McCoy Stadium In Disrepair + Federal Drug Sentencing + St. Ray's

Good day, people of Pawtucket! Nicole Fallon-Peek here with your Friday issue of the Pawtucket Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Fog in the morning; sunshine. High: 72 Low: 56.

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Here are the top stories today in and around Pawtucket:

1. Pawtucket's beloved McCoy Stadium, once the home of the Pawtucket Red Sox, has fallen into a state of disrepair since its former occupants moved on to Worcester earlier this year. After the team's lease ended on Jan. 31, the City of Pawtucket sued the baseball franchise, claiming it failed to "perform required maintenance, repair and other obligations in connection with the team's lease and use" of the city-owned stadium. Pawtucket is reportedly paying an outside management firm to maintain the property, but recent photos have shown the stadium overgrown with weeds and crumbling infrastructure. (GoLocalProv.com)
2. Pawtucket resident Daniel Barbosa was sentenced yesterday for conspiring to distribute fentanyl and cocaine. The 26-year-old was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to one year in prison and three years of supervised release. Barbosa pleaded guilty in May to his drug-related charges, which were part of an investigation into a drug trafficking organization distributing large quantities of fentanyl, cocaine, and other controlled substances in the greater Boston area. (U.S. Department of Justice)
3. Saint Raphael Academy is making continued progress on the public phase of its capital campaign, "The Next 100 Years: Building on Faith, Service and Community for the Next Century," which kicked off on Sept. 24. As the first STEAM-certified high school in Rhode Island, St. Ray's has announced it will allocate some of its campaign funds to STEAM-related projects such as "improving the science labs, investing in the arts programs, and transforming the library into a 21st-century learning space." (Rhode Island Catholic)
4. Brown University's Granoff Center for the Creative Arts has opened an exhibit that draws compelling connections between Native artistry, Indigenous traditions, and a 2007 United Nations resolution on global Indigenous peoples' rights. The exhibition is open Monday through Friday between now and Oct. 24, and will be closed on Monday, Oct. 11 to observe Indigenous Peoples Day. (Brown University)
5. Last Friday, the Mercy Woods Preserve in the northeast corner of Cumberland became a hub of scientific discovery at BioBlitz 2021. Organized by the Rhode Island Natural History Survey and the Cumberland Land Trust, and the town of Cumberland, the data collected during the 24-hour event contributes to the statewide database related to Rhode Island's ecological communities and biodiversity. (Valley Breeze)

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Today in Pawtucket:

• Housing First trainings - Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless (9:00 AM)

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— 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.