🌱 Police Can't Confirm Bennett Sightings + Tree Photo Contest

Rise and shine, Pawtucket! Let's get this Friday started off right. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today in town.

---

First, today's weather:

Cloudy. High: 48 Low: 35.

---

Here are the top stories in Pawtucket today:

1. Pawtucket police have been unable to confirm reported sightings of Donna Bennett, a 43-year-old local woman who has been missing since Nov. 10. On Wednesday, authorities had released new surveillance photos of Bennett from the day she disappeared. Since then, they have received calls from people who thought they saw her in Providence, Warren, and North Attleboro, but the reports have been unsubstantiated thus far. Pawtucket police continue to urge the public to contact Detective Craig Letourneau at (401) 727-9100 ext. 818 or at cletourneau@pawtucketpolice.com with information about Bennett's current location. (The Providence Journal)
2. The Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket is holding a Holiday Tree Photo Contest for local residents who take a photo in front of its Slater Park holiday tree and house. Now through Jan. 7., you can snap a photo of you or your family and friends in front of the display and tag the Club on Facebook to be entered into a raffle. The winner will be announced on the final day of the contest. (Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket)
3. The Community Players, Rhode Island's oldest community theater, held auditions this week for the world premiere of "A Tree Falls In Brookline" at Jenks Auditorium in Pawtucket. The play will be produced from Feb. 18 through 27 as part of the theater's 100th-anniversary celebration. (The Westerly Sun)
4. Adopt your new best friend! These Pawtucket-area animal shelters have adorable cats, dogs, and more available for adoption. (Pawtucket Patch)
5. Multiple Rhode Island health care leaders now support reinstating an indoor mask mandate statewide as the number of hospitalized coronavirus patients rises to levels not seen since last winter. (WPRI.com)

---

Today's Pawtucket Daily is brought to you in part by our friends at Verizon. They're building the fastest 5G network in the country. To learn how 5G is going to change life for you and your community — and to get access to this amazing technology — click here. And thank you Verizon for sponsoring this community resource in Pawtucket!

---

Loving the Pawtucket Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved:

• Send a friend or neighbor this link so they can subscribe
• Get your local business listed in front of readers

---

Alrighty, you're all good for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— 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.