🌱 A Shoutout To Marcy Reyes + RISE Prep Contractor Faces Misdemeanors

Get on up, Woonsocket; today is National Audubon Day! Here's everything you need to know to get this Tuesday started off right.

Marcy Reyes brings financial literacy to those who wouldn’t typically receive training. Also, how do you allegedly steal around $93,000.00 in wages and end up looking at a misdemeanor? Finally, local PD officers help deliver a baby.

First, today's weather:

Occasional afternoon rain. High: 58 Low: 47.

Here are the top five stories today in Woonsocket:

1. What are the FLY classes that are offered at the YMCA every Tuesday and Thursday? We learned on Thursday that they are by the Financial Literacy Youth Initiative in Rhode Island, the brainchild of Marcy Reyes, who champions equity in financial literacy education. “The FLY curriculum is filled with practical activities that include filling out tax forms, using a bank simulator, identifying different kinds of investments and investment opportunities, budgeting, and more.” (The Valley Breeze)
2. Do you remember “the construction and renovation of RISE Prep Mayoral Academy in Woonsocket in 2018 and 2019?” A Thursday press release revealed that Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha is charging the owner of a now-defunct construction company involved in the project “with one count of obtaining money under false pretenses over $1,500, one count of unlawful appropriation over $1,000, one count of providing false certified payroll documents, and 12 misdemeanor counts of wage theft.” He is alleged to have stolen “over $93,000 in wages from workers.” (Uprise RI)
3. We learned on Monday that Officer Connor Doyle of the Woonsocket PD helped deliver a baby girl a month ago. Together with Patrolman Justin Ryeland and two firefighters, they responded to a call at 2:30 a.m. where they found “a woman covered in blood.” “The baby was born at just 25 weeks.” (ABC)
4. Do you remember last year, when “the Mount St. Charles lacrosse team won the Division IV title?” Now in Division II, they took on “unbeaten Cumberland on Friday afternoon.” A 15-11 win ensured that Cumberland no longer has a perfect record. (The Providence Journal)
5. Mark your calendars! If you’ve ever wanted to participate in a real Revival Meeting, plan on visiting the Firm Foundation Christian Church on May 14. The “spring revival will take place in the church parking lot beginning at 10 am and continuing until 2 pm with a short lunch break. Rain or shine.” (Patch)

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Today in Woonsocket:

• 4th Annual Multilingual Education Advocacy Day at the Rhode Island State House (2 PM)
• Rebel The Therapy Dog at the Hopkinton Public Library (3 PM)
• Beartooth at The Strand Ballroom (6 PM)
• Musical Bingo at Ciro's Tavern (7 PM)
• Al Anon Family Group (Online) with the Park Place Congregational Church (7:30 PM)
  

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• Become one of the Friends of the Library! It is a "fund-raising and volunteer support group for the Woonsocket Harris Public Library." Give it a try! (Woonsocket Library)

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— Sylvia Cochran

About me: Sylvia Cochran works out of sunny Southern California and has been freelance writing full-time since 2005. She loves dogs, cats, books, plays Best Fiends (don't judge), embraces social justice, and tries to live out Micah 6:8.