🌱Bret Smiley Runs For Mayor + Juveniles Terrorize Providence

Welcome back, Pawtucket! Let's get you started this Tuesday with everything you need to know going on in town today.

First, today's weather:

Cold with plenty of sunshine. High: 39 Low: 26.

Here are the top stories in Pawtucket today:

1. Are you looking for a new, more fulfilling and exciting job? Here is a list of Pawtucket Area Job openings. (Pawtucket Patch)
2. Juveniles are terrorizing the city of Providence. In the past ten days, the Capital city has suffered a wave of violence including stabbings, BB gun shootings, and arson. The common denominator is, the alleged perpetrators are all juveniles. (GoLocalProv)
3. Democrat Brett Smiley, who has served as chief of staff for the Director of Administration under the Raimondo Administration, has officially kicked off his campaign for mayor of Providence. Smiley previously ran for mayor in 2014. (Turn to 10)

Today in Pawtucket:

• Take & Make Kits - Pawtucket Public Library (12:00 AM)
• Bunny Scavenger Hunt - Pawtucket Public Library (12:00 AM)
• Thinking of Buying a Home? FREE Preparing For Homeownership Workshop (5:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Pawtucket Pacers - Special Olympics RI: On Wednesday, March 30 at Jersey Mikes Subs 66 Branch Ave Providence please join us and support the 2022 RI Special Olympic Athletes who will be attending the USA Games on June 5-12 in Orlando! 100% of sales will be donated to help support them. (Facebook)
• Pawtucket, RI - Lost & Found Pets: "Pawtucket - Do you know this cat?" (Facebook)
• Public Information Joint Information Center, State of Rhode Island: "Rabies: What to do if you have a bat in your home. A recent CDC MMWR article indicates an uptick in human rabies cases in the US in 2021. Four of the nation’s five rabies cases in humans during 2021 were due to bat exposures." (Nextdoor)

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— Karena Garrity

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