State Park Agency Seeks Easement for Bike Path in Blackstone

The state's Department of Conservation and Recreation has asked the city of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, to grant a half-acre easement across city-owned land in Blackstone so a proposed bike path can pass near a reservoir and a closed landfill, with water-safety terms for the crossing still unresolved.

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"Woonsocket Weighs Bike Path Easement by Reservoir," Uprise RI reports. The outlet says DCR is negotiating with Woonsocket over the half-acre right-of-way needed to route the path through Blackstone, with safety conditions around the water supply and landfill not yet settled. (read it at https://upriseri.com/article/dcr-asks-woonsocket-for-bike-path-easement-beside-reservoir-and-closed-landfill-with-water-safety-terms-unsettled/)

"Janeen L. Rawson Obituary (2026) - Pascoag, RI - Boucher Funeral Home - Legacy," per Legacy.com. The notice recalls Rawson's years as a children's librarian in Blackstone before she moved on to the Simon Fairfield Public Library in Douglas. (read it at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/janeen-rawson-obituary?id=62219896)

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