🌱 The Purple Cow + Milder Temperatures + 5 New Pawtucket Homes

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First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and mild. High: 52 Low: 32.

Here are the top three stories today in Pawtucket:

1. With spring less than a month away, many are looking forward to warmer weather in Pawtucket — and the return of ice cream along with it. The Purple Cow, an ice cream shop on Newport Avenue, is scheduled to reopen in mid-March. In anticipation of the 2022 season, the store will also be holding a hiring event on Saturday, Feb. 26. (Fun 107)
2. Speaking of spring, you can expect milder temperatures for much of this week. After a sunny 52-degree day today (Monday), Tuesday will bring some afternoon showers and a high of 55. Wednesday will reach a high of 65 degrees, but Thursday will drop sharply to 37. (Pawtucket Patch)
3. Looking for a new home can be tedious and overwhelming. To help, Patch and Redfin have compiled the five latest properties on the market in Pawtucket. Featured properties include a 2 bed/1 bath for $249,900 and a 6 bed/3 bath for $399,900. (Pawtucket Patch)

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Today in Pawtucket:

• Kids Paint Day - Spumoni Restaurant (1:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Rhode Island's new congressional map, signed into law as of Friday, Feb. 18, incorporates only minor tweaks to the state's two districts. (Bloomberg Government)
• Have you seen this lost kitten in the Darlington area? 7-month-old Finnegan ("Fin") was last seen on the afternoon of Friday, Feb. 18. (Facebook)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners, and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.