WPCNR MAIN STREET JOURNAL. May 17, 2006: Mayor Joseph Delfino, observing last night's Planning Board meeting stopped to chat with WPCNR and confided that the city has finally worked out the problems dealing with emergency access to the Wal-Mart Main Street site, which the Mayor said had been delaying matters. The Mayor was pleased to announce that Wal-Mart will be opening July 15, saying it will take Wal-Mart five weeks to stock the store. He also noted that Wal-Mart was opening 30 stores around the country in 30 days, but was confident the store would be open by the July date.

Waiting for Wal-Mart: Mayor Delfino announced good news on the big W on Main Street (slightly to the right of City Hall) last night. Photo, WPCNR News Archive.