Moors Face RI Charges + James Diossa To Be Honored By Joe Biden

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: Humid and overcast throughout the day. High: 83, low: 69.

Patch Picks:

• The public will get to vote on Rhode Island's new license plate design. The DMV will release details about its plate design contest in a couple of weeks. (WJAR)

• Navy Reserves Veteran Lester C. Bray of Pawtucket passes at 90. (GoLocal Prov)

Here are the top stories in Pawtucket today:

1. Two 'Rise Of The Moors' members face new charges in Rhode Island.

Attorney General Peter Neronha announced arrest warrants for two men affiliated with "Rise of the Moors." Jahmal Talib Abdulla Bey, a Tolman graduate, and Quinn Cumberlander, a Pawtucket resident, are already incarcerated in Massachusetts following a July 3 armed standoff with police. Bey is the self-styled leader of a group of "Moorish Nationals" who were operating out of Providence. Its members claim that state and federal laws don't apply to them. (Pawtucket Patch)

2. Former Central Falls Mayor James Diossa to be honored at the White House.

You heard that right. "Through hard work and the development of strategic partnerships, James turned Central Falls around, stabilizing the city’s finances and raising its long-term bond rating to investment grade... Most recently, James led efforts to partner with the neighboring city of Pawtucket to create a unified response to the COVID-19 pandemic." Diossa has been nominated by President Joe Biden to the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, an entity established by Congress in 1986. (WhiteHouse.Gov)

3. New law allows more beverage sales at RI breweries, distilleries.

A new Rhode Island law lets craft breweries and distilleries sell far more of their bottled beverages to guests who want to stock up on their favorite ales and whiskeys. One Pawtucket brewer explains why the new rules are so important to small, locally-run breweries. (Pawtucket Patch)

4. Hasbro promotes new Global Brands leader from within.

The leader of Hasbro‘s newly created Global Consumer Innovation Organization unit has been hired from within. In her new role, Kim Boyd will drive the company’s brands globally with consumer-led innovation. Boyd will be based in Hasbro’s Pawtucket headquarters and report to Eric Nyman, chief consumer officer and COO of Hasbro. (The Toy Report)

5. The Looff Carousel at Slater Park will celebrate its 125th birthday.

Everyone is invited to Slater Park on Saturday, June 17 for free carousel rides, entertainment, and a nighttime screening of Toy Story 4. The carousel was built in 1895 by Charles I. D. Looff, a master carver from Germany. It was moved to Pawtucket in 1910. (Pawtucket Patch)

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Wednesday, July 14 Events:

Art in the Park, 6-7 p.m. at Fairlawn Park

Art in the Park blends social emotional learning, art, literacy, and environmental education to foster mindfulness and creativity in elementary school children. Registration is required. Read more at The Empowerment Factory.

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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.