BREEZE PHOTO BY CHARLES LAWRENCE
AMBER RUGGIERO, a member of the Rhode Island Honor Society and the
Thespian Honor Society, proudly displays her diploma June 5. North Providence
High School held special commencement ceremonies because of Covid-19 guide-
lines. See more photos on pages 9-12.
NORTH PROVIDENCE – The
first virtual graduation ceremony in
North Providence High School his-
tory was streamed on Zoom and
YouTube last Wednesday evening,
June 10.
The ceremony began with a
moment of silence for the lives lost
to coronavirus, which prematurely
closed schools and dashed seniors'
plans for their final semester at
NPHS.
Valedictorian Satrina Shannon said
that "nothing we planned for our
senior year has gone according to the
blueprint. Put quite simply, it sucks,
'Historic'
Class of 2020
inspires hope
for the future
By NICOLE DOTZENROD
Valley Breeze Staff Writer
nicole@valleybreeze.com
NORTH PROVIDENCE – Huge
cleanups of contaminated areas
typically change the entire look and
feel of the surroundings, making it
an attraction for new activity, say
officials working on the cleanup of
the Centredale Manor Restoration
Superfund site.
That will certainly be the case in
this area at the North Providence/
Johnston line, said Bryan Olson,
director of EPA Region 1 Office
of Superfund and Emergency
Management Division.
"It's just going to be a better place
to be," he told The Breeze of the final
result after the $100 million cleanup
is completed.
As cleanup happens in yards down
the Woonasquatucket River, resi-
dents will experience a short-term
inconvenience but will end up with
clean riverfront properties, he said.
Similar to the New Bedford Harbor,
where another cleanup is occurring,
new connections such as a riverwalk
Officials: Centredale superfund
cleanup will be transformational
By ETHAN SHOREY
Valley Breeze Editor
ethan@valleybreeze.com
With few to no organized Fourth of
July fireworks displays planned local-
ly, fireworks companies are advertis-
ing more heavily than usual as they
seek to capitalize on people's desire to
maintain their summertime tradition.
And more than is
typical, it seems, fire-
works are being set
off on a nightly basis
in many local com-
munities, prompting
complaints from resi-
dents.
Some local police
chiefs confirmed that
they're seeing more fireworks activity
than usual for this time of year, and
are doing whatever they can to moni-
tor the situation and enforce laws
where possible.
North Providence Chief Arthur
Martins said police have noticed an
increase in calls for service concern-
ing the use of fireworks since the first
of June, but said he can't say with
certainty whether it's related to the
cancellation of area events.
"We will continue to monitor the
situation and will take enforcement
action when we encounter illegal
fireworks," he said. "If a particular
area starts to become especially prob-
With events
canceled,
neighborhood
fireworks
skyrocket
By ETHAN SHOREY
Valley Breeze Editor
ethan@valleybreeze.com
MARTINS
See FIREWORKS, Page 22
See CLEANUP, Page 7
See GRADUATION, Page 21
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