Clovis Gregor Wins Election + Slow-Going On Medical MJ Facility

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, today's weather: Possible light rain in the evening. High of 79, low of 70.

Here are the top stories in Pawtucket today:

1. Gregor will be Pawtucket's next District 5 City Councilor

Clovis Gregor, a local lawyer, prevailed in Tuesday's special election to fill the unexpired term of Ama Amponsah, who died in April. Gregor in June defeated Ana Soares in a special Democratic primary. In the general election, he ran unopposed. Gregor, fluent in French and in languages spoke by the Cape Verdean community, emigrated to Pawtucket in 1978 from Senegal with his mother and siblings. (Patch)

2. Pawtucket contemplates selling Morley Field complex

A five-acre city-owned property behind the old Microfibres site on Moshassuck Street could go on the market. But city officials tell The Valley Breeze that it's complicated. Because the property was developed in 1970s as a public recreation facility with National Park Service funding, hoops must be jumped through. Developers of the Microfibres site are eyeing the land for commercial development.

3. Man, 20, stabbed several times in Pawtucket

Police tell WJAR that a young man was stabbed several times Wednesday near McCoy Stadium. It happened on South Bend Street just after 11 a.m. The man, who was not identified, was taken to the hospital.

4. Providence City Clerk Shawn Selleck has been placed on administrative leave

Selleck tells WPRI he was "shocked" to learn of the sudden change in his job status. He said he's not aware of anything he's done wrong. Target 12 learned that a human resources investigation is underway, and that it was launched at the request of City Council leaders.

5. A planned Zoning Board vote on a medical marijuana facility didn't happen

New Leaf Compassion Center wants to build a medical marijuana facility at 56 India St. The project has been rejected by the Planning Board, but the Zoning Board of Appeals has the final say. The ZBA was supposed to vote Tuesday on a dimensional variance and special use permit, but the proponents asked for an extension. The board said OK, but it's the last extension they'll give. (Patch)

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Events:

• The Jesse Liam Band kicks off the summer performance series at Daggett Farm at Slater Park. That's 6-7:30 p.m. on July 8. Free admission.

• North Smithfield Days begin. Thursday night, a documentary by an acclaimed filmmaker will be screened. Slatersville: America's First Mill Village, will premiere on Rhode Island PBS in 2022. "The War" covers World War II at home. 7:30 p.m., North Smithfield High School. (Details on Patch)

• The Purchasing Board meets at 4 p.m. On the agenda is an emergency purchase order from the DPW to repair the Slater Park Fountain.

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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.