🌱 Providence School Board Candidates + 8th Annual Turkey Run

Hey, neighbors! Miranda Fraraccio here with a fresh copy of the Providence Daily.

First, today's weather:

Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 47 Low: 36.

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Here are the top stories in Providence today:

1. Mayor Elorza announced today that the Providence School Board Nominating Commission is looking for candidates for the Providence School Board. Each term is only 3 years, with this year’s applicants starting in 2022 and ending in 2025, although applicants can reapply if their term is expiring. The application deadline is Friday, Dec. 10 at 4:30 p.m. (WLNE-TV (ABC6))
2. An East Providence man broke into a Swansea impound yard twice and led officers on brief chase before being taken into custody. 18-year-old Biron Gabriel Chalas-Lopez is accused of breaking into the impound yard at Brad’s Auto on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning, driving through the G.A.R. Highway business’ gated fence. Chalas-Lopez is facing numerous charges, including two counts of breaking and entering into a motor vehicle during the daytime with with intent to commit a felony, malicious destruction of property over $1,200, trespassing, disturbing the peace, and receiving stolen property under $1,200. (WPRI.com)
3. The family of Jorge Garcia, the 38-year-old man who was murdered in broad daylight while eating breakfast in Providence, is still searching for closure. (WJAR)
4. East Commerce Solutions is hosting their 8th Annual Turkey Run to deliver and feed over 10,000 people in need throughout our area. (WPRI.com)
5. Mayor Elorza joined multiple environmental partners to release the Providence Municipal Compost Report, Moving Towards Zero Waste: A Residential Compost Assessment of Providence, RI. (Press Release Desk)

Today in Providence:

• Free Family Mini Photo Sessions in Federal Hill! - 275 Atwells Ave. (9:00 AM)
• Strange Sound Park (FULL) - Providence Community Library (10:00 AM)
• The Good Trade Makers Market - The WaterFire Arts Center (12:00 PM)
• Cookie Decorating - Providence Community Library (2:00 PM)
• Christine Perkins Trio Azul - Music Mansion (5:00 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.