🌱18 Year-Old Pawtucket Man Arrested For Murder + Non-Profit Jobs

Morning, people of Pawtucket! Karena Garrity here with your Wednesday edition of the Pawtucket Daily.

First, today's weather:

Periods of rain. High: 57 Low: 48.

Here are the top three stories in Pawtucket today:

1. Elijah Soto, 18, of Pawtucket, has been charged with first-degree murder, discharging a firearm during a crime of violence and carrying a firearm without a license. He has been arrested in connection to a deadly shooting that happened in January and resulted in the death of 28-year-old Jovani Velez of Cumberland. Soto is currently being held without bail at the ACI in Cranston. (WPRI.com)
2. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI), a non-profit community-focused health plan, is hiring a variety of roles across industries including health advocates, bilingual case managers, sales and product specialists and a public relations manager. Check out the job descriptions. What position do you want? (WPRI.com)
3. The Rhode Island Museum of Science and Art (RIMOSA) has announced that it will be closing its doors on Westminster Street in Providence on June 1. Its educational outreach program will be absorbed by the Rhode Island Computer Museum (RICM) and courses will continue to be delivered as "RIMOSA Workshops Powered by RICM" from the RICM Learning Lab. (What'sUpNewp)

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Today in Pawtucket:

• Take & Make Kits - Pawtucket Public Library (12:00 AM)
• Butterfly Scavenger Hunt - Pawtucket Public Library (12:00 AM)
• Toddler Story Class - Pawtucket Public Library (10:30 AM)
• Microsoft Word Instruction Class, Session I In-Person (4:00 PM)
• Teen Gamers Club - Pawtucket Public Library (4:00 PM)
• Evening High Beginner Class ILSR - Pawtucket Public Library (6:00 PM)
• Hook & Needle Guild of Rhode Island - Pawtucket Public Library (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Public Information Joint Information Center, State of Rhode Island: "Tick Bite Prevention Tips for Lyme Disease Awareness Month - This video from the RI Department of Health shows you how to repel ticks and mosquitoes to prevent tick-borne diseases, including Lyme." (Nextdoor)
• Pawtucket Foundation: Please join us today at 4:30 pm for the Pawtucket Foundation's Virtual Awards Celebration. (Pawtucket Foundation)
• Heritage Alliance Pawtucket: Join us for the Oak Grove Cemetery Walking Tour on Saturday, May 7, from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.(Facebook)

Thanks for following along and staying informed. I'll see you around!

— Karena Garrity

About me: I am a URI graduate and I have been a community reporter for the better part of the past 20 years. I love Pawtucket and I am honored to be a part of Patch.com. You can reach me at; karena.garrity@patch.com.

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