Furnishings Show Builds on Past Successes
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www.pawtuckettimes.com The Blackstone Valley’s Neighborhood Newspaper since 1885 Newsstand: 75 Cents PAWTUCKET CHECKER CLUB RESTAURANT & BAR Open Th anksgiving Day Make Your Reservations Early! OPEN 7 DAYS 579 BenefitStarting Street, Monday Pawtucket, RI Monday, November 9, 2015 September401-726-1100 21st Faces and Places, page A8 WEATHER TODAY Furnishings show builds on past successes High: 60 ‘It’s been my Low: Artists, crafters carve out a niche in 20 years of city’s exhibition 36 observation over the years that if By JONATHAN BISSONNETTE Street, drew thousands over the three booth this weekend were hand-woven [email protected] days it was open, as the attendees rugs, runners, and placemats, and origi- SPOTLIGHT you take any seg- perused and purchased wares on display nal artwork. Karen Gilbert, studio staff PAWTUCKET — Now in its 20th from 100 craftsmen and women and with Flying Shuttles, explained that the ment of the popu- year, the annual Fine Furnishings Show artists. studio supports the talents of 22 artists R.I. man among lation, you’ll find a this weekend offered something for One of the exhibitors with a local and weavers, some of whom do both. everyone, from hand-crafted wooden flair was Flying Shuttles Studio, based “It’s been my observation over the 2 killed as truck percentage who furniture to art and décor for the home, out of Pawtucket. A program of Arc of years that if you take any segment of the were born to be with new exhibitors combining with Blackstone Valley, Flying Shuttles population, you’ll find a percentage who crashes, plunges returning favorites to create a show that Studio is a nonprofit that provides artis- were born to be artists,” Gilbert said. artists.’ owner Karla Little said “is still fresh and tic and technical training for adults with She also called 2015 “a banner year” into Mass. river new every time.” intellectual and developmental disabili- for Flying Shuttles’ artists and weavers, —Karen Gilbert, studio The show, which is in its fourth year ties. BOSTON (AP) — staff with Flying Shuttles at the Pawtucket Armory on Exchange On display at the Flying Shuttles See SHOW, page A2 Massachusetts State Police said two Rhode Island res- idents pulled from a pick- up truck that plunged into the Charles River off DAVIES MAKES A SPLASH School Route 28 in Boston have died. Police responded about 6:40 p.m. Saturday and bus driver found the truck fully sub- merged in the water near Leverett Circle. The two arrested, occupants, a man and a woman, were removed and taken to Massachusetts charged General Hospital, where they died. Police identified the See CRASH, page A2 with DUI INSIDE By JONATHAN BISSONNETTE [email protected] LINCOLN — A local school bus driver was arrest- ed for driving under the influence after wit- nesses reported that she was seen allegedly Ayla Johnson Patriots roll to 8-0 stumbling Washington no match for off of a bus at Northern LeGarrette Blount (29) & Co. Elementary School Friday afternoon, police said. SPORTS, B1 Around 3 p.m., Lincoln Police were notified by an ON THE WEB administrator at the elemen- tary school that a bus driver Follow us was intoxicated, police said. on Twitter: Witnesses stated that the bus @TheTimesofPawt driver had stumbled off a bus and entered the school, police Like us on said. At the time that the driv- Facebook er – identified as Ayla Pawtucket Times Ernest A. Brown/The Times Johnson, 27, of Lincoln – had Members of the Davies Voke boys’ soccer team celebrate Saturday night after knocking off Woonsocket in the Division III parked and exited the bus, INDEX championship game, played at Rhode Island College. Davies scored three unanswered goals in the second half for the 4-1 she and the bus monitor were win, earning the program’s first title since 1995 and gaining a measure of redemption after losing in last year’s title game. Amusements . .A7 the only occupants, police Story, page B7. It was a busy sports weekend locally as the Cumberland High girls’ soccer team also bid for the Division I title said. Calendar . .A6 on Sunday afternoon. Story, page B1. Comics . .B5 Witnesses followed Obituaries . .A5 Johnson into the school where they identified her to Opinion . .A4 the police. Officers made Sports . .B1 Civic pride on display with Fairlawn cleanup contact with her in the Television . .A7 nurse’s office and when speaking with Johnson, offi- CONTACT US: Volunteers of all ages, walks of life do their part to pick up spruce of Pawtucket cers detected “a strong smell Delivery or subscription: of alcoholic beverage emit- By JONATHAN BISSONNETTE cials, students and faculty from Shea At-Large City Councilor Sandra 