🌱 Federal Grant For Roots2Empower + Tragic I-195 Crash Kills 2

Nicole Fallon-Peek
·2 min read

Up and at 'em, Pawtucket! It's Monday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on around Pawtucket today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 36 Low: 29.

Here are the top 3 stories today in Pawtucket:

  1. Over 150 Rhode Island nonprofits, including Roots2Empower in Pawtucket, will each receive a share of $5.4M in federal coronavirus relief grants, with grants averaging $32,000 per organization. The Rhode Island Foundation said the funding will be used for housing, behavioral health services, health care, job training, food pantries and child care for those hardest hit by the pandemic. "We are getting these grants to the nonprofits that are doing the boots-on-the-ground work that Rhode Islanders have been depending on since the pandemic began," said foundation president and CEO Neil Steinberg. (The Sun Chronicle)

  2. Tragedy struck on Christmas Eve as 33-year-old twin brothers from Pawtucket were killed in a single-car crash on I-195 on Friday morning. Alberto and Ruddy Morales were traveling westbound through Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, when their vehicle left the roadway, crashed into the median near the 32-mile marker, and struck trees. Massachusetts State Police are currently investigating the crash. (WPRI.com)

  3. Pawtucket residents can expect cooler, cloudier weather this week as temperatures remain in the 30s and 40s leading up to the New Year. On Thursday, there is a 55 percent chance of rain in the afternoon. (Pawtucket Patch)

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Today in Pawtucket:

  • Snowman Scavenger Hunt At Pawtucket Public Library (All Day)

From my notebook:

  • The Pawtucket Police Department wrote and shared a creative, fun, local take on the classic "Night Before Christmas" poem. Check it out on their Facebook page. (Facebook)

  • The Grinch and his friends visited Pawtucket Winter Wonderland on Christmas Eve and took some fantastic photos in the park! (Facebook)

  • Don't let your teen miss out on Pawtucket Public Library's week-long winter break program made especially for them! Click here for more details on daily events. (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Monday! I'll see you soon.

— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.

This article originally appeared on the Pawtucket Patch