🌱 City Clears Homeless Encampment + Woman Arrested for DUI

Hello, neighbors! Miranda Fraraccio here with a brand-new Providence Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and cold. High: 28 Low: 20.

Here are the 3 top stories in Providence today:

1. Yesterday morning, the City of Providence cleared a homeless encampment in response to complaints from local businesses. The encampment had around eight to 10 tents between the Moshassuck River by Charles and Randall Streets. The city said it gave the people at the camp a verbal warning that they needed to leave prior to Friday morning. (The Boston Globe)
2. A 20-year-old Pawtucket woman was charged with a DUI after police said she was responsible for a wrong-way crash that injured a person. The crash happened at about 11 p.m. Thursday on Route 146 just north of the Admiral Street off-ramp, according to police. Troopers say Dulcelena Tavares was driving a silver Nissan North in the southbound lane when the car hit another vehicle. (The Providence Journal)
3. After a several-month shutdown due to COVID in 2020, Roger Williams Park Zoo rebounded. The zoo had record-breaking attendance in 2021 with a total of 834,960 visitors last year, which was an increase of 23.5 percent over 2019. It was also the highest attendance on record since at least 1986. (The Providence Journal)

Today in Providence:

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

From my notebook:

• A resident on Nextdoor in Hope Village is asking for suggestions on a good landscaper and carpenter for help in their backyard. (Nextdoor)
• On Nextdoor in Downtown, a resident is looking for their lost Golden Retriever who is five years old and is microchipped. She was last seen on Thursday on Knight Street. (Nextdoor)
• On Nextdoor in Promenade St, a person is asking what is opening at 85 Whipple Street. They noticed they don't see a "Coming Soon" sign, but it looks like something is opening up soon. (Nextdoor)

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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.