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www.pawtuckettimes.com The Blackstone Valley’s Neighborhood Newspaper since 1885 Newsstand: 75 Cents Pats rolling Stately to AFC East occasion crown for staties But injury to Lewis Rhode Island State puts damper on Police hold 90th latest victory official inspection SPORTS, B1 Tuesday, November 10, 2015 LOCAL, A3 WEATHER State opens new housing for TODAY formerly homeless veterans High: THE HOME FRONT 58 Low: By RUSS OLIVO House Majority Leader John J. [email protected] DeSimone, Senate Majority Leader 42 Dominick Ruggerio, Providence PROVIDENCE – As they celebrat- Mayor Jorge Elorza, Secretary of State LOCAL SPOTLIGHT ed the opening of a $5.1 million apart- Nellie Gorbea and Attorney General ment complex for homeless veterans Peter Kilmartin. with a ribbon-cutting Monday, a small Situated alongside the Superintendent army of elected officials, homeless Mosshassuck River, the Veterans for interviews held advocates and veterans groups who Tomorrow facility is a project seven gathered for the occasion were actual- years in the making, the brainchild of tonight in E.P. ly marking dual milestones. Pawtucket-based Arc of Blackstone The dedication of the Veterans for Valley. The organization wove togeth- EAST PROVIDENCE – Tomorrow complex not only adds 20 er a complex tapestry of private and The East Providence School more units to the state’s inventory of government financial instruments to Committee will publicly housing for homeless veterans from bring the project to fruition, according interview two candidate for around Rhode Island – it brings the to ABV Executive Director, John J. superintendent of schools state within reach of eliminating Padien III. tonight at 7:30 p.m. at City homelessness among military veterans The complex is carved from what Hall, 145 Taunton Ave. by January. Photo by Russ Olivo used to be the Heaton & Cowing Mill, The candidates are “We have a duty to honor and pro- Pictured above is the Veterans for Tomorrow complex on Douglas Avenue in a brick and stone structure located at Celeste Bowler and Kathryn tect those who have protected us,” said Providence that will provide housing for up to 20 formerly homeless veterans 1115 Douglas Ave. A much better- Crowley. Gov. Gina Raimondo. “No one who’s from northern Rhode Island. known mill complex, the Geneva Bowler and Crowley will ever answered the call should find Mills, is located just next door and participate in the public inter- themselves sleeping in the streets. Not plex as Raimondo and nearly a dozen gressional delegation, Sen. Jack Reed was converted into luxury apartments views before the committee decides which candidate gets in Rhode Island. Not anywhere.” other elected officials and dignitaries (D-RI), Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D- some time ago. the job, which is being vacat- About 150 celebrants gathered out- took turns speaking. The lineup RI), U.S. Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) ed by Schools Supt. Kim side the Veterans for Tomorrow com- included every member of the con- U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI), plus See VETERANS, page A2 Mercer. Bowler, of West Warwick, is assistant schools superin- tendent for the Hamilton- Wenham school district in Massachusetts, a position A whole new ballgame for McCoy? she’s held for the past five years. Crowley, of Cranston, has been the part-time super- Lucchino, Steinberg intendent of Little Compton schools since 2010. say they are listening INSIDE to fanbase concerns By BRENDAN McGAIR [email protected] PAWTUCKET – Charles Steinberg and Dan Rea attended just about every listening and site tour the Pawtucket Red Sox staged over the summer. Both men also frequently visited McCoy Stadium during what became known as a season where all the good will the PawSox had built up under Ben Mondor’s ownership became forgotten amidst a sea of stadi- Showing insight um location concerns. Local man honored for work The PawSox were no longer viewed with the visually impaired as a shining beacon as to what was right LOCAL, A2 with this city, one that had come to depend on the Triple-A franchise as an example of the cultural fabric. They were ON THE WEB seen as a team that was on the move with Follow us Providence’s bright lights beckoning, on Twitter: thus resulting in many nights when McCoy resembled a ghost town. @TheTimesofPawt The new ownership group had the Like us on prerogative to do what they desired, yet Facebook their steps along the way were anything Photos by Louriann Mardo-Zayat | lmzartworks.com Pawtucket Times but carefully calculated, thus proving far From left, Pawtucket Red Sox Chairman Larry Lucchino addresses the media along with team President Charles from popular. Steinberg and Rea would Steinberg, General Manager Dan Rea and Treasurer Jeff White at McCoy Stadium on Monday during