🌱 Renovated Pawtucket Church + No Plea For Cigar Lounge Shooter

Happy Saturday, Pawtucket! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Blizzard, accumulating 6-10". High: 24 Low: 10.

Here are the top 3 stories in Pawtucket today:

1. A historic Pawtucket Spiritualist church has been renovated into a residential home. The Gothic Revivalist-inspired brick building located at 9 Montgomery Street in downtown Pawtucket is currently selling for $985,000 and has been featured in Architectural Digest. The stunning home is on the National Register of Historic Places. (Opera News)
2. Trequan Baker, the man who was arrested Thursday for the recent FabCity Cigar Lounge shooting, entered no plea for numerous felonies after being apprehended by local police. Thanks to a surveillance video from a city-wide license plate reader system in Cranston, officers were able to match Baker's license plates with his identity. Pawtucket's own license plate reader system was not running at the time of the shooting. (WJAR)
3. The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is ready for today's major winter storm, said Governor Dan McKee and the RIDOT. According to the Department's director Peter Alviti, the state has roughly 150 snowplows and 350 private vendors ready to hit the roads, although snow may accumulate faster than the plows' ability to clear them. The National Grid has also brought in extra personnel in anticipation of the storm, said Governor McKee. State-wide COVID testing sites will be closed today due to the weather. (WJAR)

Today in Pawtucket:

• Work/Life Winter Series At Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park (1:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Pawtucket Police Department reminds the community that a parking ban is in effect until further notice due to the extreme winter weather. Click for more details on the parking ban and stay safe! (Facebook)
• Members of the Pawtucket Police Department attended the funeral of NYPD Det. 1st Grade Jason Rivera in New York City. (Facebook)
• The Pawtucket YMCA shared a video celebrating the engaging curriculum at Heritage Park and the great friendships that have been made! (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Saturday off right! 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.