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What you are reading: Things to Do in Pawtucket, Rhode Island This Weekend
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Pawtucket is a charming Rhode Island town of about 70,000 people founded in 1671 between the falls of the Blackstone River and the very end of the Narragansett Bay. Pawtucket is known as an art and cultural center, and it is a place that many artists call home. Of the city’s many festivals, the most popular is the annual Pawtucket Arts Festival held in September.
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