

 One thing that sets Woonsocket apart is an unusually rich array of local media.
One Square Mile: Dynamite Sandwich Its ethnic origins have been lost to time but the sandwich's popularity is as strong as ever.

What happens to that paper robe you wear at the doctor's office? Or the syringe after your flu shot?
 A city program repares students for life after high school, but not
necessarily a 4-year college.

 Where's the best place to listen to
the blues? Chicago, Illinois? Memphis, Tennessee? Try Woonsocket
 WRNI Political analyst Scott MacKay chats with Mayor Leo Fontaine about the city's storied past and challenging future
 Woonsocket schools face challenges like high poverty and low graduation rates.

One Square Mile: Woonsocket's St. James Baptist Church
Back in the late 1930's, black families started moving from
rural South Carolina to Woonsocket for jobs in the mills and factories.
One Square Mile: Woonsocket Heritage
One Square Mile: St. Ann Arts and Cultural CenterSt. Ann Arts and Cultural Center. The former Catholic Church is known in and around Woonsocket as the "jewel of the east."
One Square Mile: Woonsocket & ThundermistIf you can't afford to see a private doctor in Woonsocket, you probably go to Thundermist Health Center.
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