🌱 Winter Wonderland Coming Up + Local Woman Missing + RI Grants

Good day, people of Pawtucket! It's me again, Nicole Fallon-Peek, your host of the Pawtucket Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Turning cloudy. High: 42 Low: 31.

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Here are the top stories today in Pawtucket:

1. A beloved Pawtucket holiday tradition is returning this weekend! Winter Wonderland kicks off in Slater Memorial Park on Dec. 4. The festivities officially start at 4 p.m. on Saturday with a Santa Parade. Winter Wonderland events will run Dec. 4 to 5 and Dec. 11 to 12, from 4 to 8 p.m. each evening, with entertainment and other festivities. Displays of 650 decorated Christmas trees, 20 Victorian houses, numerous light displays, and The Night Before Christmas Lane will be open for public viewing through Jan. 1. (Valley Breeze)
2. Pawtucket police are asking for assistance in finding local resident Donna Bennett, 43, who has been missing since Nov. 10. Bennett was last seen in the North Main Street area of Providence. If you have any information that could help locate her, please contact Detective Letourneau at 401-727-9100 ext 818 or at cletourneau@pawtucketpolice.com. (WPRI.com)
3. Two individuals from Pawtucket have been charged by the Attorney General's office with 36 felony counts for allegedly trafficking multiple illegal firearms and possessing several others from 2020 to 2021. Brian Watson, 33, and Zaira Lozada, 32, were arrested on April 27 following an investigation by the Pawtucket Police and the ATF. They are scheduled for a pre-arraignment conference on Jan. 12 in Providence County Superior Court.(WLNE-TV (ABC6))
4. Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Foundation have announced that local nonprofits on the frontlines of the pandemic can apply for grants of $25,000 to $100,000 ($4.5 million total funding) to use towards services or direct assistance for individuals or communities vulnerable to COVID-19. (WLNE-TV (ABC6))

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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.