🌱It's Spring Cleaning Time + How Should Pawtucket Spend ARPA Funds?

Up and at 'em, Pawtucket! Let's get you all caught up to start this Thursday, March 31 off on an informed note. Here's everything worth knowing today in Pawtucket.

First, today's weather:

Increasingly windy. High: 60 Low: 55.

Here are the top four stories in Pawtucket today:

1. Would you like to voice your opinion on how the city of Pawtucket spends the $58.3 million in American Rescue Plan Act Funds? You have until the end of Friday, April 1, to complete a survey about the matter. A reported less than $2 million of the funding has been committed to projects. (Valley Breeze)
2. It's time for Spring cleaning and that means yard waste collection and street sweeping will begin the week of Monday, April 4. Pawtucket residents are being asked to place leaf bags out on their normal trash pickup day. (Valley Breeze)
3. Following three days of listening to evidence a jury of 23 people declined to charge officer Domingo Diaz with simple assault after being accused of using excessive force when arresting a teen. The other officer, involved in the case, Mitchel Voyer had already been cleared of charges stemming from the July incident. (Providence Patch)
4. Will it be the next big hit? A TV pilot ‘Federal Hill’ is being filmed in Providence this week. Keeping things on the hush, hush, director Michael Corrente, a Rhode Island native, isn't giving out many details about the project. (WPRI.com)

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Today in Pawtucket:

From my notebook:

• Pawtucket Police Department: "We would like to extend our thanks to DICK'S Sporting Goods in North Attleboro, MA for its generous donation of sporting goods to local Pawtucket Public Schools." (Facebook)
• Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket: "We are only two days away from 401Gives! Did you know that a donation of $100 gives one child a full five weeks of private swim lessons? Help a child learn how to swim! Donate to the Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket on 401Gives April 1! We are so..." (Facebook)
• Rhode Island Hospital: "Listen to Dr. Daniel Levine, Cardiologist, share what being a doctor means to him." (Facebook)
• Providence Performing Arts Ctr: "In just two weeks, the national tour of @ainttooproudmusical - the life and times of @TheTemptations electrifies the PPAC stage, April 12 - 17! Don't miss out! Get your tickets at ppacri.org" (Instagram)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— 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.