🌱 Crash On I-195 East + RI's History Of Olympic Athletes

Morning, neighbors! It's me again, Nicole Fallon-Peek, your host of the Pawtucket Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Colder; breezy in the morning. High: 30 Low: 16.

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Here are the top two stories in Pawtucket today:

1. Pawtucket drivers may have noticed a delay if they were traveling through Providence on Monday afternoon. A car went crashing off I-195 East into a neighborhood street in East Providence around 3:00 PM. There were two minors in the car; neither was injured. The crash caused slight delays but has since been cleared. (ABC 6)
2. As the XXIV Olympic Winter Games get closer and closer, What's Up Newp compiled a list of athletes who have represented Rhode Island in the Olympics of years past. In 1960, Pawtucket's own Dudley "Dud" Shaw Richards competed as an ice skater in the Squaw Valley Winter Olympics. Another athlete, Geoffrey T. Mason of the 1928 men's bobsled team at St. Moritz, worked as an executive at a Pawtucket steel company. (WUN)

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Today in Pawtucket:

• Side Hustle Accelerator Masterclass, Online Event (5:00 PM)
• January's Full Moon Ritual At Shiva Shakti Yoga Studio (6:30 PM)

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From my notebook:

• The Pawtucket Pacers congratulated Coach Christy, who made the Honor Roll & Dean's List for her fall semester. (Facebook)
• The Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket honored the life and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King, sharing his famous quote: "Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'" (Facebook)
• Make your own silver rings at The Bench's mini-workshop this morning! (10:00 AM)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with a new 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.