a press confer- INDEX often catch an earful from a fanbase that ence introducing the team’s new front office structure. in short had a hard time coming to grips Amusements . .A7 with the realization that Pawtucket’s Calendar . .A8 days at McCoy could be numbered. Tamburro to retain advisory position, Comics . .B5 Steinberg said Monday that the com- Obituaries . .A5 plaints did not fall on deaf ears. Lucchino outlines organizational goals Opinion . .A4 “There were wounds suffered by the By BRENDAN McGAIR Part of the well-respected old Sports . .B1 fans,” said Steinberg. “McCoy Stadium [email protected] guard that included former owner Television . .A7 is a place where generations fell in love Ben Mondor and general manager with baseball.” PAWTUCKET – Mike Lou Schwechheimer, Tamburro CONTACT US: Though Monday’s press conference Tamburro may no longer have the served as president of the PawSox served as the official unveiling of final word on all things PawSox as until earlier this year. He was Delivery or subscription: Steinberg as the new Pawtucket presi- 401-767-8522 he did as recently as one year ago, named CEO after the team’s own- dent, Rea as general manager and Jeff but the longtime PawSox club ership changed hands. Place an advertisement: White as treasurer, the gathering inside executive will still have a voice “We’re eager to have Mike stay 401-767-8505 the PawSox clubhouse helped lay the moving forward. on in a senior advisory role for Report a news event: groundwork for what the team seeks to Tamburro did not attend what will be our first full year as 401-767-8550 accomplish in 2016. Monday’s press conference at owners,” said PawSox Chairman The PawSox are looking to reconnect McCoy Stadium that formally Larry Lucchino. with the fans that they may have alienat- introduced Charles Steinberg as Asked if Tamburro’s commit- ed. president, Dan Rea as general ment to the PawSox will continue “There’s nothing minor league about manager and Jeff White as treasur- beyond the 2016 season, Lucchino people or families. There’s nothing er. As part of the newly refur- said, “We’re taking it year by minor league about a mom bringing her bished front office structure, year.” No. 269 Lucchino talks about his goals for the Tamburro agreed to remain with Vol. CXXVIII Vol. See PAWSOX, page A3 PawSox in 2016 and beyond. the PawSox as vice chairman. See GOALS, page A3 New power plant in northern RI moves ahead wants to build the state-of- The filing of the applica- In application its to the Energy firm files the-art Clear River Energy tion is the start of a lengthy EFSB, Invenergy is required project application Center filed the application process that will culminate in to address a number of con- on Oct. 28. several public hearings time cerns including site plans, for gas-fired plant The EFSB is a part of state next year. project cost, number of facili- government and consists of Rhode Island’s process ty employees, financing, By JOSEPH FITZGERALD three members, the chairman allows for extensive public required support facilities, [email protected] of the Public Utilities participation in the proceed- environmental impact, life- Commission; the director of ings. All preliminary and final cycle management, and pos- BURRILLVILLE – A the Department of hearings are open to the pub- sible alternatives, including Chicago-based company’s Environmental Management; lic, and the EFSB is required the estimated costs of those proposal to build a natural and the associate director of to post a public notice alternatives. gas-fired power plant in Administration for Planning. announcing the hearings well Once an application is Pascoag has gone from the The EFSB has posted the in advance. There are gener- filed, the EFSB has 30 days to conceptual stage to a full- pre-docketed application for ally periods reserved for pub- accept and docket or reject it. blown project proposal now the power plant on its web- lic comment before and after The board then must con- that it has officially filed an site. The EFSB has made the all hearings. In addition, the vene a preliminary adminis- application with the Energy documents available in board is required to hold one trative hearing within 60 days Facility Siting Board (EFSB). advance of docketing the public hearing in every com- of the docketing to designate Town officials were noti- matter to respond to the high- munity impacted by the pro- state agencies that must file fied on Oct. 30 that er-than-normal interest in the posal to solicit input from Invenergy, the company that application. those communities. See PLANT, page A2 A2 THE TIMES FROM PAGE ONE/LOCAL Tuesday, November 10, 2015 Veterans Continued from page A1 As a young child, Padien said he made a promise to his father – a World War II veter- an whose combat injuries eventually claimed his life – that he would work to make the lives of veterans better.