Woman Battles Rare Form Of Cancer + CF Man Wins Lottery

Welcome to the Pawtucket Patch Daily — your quickest way to get caught up on the city's top news stories. I'm your host, Mary Serreze. I can be reached at mary.serreze@patch.com. Feel free to send me your news tips, thoughts, and ideas.

First, today's weather: Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 85, low: 65.

Here are the top stories in and around Pawtucket today:

1. A 29-year-old Pawtucket woman has been diagnosed with sarcoma, a rare form of cancer. She's being treated at Lifespan Cancer Institute in Providence. (WJAR)
2. A Central Falls man who walks to work just won $50,000 with a scratch ticket. He says he plans to buy a car.
3. Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt has been sued by the ACLU for blocking two constituents on Facebook. The two men say the First Amendment prevents her from blocking people simply because she disagrees with them, and that her page amounts to a "digital town hall." City attorney John DeSimone argues that @LISABALDELLIHUNT is the mayor's personal page. (AP).
4. The Providence City Council plans an emergency meeting to deal with violent crime in the city. Meanwhile, Governor Dan McKee has asked Rhode Island State Police to help city police. The police force in Providence has shrunk to its lowest staffing level in 50 years, according to GoLocalProv. And because it's an election year, mayoral candidate Brett Smiley is weighing in on the topic.
5. Looking for a job? Sturdy Hospital in nearby Attleboro is looking to fill nearly 180 positions. Sturdy will host a job fair Aug. 17 in its auditorium. (The Sun Chronicle)

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August 6 in and around Pawtucket

• It's the first day of CumberlandFest at Diamond Hill Park in Cumberland.

• A talk on “Key Concepts in the Philosophy of Critical Culture Theory" will be presented at the WaterFire Arts Center in Providence. 6:30 p.m.

Pawtucket Patch Notebook

• Pawtucket Arts Collaborative: "The entry period is now open for our upcoming UNTHEMED Fall Juried Show." (Facebook)
• Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket: "Camp Ramsbottom’s got talent! Our session 3 campers showed off their many skills during last week’s talent show!" (Facebook)
• The Pawtucket Dog Park says Pampered Chef is hosting a virtual fundraiser for the park. (Facebook)

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About me: Maine native, UMass Amherst Regional Planning alum. Stick-shift driver, explorer. I believe in good government and the public's right to know. Interested in just about everything. I still like paper maps. I can be reached at mary.serreze@patch.com.