🌱 Take-Home COVID-19 Tests + Pawtucket Inspired Artwork

Happy Thursday, neighbors! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Variable clouds; breezy, mild. High: 60 Low: 54.

Here are the top 3 stories in Pawtucket today:

1. A Pawtucket native has returned to the area to create artwork inspired by the Pawtucket region. Eveline Luppi has traveled across the country but she reportedly feels like she never left her hometown. Since moving back, Luppi has been part of the city's Arts and Culture Commission while creating art that showcases her important hometown roots. (Valley Breeze)
2. The City of Pawtucket is providing 9,100 take-home COVID-19 tests for students, faculty, and staff at Pawtucket schools. The tests will be distributed across the district's 16 schools. The city hopes that the tests will significantly decrease the spread of the COVID-19 virus throughout the community. (WLNE-TV (ABC6))
3. Residents in Providence County are being offered a series of six-week virtual workshops meant to provide resources for healthy living. The program is being offered through a partnership led by Tri-County Community Action. The three workshops that begin in March are chronic Pain Self-Management, Powerful Tools for Caregivers, and Tools for Healthy Living Through Chronic Disease. (Valley Breeze)

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Today in Pawtucket:

• Take & Make Kits At The Pawtucket Public Library (All Day)
• Cupid Scavenger Hunt At The Pawtucket Public Library (All Day)

From my notebook:

• Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket shares its appreciation for sponsors of the 2021-2022 Basketball League. (Facebook)
• A black female cat named Hope has gone missing in Pawtucket. Click for more details on Hope and who to contact if you see her. (Facebook)
• The City of Pawtucket has received $4.5 million from the Facility Equity Awards to distribute throughout the Pawtucket schools. (Twitter)

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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.