RHODE ISLAND
Valley Breeze
By MELANIE THIBEAULT, Valley Breeze Staff Writer
SMITHFIELD – The Legion of Christ announced last month that it will be closing its doors on the Mater Ecclesiae College in Greenville at the end of the academic year, leaving residents to wonder what will become of the 44-acre property at 60 Austin Ave., which town records assess at $6.5 million.
Representing the Legion of Christ in Rhode Island, attorney Daniel Stone told The Valley Breeze & Observer that plans for the property are still under consideration.
“It’s not presently for sale,” he said.
Jim Fair, spokesman for the Legion, told The Observer that poor enrollment is one reason for the college’s closing in June 2015.
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