🌱Yard Waste Collection Begins + Truck Hits Gas Pump At Thurbers

Hey, Pawtucket! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. Here's everything going on around Pawtucket today.

First, today's weather:

Windy and very cold. High: 32 Low: 21.

Here are the top stories in Pawtucket today:

1. Yard waste collection and street sweeping are to begin in town the week of April 4. Pawtucket residents are being asked to place leaf bags out on their normal trash pickup day. Leaves and yard waste must be placed in brown yard waste bags, which are available at all local hardware stores, or be put in a barrel (33 gallons or less) clearly labeled "yard waste" in order to be collected. (Town Of Pawtucket)
2. A moving truck collided with a gas pump at Thurbers Avenue Gas on Thurbers Avenue Sunday afternoon. The incident summonsed crews from the Providence Police and Fire Department to respond to the scene. No one was hurt. (WLNE-TV (ABC6))
3. According to the Providence Police Department, shots were fired at Chalkstone Avenue and Bergen Street at around 3:45 a.m. on Sunday morning. One man was arrested as the result of the incident. (WLNE-TV (ABC6))

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Today in Pawtucket:

• Take & Make Kits - Pawtucket Public Library (12:00 AM)
• Bunny Scavenger Hunt - Pawtucket Public Library (12:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Mad Dog Artist Studio: On Saturday, April 2, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. for our Spring open studios over twenty of our studio members will have their studio doors open and ready for visitors. (Facebook)
• Town of Pawtucket: “Pawtucket Promotes,” a new series of forums highlight businesses and industries that are active in the community. The first forum sponsored by Bank of Newport will spotlight trailblazing women operating small businesses in Pawtucket. (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Darlington/Rumford: "Puggle puppy love coming soon!" (Nextdoor)

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— Karena Garrity

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