David C. Fargnoli for Pawtucket

02/17/2026

https://www.valleybreeze.com/news/pawtucket-officials-confirm-shooting-at-hockey-arena/article_aa29ed78-c993-47e4-886f-2d64b434f01a.html?fbclid=IwdGRzaAQBvpNjbGNrBAG-dGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHkkVaFPG05Qn355wC8LWH1DQVnyyGDMezvbiD1Iv7BgygbD-lBEeMdzDCUh2_aem_n1zewBF07q14FHa0vqv2Ag

PAWTUCKET – A North Providence parent shot five relatives on Monday at the Lynch Arena. The shooter, identified as Roberta Dorgan, who had a birth name of Robert, killed two

02/17/2026

Heartbroken by today’s tragic events at Dennis M. Lynch Arena. Our thoughts are with the families affected, and we are united as a community in grief and support as authorities continue their investigation.

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Con el corazón roto por los trágicos acontecimientos de hoy en el Dennis M. Lynch Arena. Nuestros pensamientos están con las familias afectadas, y estamos unidos como comunidad en el dolor y el apoyo mientras las autoridades continúan su investigación.

01/04/2026

Vote Fargnoli for Pawtucket School Committee 2026

It's 2026!
It's an election year.
Are you ready for a change, back to the academic basics, for the better.
Pawtuckets Student's and School's, Education system needs, School Committee members, leaders that are seasoned and knowledgeable in Pawtucket Schools Core Commitments, Policies, Rules and Procedures, as well RI Title 16 on Education.
School Committee members that is not afraid of making the tough decision made by the policies surrounding the issues on the table, not by opinion, feelings or by ignorance of thr rules regarding the tough decisions that are paramount to save Pawtucket Schools

01/04/2026

https://www.valleybreeze.com/news/new-development-school-chaos-top-stories-for-pawtucket-in-2025/article_3dfff438-d756-4698-8cf5-68fb20649b7c.html

PAWTUCKET – Any lingering pandemic impacts on financing and construction costs seemed to fade in the background in 2025, as multiple major mixed-use redevelopment projects sprang up around the city’s

01/01/2026

Happy New Year!
Here is to an amazing 2026, filled with positive changes, for the City of Pawtucket.

10/04/2025

2022-23 through 2024-25 ELA and Math, RICAS SCORES!
Pawtucket schools continue to require improvement in RICAS results. RICAS results start and end with RIDE, Pawtucket City, and School officials. These educational leaders need to start be dedicated to making the tough decisions needed, from top to bottom, to offer an opportunity for the student's of Pawtucket to receive an appropriate academic education focused on drastically improving RICAS results at a higher rate yearly.
It is infuriating, to me, when school leaders attempt to politically manipulate the direction of the Pawtucket school system, for the benefit of every party involved, other than Pawtucket student’s.
BACK TO THE BASICS.
BRICK AND MORTAR ACADEMIC FOCUSED EDUCATION.
THIS IS THE REMEDY TO IMPROVE PAWTUCKET/STATE RICAS RESULTS.
RICAS TESTS DON'T QUESTION STUDENTS ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS, THEIR SEXUAL IDENTITY, STUDENT INTERVENTION, OR CIRCLE TIME TO CALM STUDENT CONFLICTS.

09/19/2025

Interim Superintendent Bucks scandal over the allegations of, now proven factual, plagiarism places the City of Pawtucket in the local, and national media spotlight.

Pawtucket and State educational leader's, school administrator's, and superintendent's need to be held to the highest level of accountability. It this case it would extend to Mr. Buck, as well and those, if any, knowingly covering up such allegations from the public.

The City of Pawtucket, nor the Pawtucket School Committee has acknowledged that these allegations of plagiarism were made weeks ago, via Allentowns, PA, school attorney correspondence, to the PSD.
The PSC continues to take no action, to date, even now when the plagiarism allegations made weeks ago have now been proven to be factual.

This is a horrible message, and example for the City of Pawtucket, the PSC, and the PSD to set for the school students of Pawtucket. What kind of message is being sent to the parents of school students who entrust the City of Pawtucket and the PSC to appoint/hire a school superintendent that has educational/academic integrity and educational leadership required to run Pawtucket schools appropriately.

To accomplish this, one should start by leading the Pawtucket school system by example.
To lead by example, in this case, will require acknowledgement, by Mr Buck, that he plagiarized his 25 -26 Back to School speech.

The PSC needs to hand down an appropriate consequence to Mr. Buck for unethical behavior unbecoming of, and the breach of educational/academic integrity and trust by making such a mistaken choice of actions.

In Rhode Island, the interim superintendent for the Pawtucket School Department plagiarized a welcome-back address. However, the department is protecting him.