401-767-8522 ting from her person,” police [email protected] High School, members of the Fairlawn Cano agreed with Rudd’s sentiment, said. Officers also allegedly Place an advertisement: Cardinals, and the Fairlawn Against saying that activities such as the observed several other indi- 401-767-8505 PAWTUCKET — A group of about Crime Team, or FACT. cleanup are most important for the city. cators that led them to Report a news event: three dozen volunteers came together District 6 City Councilor Timothy P. “We’re not only building civic believe Johnson was under 401-767-8550 Saturday morning to show pride in their Rudd Jr., whose council district covers engagement with an activity like this, the influence of alcohol, city as they united for the annual the Fairlawn neighborhood, said that but also the pride in the community police said. Fairlawn neighborhood cleanup. Saturday’s cleanup was pivotal in pro- with the youth, with the local teams, A field sobriety test was The volunteers met at Nathanael viding a sense of community. with community leaders, with FACT,” administered and Johnson Greene Elementary School on “It’s extremely important especially Cano said. “We all gather together to subsequently failed the test Smithfield Avenue before being given when you get the kids, because when clean the city and build that pride in the and was taken into custody, gloves, bags, rakes, and brooms and they’re out here and they’re cleaning city that makes us wonderful. I think police said. She was trans No. 268 Vol. CXXVIII Vol. being dispersed throughout the neigh- up, it gives them that sense of pride,” borhood. Volunteers included city offi- Rudd said. See CLEAN, page A2 See DRIVER, page A2 Getting a crash course on distracted driving Students experience through simulator why it’s not always a good idea to get behind wheel By RUSS OLIVO a realistic sense of what it’s [email protected] like to operate a vehicle under the influence of alcohol WOONSOCKET — As – minus the real-life conse- she gripped the steering quences. wheel with both hands, Some 300 students got a Marisa Bouley gazed out on virtual-reality chance to sam- the road ahead with a look of ple the risks of distracted and steely determination on her drunk driving on two types of face. simulators Thursday, cour- But it was useless. Her tesy of the Save a Life Tour ride was over in less than 90 and the Rhode Island seconds. Department of “I crashed,” she said. Transportation. The Save a “Really bad. I hit a blue car.” Life Tour is the brainchild of It could have been worse Kramer Entertainment, a for the 16-year-old Michigan company that has Woonsocket High School stu- been bringing its sobering – dent. She could have been and frequently graphic – mes- Russ Olivo/The Times driving a real car. The one she sage to scores of high school Marisa Bouley, 16, a Woonsocket High student, does her best to “crashed” was a digital simu- maintain control of her ‘vehicle’ on a digital simulator designed lator designed to give drivers See SIMULATOR, page A2 to mimic the experience of driving under the influence. A2 THE TIMES FROM PAGE ONE Monday, November 9, 2015 arrived at the scene. Arcand Crash and Smith were extricated from the truck and taken to Continued from Page A1 the hospital. two as 36-year-old Brian Police said the State Police Arcand of North Smithfield Marine Unit, State Police and 36-year-old Rebecca Dive Team, and divers from Smith of Providence. Boston and Cambridge Fire Investigators say the 2010 Departments continued to Toyota Tacoma pickup truck search the waters and deter- was traveling on Nashua mined that no one else was in Street in Boston, ran through the Toyota at the time of the a red light, and then side- crash. swiped a 2008 Acura MDX The driver of the Acura, a that was traveling north in the 35-year-old woman from circle. Milton, Massachusetts, and The pickup then left Route her passenger, a 36-year-old 28 — also known as Charles woman from New York, were River Dam Road — and both uninjured in the crash, entered the water on the east according to investigators. side of the northbound travel Leverett Circle was closed lanes of the road, across from for several hours before being Photo/Boston Fire Department the State Police barracks. reopened to traffic. A pickup truck is pulled from Dozens of police officers The cause of the crash the Charles River on Saturday Jonathan Bissonnette/The Times and other first responders remains under investigation. night. Shea High School principal Don Miller, far left, is joined by his daughters and a group of Shea students at the annual Fairlawn neighborhood cleanup. show that we care,” he said. Clean He also said the day built “civic engage- Continued from Page A1 ment” for the city’s youth.