A special election will be held Dec. 29 to fill the House District 62 seat.

Declared Candidates:

Mary Duffy Messier (D)

Thomas Clupny (R)

Paul Dinsmore (I)

Pawtucket City Hall

137 Roosevelt Avenue
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Phone: 401-728-0500
Fax: 401-728-8932
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Established: 1671
Web site: Pawtucket City Website

Census info:
Area: 9 square miles
Population: 72,958 (2000 U.S. Census)
Density: 8,351 people per mile
Housing units: 31,819
Median Age: 35.4
Percent of population under 18 years old: 24.9%
Residential real estate tax rate: $17.25 per $1000

Zoning office:

85 Branch Street
Phone: 401-728-0500 x 347
Fax: 401-727-3423
Hours: Monday - Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Web site: Pawtucket Zoning Office

Pawtucket City Council:

City Council typically meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.

Police Department:

121 Roosevelt Ave.
Emergency: 401-726-3911
Routine: 401-727-9100

Fire:
155 Roosevelt Ave.
Phone: 401-725-3590
Fax: 401-727-2360

Pawtucket School Department

Phone: 508-336-7272

Elizabeth Baldwin Elementary
50 Whitman Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Phone (401) 729-6264
Fax (401) 729-6296

M. Virgina Cunningham Elementary
40 Baldwin Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Phone (401) 729-6262
Fax (401) 729-9201

Flora S. Curtis Elementary
582 Benefit Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Phone (401) 729-6252
Fax (401) 729-2100

Curvin McCabe Elementary
466 Cottage Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Phone (401) 729-6258
Fax (401) 729-6538

Fallon Memorial Elementary
62 Lincoln Avenue
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Phone (401) 729-6254
Fax (401) 729-6306

Nathanael Greene Elementary
285 Smithfield Avenue
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Phone (401) 729-6260
Fax (401) 729-920

Agnes E. Little Elementary
60 South Bend Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Phone (401) 729-6256
Fax (401) 729-32

Potter Burns Elementary
973 Newport Avenue
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Phone (401) 729-6250
Fax (401) 729-6337

Francis J. Varieur Elementary
486 Pleasant Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Phone (401) 729-6266
Fax (401) 729-6544

Henry J. Winters Elementary
481 Broadway
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Phone (401) 729-6272
Fax (401) 729-6414

Lyman B. Goff Junior High School
974 Newport Avenue
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Phone (401) 729-6500
Fax (401) 729-2105

Joseph Jenks Junior High School
350 Division Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Phone (401) 729-6520
Fax (401) 729-6523

Charles E. Shea Senior High
485 East Avenue
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Phone (401) 729-6445
Fax (401) 729-6454

Samuel Slater Junior High
281 Mineral Spring Avenue
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Phone (401) 729-6480
Fax (401) 729-6490

William E. Tolman Senior High
150 Exchange Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Phone (401) 729-6400
Fax (401) 729-6407

Alternative Learning Program
286 Main Street
Pawtucket, RI 2860
Phone (401) 729-2127
Fax (401) 729-6351

Jacqueline Walsh School for the Arts
172 Exchange Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Phone (401) 721-2148
Fax (401) 721-2147

School committee:

Typically meets on the Tuesday after the 1st Monday of each month at 6 p.m.

Parks Office:

Slater Memorial Park
Phone: 401-728-0500 x 252

Things to do:

Daggett Farm and Looff Carousel in Slater Park
Lynch Ice Arena
Veterans Park Pool

Library:

13 Summer Street Phone: 401-725-3714 Phone:401-725-3714 x202 Hours: Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. - 8:45 p.m. Friday & Saturday 9 a.m. -.4:45 p.m. Sunday 12 - 3:45 p.m.

East Providence Senior Center

Blackstone Valley Senior Citizens
420 Main St.
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Phone: 401-723-7454
Fax: 401-723-0227

Phone: 401-728-0500 x282

Refuse collection rules:
1. Loose garbage will not be picked up.
2. No container may weigh over 75 lbs and all containers must be equipped with proper handles.
3. Oil drums are prohibited.
4. Tree limbs and wood must be no longer than 4 ft. in length. It must be tied and bundled. Wood must be free of nails and hardware.
5. Rugs must be no longer than 4 ft. in length, tied and bundled.
6. No sand, dirt, sod, rocks, demolition lumber, broken concrete, asphalt, plaster, tile, brick or other construction material will be collected.
7. No automobile or motorcycle parts. No tires, motor oil or hazardous liquids.
8. Metal items must be prescheduled for pickups.
9. Trash is to be put out no sooner than 24 hrs. of pick up day.
10. No full paint cans. Latex paint can be recycled in your blue bin after the paint is dry. Oil paint can be disposed of by calling Eco Depot at 942-1430.
11. Computers and all computer equipment should not be put out with your trash. Call Eco Depot at 942-1430 to find out dates and times.

Recycling rules:
BLUE BIN
The blue bin is used for recycling the following items: Metal cans, glass bottles, glass jars, plastic bottles, plastic jars, drink cartons.
To give yourself more room in the bin, crush and flatten the plastic cans and jugs.
The following items cannot be put in your bins: hypodermic needles, broken glass, mirrors, dishes, frozen food boxes, soda or beer packaging, styrofoam, frozen food containers.

GREEN BIN
The green bin is used for recycling the following items: mail, envelopes, paperback books, magazines, hardcover books minus the covers, computer paper, shredded paper, newspaper, thin cardboard, pasta boxes, cereal boxes, shoe boxes.
Please place all paper products in a paper bag before placing in the green bin.
This keeps the loose paper from blowing out of the bins and trucks.
Newspaper can be placed in bags or tied in small bundles.
Cardboard boxes must be no longer or wider than 3 ft. It must be flattened and tied in small bundles no thicker than 12".
Clothing is also recyclable. Place in a plastic bag and flatten and mark the bag as clothing.
The following items cannot be put in your bins: soda or beer packaging, pizza boxes, plastic bags, paper towels, tissue paper.

Rhode Island Resouce Recovery Corporation:
Phone: 401-942-1430 x24
Call to dispose of household hazardous waste

Department of water:
Phone: 508-761-8170

121 Roosevelt Avenue
Phone: 401-722-4243
Fax: 401-724-3706
Web site: Pawtucket Animal Shelter