🌱 Shoutout To Shane Perrico + Autumnfest Grand Marshal Needed

Morning, people of Woonsocket, and happy National Pie Day! Sylvia here with the latest copy of the Woonsocket Daily.

Shane Perrico was instrumental in securing the Division I win Friday. Also, who should be the 2022 Autumnfest Grand Marshal? Finally, police Harley-Davidson Motorcycles?

First, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 33 Low: 14.

Here are the top five stories today in Woonsocket:

1. Friday evening, Woonsocket took the win in the Division I high school basketball game against Central. Villa Novans won 80-70. Insiders point to Shane Perrico’s 26 points as sealing the deal. (WPRI)
2. Who should be the 2022 Autumnfest Grand Marshal? The Autumnfest Steering Committee announced Wednesday that it is asking for residents’ input. To qualify, individuals must have “without compensation, given of themselves above and beyond for the betterment of the community and in some way Autumnfest. In short, their efforts and contribution must have come from the heart.” (RIAutumnfest)
3. Monday’s City Council meeting will include a request regarding a “historical cemetery” and discussion on the “development of Cass Park.” Another line item is “authorizing the City of Woonsocket to enter into a lease agreement with Seacoast Motorcycles, LLC for police Harley-Davidson Motorcycles.” The meeting is on Monday at 7 PM. (City of Woonsocket)
4. The RI leader of the Hells Angeles, a 30-year-old Smithfield resident, pleaded nolo contendere “to assault with a dangerous weapon, possession of a pistol without a license, and assault for the purpose of causing unconsciousness.” The Providence County Superior Court sentenced him to five years. He is also ordered to “pay restitution in the amount of $3,650.” (The Newport Buzz)
5. Wicked Smaht Zone is an online group of Peloton riding enthusiasts. Twenty members went to Lowell’s Restaurant in Mendon to have breakfast and “do some extra special things as well.” We learned Friday that this refers to spreading kindness. “The large party of fully vaccinated and boosted riders paid their check and left. The Lowell’s staff was left stunned by a tip close to $4,000. (CBS)

Today in Woonsocket:

• Express Dance & Acrobatics sneak peek dance performance at the Stadium Theatre (11 AM)
• Lops Brewing hosts the 1st Annual Cookie Fest (12 PM to 5 PM)
• Valley Talk #2: "The Power of Objects" - Noriko Sanefuji (online) (1 PM)
• Trinity Repertory Company presents Tiny Beautiful Things (2 PM)
• So Many Rhodes at The Met (4 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park reminisces that in 1860, the magazine Harper’s Weekly featured “Ruins of the Pemberton Mills” on its cover. More than a week earlier, on the 10th of January 1860, a large brick factory called Pemberton collapsed in Lawrence, Massachusetts. (Facebook)

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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.