have with unions, especially the teacher's union, is that it protects the dead weight and prevents the good ones from really pushing forward. What you see in private schools is teachers staying late after school to help students out. You don't see that quite as often in public schools, unless they're forced to. Even the ones who want to don't because of the union. My other issue with unions is once a position is unionized you don't have a choice to join the union or not. You either join it or find a new job. I couldn't become a public school teacher without being part of the teacher's union. The "progressives" call for the Employee Free Choice Act, allowing them to unionize. But isn't "free choice" really allowing people to decide they don't want to be part of the union, but keep their job? It's all or nothing with unions. That's not cool. I won't even touch upon the questionable behavior some of the other unions engage in... not to mention the big lame rat thing.

View information on projects and add your own in our new Project Database: [Link]]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:10:10 +0000 runawayjim Rustic Tri-View Drive-In View PostDan, on 17 February 2010 - 06:58 PM, said:

They were open in 2009. I'm just wondering if that was the end.

I see no reason why they won't keep going. I think the sign says "see you in may" or something like that.

View information on projects and add your own in our new Project Database: [Link]]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:05:47 +0000 runawayjim Central Falls Public Schools View Postrunawayjim, on 17 February 2010 - 04:37 PM, said:

I hate to see people lose jobs, but I like when people stand up to unions like this.

Me too. Bravo to Frances Gallo for sticking to her guns and not backing down to the union. Now the school department administration can actually start managing the schools (Wow, what a concept!). Under this plan, 50% of the teachers (many of them bad apples who the union had been protecting from being fired) will now be gone. For good! The top 50 can come back and lead the way.

If this plan works, it can serve as a great example of how we can save our failing inner city public schools, start actually getting value for our hard-earned tax money, and provide our children with a quality education. The cost of public education is totally unsustainable, and we as taxpayers must not let the public employee unions continue to stick it to us in the middle of a recession. This is a small step in the right direction.

View information on projects and add your own in our new Project Database: [Link]]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:22:54 +0000 Dan Rustic Tri-View Drive-In View Postrunawayjim, on 17 February 2010 - 04:37 PM, said:

I'm pretty sure they were open this past summer. My wife and I were gonna go, but they never had a double feature that we wanted to see both movies (the problem with double features).
They were open in 2009. I'm just wondering if that was the end.

View information on projects and add your own in our new Project Database: [Link]]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:58:46 +0000 Dan Central Falls Public Schools View PostDan, on 17 February 2010 - 04:02 PM, said:

Central Falls to fire every high school teacher

"Under threat of losing their jobs if they didn’t go along with extra work for not a lot of extra pay, the Central Falls Teachers’ Union refused Friday morning to accept a reform plan for one of the worst-performing high schools in the state."

I hate to see people lose jobs, but I like when people stand up to unions like this.

View information on projects and add your own in our new Project Database: [Link]]]> Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:37:39 +0000 runawayjim Rustic Tri-View Drive-In View PostDan, on 17 February 2010 - 04:19 PM, said:

I'm wondering if this business is closed and/or for sale. I called back in October to see if they were still open weekends and the number was disconnected. I know there was a fire in the projector booth and concessions building in 2008 or 2009. Maybe the sudden closing and loss of business, renovations expense, and the slowing economy put them under?

Anyone in the Lincoln area know anything about the Rustic's plans for 2010?

I'm pretty sure they were open this past summer. My wife and I were gonna go, but they never had a double feature that we wanted to see both movies (the problem with double features).

View information on projects and add your own in our new Project Database: [Link]]]> Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:37:03 +0000 runawayjim Rustic Tri-View Drive-In
Anyone in the Lincoln area know anything about the Rustic's plans for 2010?

View information on projects and add your own in our new Project Database: [Link]]]> Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:19:06 +0000 Dan Central Falls Public Schools Central Falls to fire every high school teacher

"Under threat of losing their jobs if they didn’t go along with extra work for not a lot of extra pay, the Central Falls Teachers’ Union refused Friday morning to accept a reform plan for one of the worst-performing high schools in the state."

View information on projects and add your own in our new Project Database: [Link]]]> Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:02:40 +0000 Dan Pawtucket building to be RE-USED: 50 Division Steet Carpet restoration business may also be hitting roadblock"

http://www.valleybreeze.com/Free/MAIN-PAW-Division-Street-development-headshot-of-Cassidy

View information on projects and add your own in our new Project Database: [Link]]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:04:53 +0000 mental757 Pawtucket Downtown seeks new name Posted Image

View information on projects and add your own in our new Project Database: [Link]]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:12:25 +0000 BigUglyCat Pawtucket Downtown seeks new name View Postmental757, on 20 January 2010 - 12:56 PM, said:

Valley Breeze: "After backlash, Mann defends 'Downtucket' concept"

http://www.valleybreeze.com/Free/MAIN-PAW-Downtucket-controversy

I'm gonna call it Downbucket.

View information on projects and add your own in our new Project Database: [Link]]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:17:47 +0000 Cotuit Conant St. bridge replacement
http://www.valleybreeze.com/Free/MAIN-PAW-Conant-Street-bridge-update

View information on projects and add your own in our new Project Database: [Link]]]> Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:05:15 +0000 mental757 Pawtucket Downtown seeks new name
http://www.valleybreeze.com/Free/MAIN-PAW-Downtucket-controversy

View information on projects and add your own in our new Project Database: [Link]]]> Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:56:13 +0000 mental757