🌱Teens Shot By Off-Duty Cop Sue Pawtucket + Transit Hub Progress

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

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny, breezy and warm. High: 77 Low: 52.

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Here are the top stories in Pawtucket today:

1. The three teenagers who were shot at by an off-duty Pawtucket police officer this summer are planning to sue the city. On June 23, Officer Daniel Dolan fired at a car occupied by Domenic Vincent, 18, Vincent Greco, 18, and Joseph Greco, 17, with a bullet striking one of the boys in the arm. Dolan was suspended without pay from the Pawtucket Police Department following the incident and has pleaded not guilty to three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and one count of discharging a firearm. (WJAR)
2. The Central Falls woman charged with filing a false police report about a child she "found" wandering the Pawtucket highway has been ordered to stay away from the boy. Daniela Peraza Lemus, 22, turned herself in to the police on Thursday and was released on personal recognizance. The accused was an acquaintance of the child's mother and was supposed to be watching the boy when the incident occurred. Central Falls Police and the R.I. Department of Children, Youth and Families are currently investigating the situation. (WPRI.com)
3. Progress is happening on the Pawtucket-Central Falls transit hub as Boston-bound trains passed through the partially completed Pawtucket station yesterday. The Rhode Island Department of Transportation estimates a Summer 2022 completion date. (WJAR)
4. In-person registration for the Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket's Pre-Teen Basketball League closes on Friday, Oct. 22. Stop by the Club at 1 Moeller Place to reserve your spot! (Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket)
5. At age 72, serial entrepreneur Karen Griffin is living the dream and running her bakery, Just Like Nana's, in an old Pawtucket mill, where she makes traditional Jewish rugelach the way her Nana taught her. (Providence Journal)

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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.