Apex Lives For Now + Summer Concerts + Stunned Lottery Winner

Welcome to the Pawtucket Patch Daily — your quickest way to get caught up on the city's top news stories. I'm your host, Mary Serreze. I can be reached at mary.serreze@patch.com. Feel free to send me your news tips, thoughts, and ideas.

First, the weather:

• Wednesday: Clear throughout the day. Temps: High of 77 and low of 55.
• Thursday: Clear throughout the day. Temps: High of 78 and low of 54.
• Friday: Clear throughout the day. Temps: High of 81 and low of 66.

Here are the top five stories from Pawtucket:

1. The Pawtucket Planning Commission on Tuesday approved a six-month extension for the Apex Companies to show progress on their long-stalled master plan for a major retail development on five hotly-contested downtown parcels. The proposal as it stands, first submitted in 2015, consists of little more than a schematic site plan. Commissioners said they want to see more. Lawyers for Apex blamed the city. It's the same site once eyed by the former Pawtucket Red Sox and now coveted by the Grebien administration as a potential extension of the ambitious Tidewater Landing project. (Patch)

2. Gov. Dan McKee, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, and Attorney Gen. Peter Neronha plan a news conference Wednesday morning to announce a statewide body camera program for police. Sen. Jonathon Acosta (Central Falls, Pawtucket), an outspoken advocate for criminal justice reform, is expected to attend. (The Valley Breeze)

3. The city's Parks and Recreation division has announced the lineups at three free summer concert series. The shows are planned for Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday nights in July and August. Patch clicked through the city's website (so you don’t have to) and assembled all the information in one convenient post: Dates, Times: Pawtucket Summer Concert Series Announced

4. A local woman was shocked to win $60,000 with an instant game ticket last week. She bought the ticket at All in One on Pawtucket Avenue and told ABC6 she couldn’t believe her eyes.

5. If you don't mind taking a short drive, nearby Woonsocket has its own summer concert series planned. That's a Friday night thing. Annie Sandoli at Patch has the details.

Public Meetings for June 16:

The Community Advisory Board for Comprehensive School Improvement meets at 6 p.m. Among other things, end-of-year data from the city's public schools will be shared.

That's it. You're all caught up for now. See you tomorrow. -Mary

About me: Maine native, UMass Amherst Regional Planning alum. Stick-shift driver, explorer. I believe in good government and the public's right to know. Interested in just about everything. I still like paper maps. I can be reached at mary.serreze@patch.com.