WOONSOCKET — The North Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce’s 35th annual community celebration last week awarded Mayor Christopher Beauchamp The Barbara C. Burlingame Distinguished Public Service Award. The honor is an esteemed recognition of an elected official who has made, as the Chamber states in their press announcement, “outstanding contributions to the business community and individuals who exhibit the highest excellence, dedication, and accomplishment in public service.”
Beauchamp says he was surprised to be nominated for the award, “I did not know I was getting it until recently, I don’t even know who nominated me. I was very humbled and honored to receive it. Some of the…..