🌱 Shoutout To Shailyn Kennedy + RentReliefRI App Help At CCAFSC

Welcome back, Woonsocket; today is National Johnny Appleseed Day! Let's get you started this Friday with everything you need to know going on in town today.

A student-athlete is off to a great start. Also, the Community Care Alliance Family Support Center helps residents with their relief application. RI is getting $695 million!

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 52 Low: 37.

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Here are the top five stories in Woonsocket today:

1. Shoutout to Shailyn Kennedy '22 of Mount Saint Charles! She spent Thursday seated in front of the school's Athletic Hall of Fame, signing "her National Letter of Intent to play Division III Lacrosse at Lasell University." Congratulations! (@MtStCharles)
2. Have you completed your RentReliefRI application yet? Do you need help? We learned Thursday that the Community Care Alliance Family Support Center at 245 Main Street has staff members to assist "individuals with determining eligibility and completing their applications." (The Valley Breeze)
3. On Thursday, Governor Dan McKee announced that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill is bringing $695 million to the state. He made his remarks while at the city's new water treatment plant. He took the opportunity to "encourage cities and towns to submit their project proposals by March 25. (@GovDanMcKee)
4. Who is Cali? She is a certified therapy and compassion dog that works with the Cranston PD. On Wednesday, the department received a $5,000 grant to keep the program going. "Her work with children that come into contact with the [department] is extremely beneficial to these children experiencing terrible episodes of abuse and neglect," Representative Jacquelyn Baginski. (Patch)
5. Are you looking for a sober St. Patrick's Day celebration? The West Warwick Health Equity Zone is hosting a FREE Sober St. Patrick's Day Brunch on March 13 beginning at 11 a.m. Come to 1229 Main Street during the annual parade. (@thundermisthc)

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Today in Woonsocket:

• Preschool Sloth Adventures at RWP Zoo (9:30 AM)
• New England Saltwater Fishing Show at the Rhode Island Convention Center (12 PM to 8 PM)
• Just Cats Art Show at the Outsider Collective (5:30 PM to 9:30 PM)
• Multimedia Artist Edisa Weeks at The WaterFire Arts Center (7:30 PM)
• Joe Cocker Tribute - Mad Dogs and the Englishman at the Stadium Theatre (8 PM)

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From my notebook:

• A Park Place-Hamlet neighbor recommends Tyler Bros Lawncare for seasonal seeding application programs. (Nextdoor)

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That's it for today! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with another update.

— Sylvia Cochran

About me: Sylvia Cochran works out of sunny Southern California and has been freelance writing full-time since 2005. She loves dogs, cats, books, plays Best Fiends (don't judge), embraces social justice, and tries to live out Micah 6:8.