🌱 Houston Street Home Invasion + Local Man Indicted In Murder

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

First, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 55 Low: 39.

Here are the top stories in Providence today:

1. Providence police are investigating a report of an armed home break-in on Houston Street Tuesday morning. According to the victim, he had been sleeping when he was woken up and assaulted. He also said a gun was fired in the residence during the altercation. (GoLocalProv)
2. A Providence man has been indicted in the murder of a Massachusetts man in Pawtucket over the summer. Karel Martinez Scarlet, 26, is facing charges related to the shooting death of Keshaudas Spence of Brockton, including conspiracy to commit murder, discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, death resulting, carrying a pistol without a license, and firing in a compact area. (The Providence Journal)
3. The North Providence Library, located at 1810 Mineral Spring Ave., will hold a children's Halloween party at 2 p.m. on Saturday with party games, a Halloween story, and a trick-or-treat in a parade through the library. (Valley Breeze)
4. Thousands of Providence-area residents were left without power yesterday after this week's nor'easter, and officials say some Rhode Islanders could be without power for days. (Providence Journal)

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Today in Providence:

• Spooky Studio! (10:00 AM)
• Lunch with a Local Author Series (12:15 PM)
• Your Cyber Security: Become a Cyber-Resilient Organization (1:00 PM)
• PVD Young Makers: Pitch Night w/YEP! (3:30 PM)
• HALLOWEEN PROGRAM - Providence Community Library (4:00 PM)
• Pumpkin Carving and Costume Parade - Providence Community Library (4:00 PM)
• Waddington Halloween Kahoot! Trivia Night 6pm (6:00 PM)
• WPK Spooky Spectacular!! - Providence Community Library (6:30 PM)
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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a freelance copywriter for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and as an assistant producer for a live-lit storytelling show in Chicago. She holds a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies from The University of Rhode Island. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.