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🌱 Safe Stations Now Open + Upcoming Kids' COVID Vaccine Clinics
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Pawtucket.
Morning, Pawtucket! Here's everything you need to know to get this Tuesday started off right.
First, today's weather:
Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 33 Low: 25.
Here are the top 3 stories today in and around Pawtucket:
- As of yesterday, Jan. 3, safe stations for those battling addiction are now operational at fire stations across Pawtucket. Residents who need help can enter a station to receive a health assessment from a member of the Pawtucket Fire Department, who will then call in a licensed mental health clinician to assist further. Each safe station will have harm reduction kits on hand for individuals who need them, says the City. (WJAR)
- If your child age 5 to 11 needs their COVID-19 vaccine, three pediatric vaccination clinics are coming up at locations throughout the city. The first is being held at Baldwin Elementary School today (Jan. 4) from 4 to 7 p.m. The next two will be at Cunningham Elementary School on Thursday, Jan. 6 from 4 to 7 p.m. and the Pawtucket Public Library on Tuesday, Jan. 11 from 5 to 7 p.m. Walk-ins are accepted at all three clinics, but you can also reserve an appointment at vaccinateri.org. (Pawtucket School Department)
- Rhode Island's largest nurses union, United Nurses and Allied Professionals (UNAP), says it is "unequivocally opposed" to the state's recently-announced decision to allow COVID-positive hospital staff to return to work. The new policy, which lets healthcare facilities bring back workers before they test negative in the event of a "staffing crisis," has raised concerns among union workers about exacerbating staff shortages and furthering the spread of COVID-19 to fellow staff and patients. (GoLocalProv)
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Today in Pawtucket:
- January New Moon Ritual At Shiva Shakti Yoga Shala (6:30 PM)
From my notebook:
- The East Providence school zone enforcement program is in effect as of Monday, Jan. 3, and $50 speeding violation tickets will now be issued in multiple school zones along Pawtucket Avenue. (ABC 6)
- Looking for a local job? Lots of companies in Pawtucket and surrounding towns are currently hiring for positions in multiple sectors, including customer service, warehousing, and truck driving. (Pawtucket Patch)
- A production of the musical "An Officer and a Gentleman" is coming to the Providence Performing Arts Center Friday, Feb. 18 through Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022. (What'sUpNewp)
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That's it for today! See you tomorrow morning for your next 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.
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