🌱 Truck Crashes Into Pole On Atwells Ave. + Free Cooking Course

Happy Friday, people of Providence! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy and milder. High: 48 Low: 38.

Here are the top stories in Providence today:

1. A pickup truck slammed into a utility pole in Providence late on Wednesday night. The crash occurred sometime after 10 p.m. on Atwells Avenue while it was snowing and caused power to go out in the neighborhood. The condition of the driver is unknown, and police have not said if the weather played a role in the crash. (WPRI.com)
2. Westerly Education Center in collaboration with Johnson & Wales University, Royce Associates, and nine restaurants in Rhode Island and Connecticut will be offering a free cooking course for adults. The course starts in Jan. and will provide skills and training, as well as job placement. Participants will be qualified to take the national ServSafe® Food Handlers and ServSafe ® Allergens exams. (What'sUpNewp)
3. The Agency Paiva broke ground on the new Paiva Plaza, located at 501 Warren Ave. in East Providence on Monday. (Fall River Herald News)
4. Providence drivers who paid for parking using the app Passport are getting tickets after the app and parking enforcement’s technology don't mesh. (GoLocalProv)
5. Lifespan, along with multiple other Rhode Island health care leaders, have stated they support reinstating an indoor mask mandate statewide as the number of hospitalized coronavirus patients rises to levels not seen since last winter. (WPRI.com)

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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.