Healthy Food Desert + Do You Know Who I Am? + Fall Funtastic Fair

Welcome back, Woonsocket! It's Friday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in Woonsocket.

Is it true that getting healthy food in Woonsocket is not as easy as it could be? Also, you don’t hear “do you know who I am” only in Hollywood. Finally, attending the Veterans Association’s fundraiser is de rigueur.

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First, today's weather:

Rain until evening. High: 76 Low: 57.

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Here are the top stories today in Woonsocket:

1. Is Woonsocket a “healthy food desert?” It means that two of five neighbors have a hard time getting affordable foods. Causes may be “financial struggles or a lack of transportation access, or both.” Authors also point to the “small Price Rite tucked away in the far northeast corner” being the only game in town – in addition to the Tuesday Farmer’s Market. (Vice)
2. Did Ronald Landry, the current chief of the Millville Police Department who also worked as an officer for the Woonsocket PD, speed? The Millville Board of Selectmen now has to figure out “what actions, if any, to take.” It refers to a September 11 incident on Sweet Avenue and Cass Avenue. The patrol officer who pulled Landry over clocked a speed of “at least 60 miles per hour in a 25 mile-per-hour zone.” Allegedly, Landry played the “do you know who I am” card. (The Valley Breeze)
3. The St. Joseph Veterans Association is hosting a Fall Funtastic craft and vendor fair. Show up on Sunday between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. at 99 Louise Street. There will be shopping, food, fun, and games. This is a fundraiser to benefit the group. (Facebook)

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Today in Woonsocket:

• Teen Jedi Academy (3:00 PM)
• Northeast Groove rocks St Joe’s at 99 Louise Street. (5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.)
• Movie in the Park, Cold Spring Park, Harris Avenue. (6 p.m.)
• The Stadium Theatre presents The Fools, 28 Monument Square. (8 p.m.)
• Karaoke Night at Black Bar and Grille, 1697 Mendon Road. (9 p.m. to 12 a.m.)

Woonsocket Patch Notebook

• Woonsocket Recycles: "Thank you to Ms Tracey Belliveau and her crew of students for doing a litter clean up along Pleasant Street this week. With their Trash Mob shirts on - very cool!" (Facebook)
• Woonsocket Parks & Recreation: "We are watching the weather very intently... Movie in the Park Tomorrow. We hope it can just be some light showers over night/maybe early morning then clear up.... WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED... But for now lets GET EXCITED!!! Come out see t..." (Facebook)
• RI Hospitality Association: "Meet Anthony Pellegrino, Treasurer and General Manager, The Dean Hotel / ASH NYC– it’s an Industry of Opportunity!" (Facebook)

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About me: Sylvia Cochran works out of sunny Southern California and has been freelance writing full-time since 2005. Her SEO-optimized internet copy includes social media marketing projects and German to English business translations. She loves dogs, cats, books, plays Fishdom (don't judge), embraces social justice, and tries to live out Micah 6:8.

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