Tuesday: Rain and a t-storm; cooler, with a high of 70 and low of 61 degrees.
Wednesday: Cloudy, a shower; humid, temps: high: 75, low: 65.
Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 79 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Medicaid outlays for Medicine Services and Procedures climb to $78,388 in Barrington for 2024 (southcotimes.com) — Medicaid spending on medicine services and procedures in Barrington reached $78,388 in 2024, an 11.5% jump from the previous year, all concentrated in ZIP code 02806. The article breaks down which services, like speech therapy and therapeutic exercises, drove those costs and places Barrington's trends in the context of statewide and national Medicaid changes that could affect future coverage and funding.
Summer Shellabration Roger Williams Park Conservancy Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, 02905, United States 9:30 am
Sun Style Tai Chi for Beginners Roger Williams Park Conservancy Botanical Center, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, 02907, United States 11:00 am
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Come sing with us! Bristol County Chorus is a community chorus based in Bristol, Rhode Island that performs both a classical and contemporary repertoire. The BCC is a… (Nextdoor Nayatt)
Rhode Island IOAD Info: Today is International Overdose Awareness Day. Let it be a reminder that every person lost to overdose was once loved and valued by friends, families… (Nextdoor )
Burlington Coat Factory posted a job opening for Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in East Providence. Apply here.
Moo, Inc. posted a job opening for Machine Operator (1st Shift) in East Providence. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Barrington here.
🗞 Nearby News
East Providence
Safety made fun — new traffic garden unveiled at East Providence park (eastbayri.com)
Your last chance to see BTS in the US is in LA—get tickets now (providencejournal.com)
A look inside brand new schools opening across Southern New England (wpri.com)
Bristol
BCC enrollment grows due to state free-tuition programs (newbedfordlight.org)
Providence Woman Charged With DUI: Cops (patch.com)
Central Falls Woman Charged With Driving On Suspended License: Cops (patch.com)
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