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Podcast: Bartholomewtown
Episode: Don Grebien (Mayor, Pawtucket, RI)
Description: Send us Fan MailThe City of Pawtucket, Rhode Island sits in the northern portion of the state on the Massachusetts border, ostensibly serving as transition point between the urban Providence-metro area and rural Northwest, Rhode Island. The city has a storied history, often connected to the Blackstone River, which flows mightily through Pawtucket, once powering Samuel Slater and other’s Industrial Revolution.But in recent months, Pawtucket has seemingly been dealt a series of unfortunate industrial and economic development blows, none mor...