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🌱 Patch AM: Are Pawtucket’s school-zone speed cameras about safety—or a hidden tax?
Also, don't miss Cultural Survival Bazaar on the Pawtucket Patch calendar
Good morning Pawtucket! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Are Pawtucket’s school-zone speed cameras about safety—or a hidden tax?
- How PosiGen’s collapse could affect Pawtucket’s promised low-income solar savings
Also on today's calendar: Cultural Survival Bazaar and 9 more events.
Find out what's happening in Pawtucketfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: What did one astronaut stranded on the moon say to another? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Pawtucketfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Friday: Very windy; rain, with a high of 59 and low of 27 degrees.
- Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; colder, temps: high: 40, low: 32.
- Sunday: Mostly cloudy and windy, with a high of 50 and low of 21 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Caught on Camera: How Some RI Cities Turn Commuters into Revenue (upriseri.com) — Pawtucket’s expanding network of school-zone speed cameras has generated more than $4.1 million in one school year, while critics question whether safety or revenue is the real priority. Residents and commuters face lower speed limits than neighboring Attleboro, no recorded student injuries in camera zones, and growing concern that automated ticketing is discouraging visits to local businesses. 
• Solar Program Designed to Help Low-Income and Environmental Justice Zone Residents Instead Leaves them Stranded (ecori.org) — Low-income homeowners in Pawtucket are among those left in limbo after the state’s Affordable Solar Access Pathways program stalled when its vendor, PosiGen, went bankrupt. The initiative had promised subsidized rooftop solar and lower electric bills for eligible neighborhoods, but applications are now paused while officials decide how to protect existing customers and what to do with remaining program funds.
📸 Around Pawtucket
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pawtucket
★ Featured events ★
- Cultural Survival Bazaar
The WaterFire Arts Center, 475 Valley St, Providence
10:00 am
Saturday December 20
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Other local events
- Jordan's Jungle Holiday Market
Jordan's Jungle , 545 Pawtucket Ave , Pawtucket
10:00 am - Hope International Market
Hope Artiste Village , 1005 Main St #1201 , Pawtucket
10:00 am - Tree Of Life- Charcuterie Resin Tray!
Paint and Vino , 150 Main St , Pawtucket
1:00 pm - Grinchy Gnome
Paint and Vino , 150 Main St , Pawtucket
2:00 pm - Sweet Bites & Savory Spirits Cooking Celebration Class
Sarcastic Sweets , 560 Mineral Spring Ave SUITE 2117 , Pawtucket
1:00 pm - Winter Solstice Sound Bath
Satsang PVD Yoga , 999 Main St Suite 105 , Pawtucket
2:00 pm - Jolly Gnome – Porch Leaner
Paint and Vino , 150 Main St , Pawtucket
5:00 pm - Holiday Movie Matinee
Pawtucket Public Library , 13 Summer St , Pawtucket
3:00 pm - Drop-in Paper Doily Snowflakes in the Pawtucket Library Teen Center
Pawtucket Public Library , 13 Summer St , Pawtucket
3:00 pm - Winter Break Movie Matinee for Teens at Pawtucket Public Library
Pawtucket Public Library , 13 Summer St , Pawtucket
3:00 pm - Drop-in Galaxy Painting in the Pawtucket Library Teen Center
Pawtucket Public Library , 13 Summer St , Pawtucket
3:00 pm
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
Monday December 22
Tuesday December 23
Monday December 29
Tuesday December 30
📣 Pawtucket Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hi, I’m looking for someone who works with tape or plaster to do a 15x15 room including walls and ceiling.
The ceiling height is approximately 9 feet. Please let me know if you’re available. (Nextdoor Quality Hill)
- Family Dollar posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Pawtucket. Apply here.
- Snipes posted a job opening for Stock Personnel in Pawtucket. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pawtucket here.
🗞 Nearby News
Providence
- Ocean State Chimney Pros Issues Winter Chimney Safety Alert For Providence Homeowners (pressreleasecc.com)
North Providence
- Meet the Johnston high school athlete heading to the NFL Pro Bowl (providencejournal.com)
Ok Pawtucket! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
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