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Hi Pawtucket! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What did Pawtucket's School Committee just decide for your kids' schools?
  • Why this Pawtucket "Much Ado" might be your next night out
  • How will Pawtucket's new phone pouches really affect students?

Also on today's calendar: Halloween Costume Contest and Party to Benefit Kyle's Legacy Star Light Program and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Turning sunny; not as warm, with a high of 72 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Sunday: Cloudy, temps: high: 66, low: 53.
  • Monday: Sunshine, breezy and nice, with a high of 70 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Pawtucket School Committee OKs $125K City Year Deal (upriseri.com) — Pawtucket residents should know the School Committee just approved a $125,000 City Year contract for Slater Middle School and moved toward a new revolving fund for school construction money. Members also scrutinized unspent school improvement grants, HVAC delays, teacher assistant shortages, and high teacher absenteeism, while outlining next steps on training, virtual instruction plans, and the new high school's traffic and parking.
   

2. Theater Review: Burbage breathes new life into classic Shakespeare tale (independentri.com) — A new production of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" is now running in Pawtucket, where Burbage Theatre Company delivers a fast-paced, funny, and accessible take on the classic comedy. The director emphasizes clear language, joyful performances, and sharp staging of key comic scenes, including the bumbling town watch. Theatergoers can expect about 130 minutes of lively, modern-feeling Shakespeare.
   

3. Research on Lockable Cell Phone Pouches Presented in Providence as RI Schools Enforce State Student Device Ban (pvdeye.org) — Pawtucket schools have moved to purchase Yondr phone-locking pouches as part of Rhode Island's new statewide ban on student devices, joining nearby districts like Central Falls and Woonsocket. New research presented at Brown University suggests the pouches reliably cut phone use but don't automatically boost test scores, raising questions for Pawtucket families about how schools will balance discipline, learning, and student well-being.
   

4. Pawtucket brewery creates 'Bee Positive' beer to encourage blood donations (coastalabc.com) — A new Bee Positive beer at Discipline Brewing's Pawtucket location is part of a fresh partnership with the Rhode Island Blood Center to spark more local blood donations after a summer of critically low supply. The Oktoberfest-style brew, made with honey and a nod to the B positive blood type, is meant to draw Pawtucket- and Providence-area residents into supporting an ongoing community need.
   

5. The Nitro Bar draws crowds to new Providence shop, donates opening-day profits (coastalabc.com) — A popular Rhode Island coffee company just opened a new shop on Ives Street in Providence and is donating all of its grand-opening profits to food pantries in Pawtucket, Providence, and Newport. The Nitro Bar's social media fame drew long lines of mostly college students eager to try its drinks and sandwiches. Pawtucket residents benefit directly through added support for a local pantry.
   

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    Aluminum . Refrigerator. Air conditioner. Boiler. Water heater. You name it. Scrap is scrap right ? Please let me know who yal use for scrap removal?… (Nextdoor Baldwin)
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Ok Pawtucket! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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