🌱Pawtucket Women Charged With Animal Cruelty + New Real Estate

Get on up, Pawtucket! Here's everything you need to know to get this Wednesday started off right. Here's everything you need to know in Pawtucket today.

First, today's weather:

A shower in the afternoon. High: 48 Low: 37.

Here are the top four stories today in Pawtucket:

1. Just before 3 p.m. on Sunday, Attleboro police responded to a call about a Shih Tzu found in a carrier on Park Street. Investigators found that the dog belonged to two Pawtucket women: a 56-year-old and a 27-year-old. Both women were charged with cruelty to animals. Attleboro Animal Control has custody of the dog. (WLNE-TV (ABC6))
2. Here is the weekly real estate roundup. The local Pawtucket housing market is never boring.(Patch)
3. Detectives are investigating a possible homicide in the Capital City. The body of a deceased woman was found in a home in the city on Tuesday. The female was found at 43 Parkis Street. According to police, they are waiting for details from the medical examiner's report. (GoLocalProv)
4. Shankar K. Prasad, a Brown Ph.D. alumnus has been appointed dean of Brown’s School of Professional Studies. Prasad has led strategic initiatives at the University in a variety of academic and administrative leadership roles for nearly seven years. (Brown University)

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Today in Pawtucket:

• Take & Make Kits - Pawtucket Public Library (12:00 AM)
• Leprechaun Scavenger Hunt - Pawtucket Public Library (12:00 AM)
• Toddler Story Class - Pawtucket Public Library (10:30 AM)
• Teen Gamers Club - Pawtucket Public Library (4:00 PM)
• Teen Movie Night--Ghostbusters: Afterlife (6:00 PM)
• High Beginner Class - Pawtucket Public Library (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Pawtucket, RI - Lost & Found Pets: "Pawtucket - Do you know this dog? Safe at the Pawtucket shelter (401) 722-4243." (Facebook)
• Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket: "This week we continue celebrating some of our wonderful past Youth of the Year winners here at the Club, and today we'd like to introduce you to Guy Tanguay, Youth of the Year 1986!"(Facebook)
• Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket: "Do you know what your kids will be doing this summer? Camp Ramsbottom offers kids the opportunity to get off screens and get outside! We have over 160 acres of fresh air and summertime fun! Scholarships are available!" (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Oakhill: Friends of the Pawtucket Public Library will be holding a “fill a bag of gently-used books/media” for $2 a bag at the Pawtucket Public Library during regular library hours from now thru Saturday, March 26. (Nextdoor)

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— 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.