Electric Vehicle Chargers + Resident Woodchuck

Welcome to the Pawtucket Patch Daily — your quickest way to get caught up on the city's top news stories. I'm your host, Mary Serreze. I can be reached at mary.serreze@patch.com. Feel free to send me your news tips, thoughts, and ideas.

First, today's weather: Possible light rain in the morning. High: 75, low: 59.

Here are the top stories in Pawtucket today:

1. "Friends and family gathered for a memorial run on Monday to remember a Pawtucket firefighter who passed away last week." (WJAR)
2. Police say a 66-year-old Pawtucket man who witnessed a larceny was struck by the suspect’s vehicle Tuesday morning on Mineral Spring Avenue. The vehicle fled and the man is recovering from his injuries. (WPRI)
3. Federal prosecutors say Edwin Otero, who had an apartment in Pawtucket, was the violent ringleader of a two-state heroin trafficking ring. On Monday, a Cape Cod man, pegged as a low-level distributor for Otero, was sentenced to prison. He the first to plead guilty in the case, and a dozen others, including Otero, are awaiting trial or sentencing. (Pawtucket Patch)
4. The Pawtucket Stop & Shop is now offering its customers free electric vehicle charging. The grocery chain is teaming up with Volta, a company that puts charging stations “where consumers live, work, shop and play." (Pawtucket Patch)
5. Master Gardeners from the University of Rhode island are maintaining historical gardens at the Slater Mill Historic Site. Plants include heirloom vegetables, cotton plants, flax for making linen, and flowers and herbs that would have been used to make dyes. One challenge? A resident woodchuck. (URI News)

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July 28 Events

• Need a little exercise? Head over to Providence for a group run. 5:30-7:15 p.m. Meet at Rhode Runner, Inc., 657 North Main St. for their weekly 3-5 mile jaunt.

Pawtucket Patch Notebook

• Pawtucket City Hall - Mayor's Office: "Job Fair with the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce and Hispanic Chamber happening next Friday, August 6." (Facebook)
• Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket: "Another great session in the books! We hope you had as much fun as we did session 2 campers!" (Facebook)
• Pawtucket Arts Collaborative: "PAC is pleased to publicize a retrospective exhibition by member Joan Hausrath at Gallery 175 in Pawtucket." (Facebook

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About me: Maine native, UMass Amherst Regional Planning alum. Stick-shift driver, explorer. I believe in good government and the public's right to know. Interested in just about everything. I still like paper maps. I can be reached at mary.serreze@patch.com.