SEVERAL DOZEN lots that include and surround the former St. Joseph's Hospital could be rezoned for conversion to a public school and for commercial use. / COURTESY CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
PROVIDENCE – A city commission has voted to recommend the City Council rezone 38 lots including and around the former St. Joseph’s Hospital for conversion to a combined elementary and middle school. The former hospital, vacated for years, is now owned by former Providence Mayor Joseph R. Paolino Jr. He announced his intention to donate…