🌱 Patch AM: Are your Central Falls lead inspection reports among those still missing?

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In today's newsletter:

• Are your Central Falls lead inspection reports among those still missing?
• Central Falls man charged after unsettling I-195 encounter — what police allege
• Why Central Falls now ranks among America's most walkable small cities

Also on today's calendar: Manufacturing Job Fair and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with periods of sun, with a high of 82 and low of 69 degrees.
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 81, low: 62.
• Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• RIDOH: Lead Inspector Failed to Submit Reports - Now… (golocalprov.com) — Several Central Falls rental units on Tiffany and Hendrick Streets are among properties where a licensed lead inspector failed to file required safety reports, prompting state health officials to bar him from taking new work. RIDOH has set deadlines for him to submit overdue documentation and imposed a fine, a move that could affect how quickly local landlords and tenants get crucial lead-clearance paperwork.
   

• Woman accuses RI man of exposing himself while driving on I-195. He denies it (wpri.com) — A Central Falls resident has been charged with indecent exposure after a Johnston woman reported a disturbing encounter with a driver on I‑195 over the Fourth of July, though he denies the allegation. State police say license plate data and camera records tied the car to him, while he argues his statements were misrepresented and says he's struggled to secure a public defender before his next court date.
   

• Walk Score Ranked: The Most Walkable City in Every State (onlyinyourstate.com) — Central Falls is ranked Rhode Island's most walkable city, earning a strong "Very Walkable" score of 81 in a new national analysis. The report compares walkability leaders in every state, putting Central Falls in the same tier as places like Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Oak Park, Illinois, and suggests its dense layout makes many daily errands possible on foot.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Central Falls

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Manufacturing Job Fair →
  39 Perry Ave, Attleboro
  9:00 am
Friday September 18
• RWU Law Providence Law School Fair →
  Providence Marriott Downtown, 1 Orms St, Providence
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 31
• HMIS/CES Office Hours
  Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81075354141?pwd=nkJ0zFv7mN6iiTVAbWt2tfya
  1:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Central Falls Girls Varsity Volleyball @ North Providence →
  North Providence High School, 1828 Mineral Spring Ave, North Providence
  6:30 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Central Falls Boys Varsity Soccer @ North Providence →
  North Providence High School, 1828 Mineral Spring Ave, North Providence
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• ESOL Class (BVCAP) →
  Cumberland, RI Calendar, The Amaral Building 16 Mill Street, Cumberland
  6:00 pm
• Lincoln Housing Authority →
  Lincoln, RI Calendar Lincoln, RI 02865
  6:30 pm
• THURSDAY NIGHT VIBES →
  Kismet Improv, 1005 Main St Ste 2205, Pawtucket
  8:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Pawtucket Arts Festival (Aug 29 - Aug 30) →
  Slater Memorial Park, 401 Newport Ave, Pawtucket
  12:00 pm
• Los Tigres Del Norte →
  Amica Mutual Pavilion, 1 Lasalle Sq #1, Providence
  8:00 pm
• The Providence Pancakes & Booze Art Show →
  The Met, 1005 Main St, Pawtucket
  8:00 pm
Monday August 31
• HMIS/CES Office Hours
  Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81075354141?pwd=nkJ0zFv7mN6iiTVAbWt2tfya
  1:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• WE'RE CLOSED FOR THE SUMMER. SEE YOU AFTER LABOR DAY!
  Music Mansion 88 Meeting St, Providence, RI 02906
• Summer Shellabration
  Roger Williams Park Conservancy Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, 02905, United States
  9:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Chuck E. Cheese posted a job opening for Game Room Attendant – Cast Member in Pawtucket. Apply here.
• ZOLL Medical Corporation posted a job opening for Group Leader, Production in Pawtucket. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Central Falls here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pawtucket

• Pawtucket's Map Center offers a different way to see the world (wcvb.com)
• Pawtucket mayoral primary candidates weigh in on schools, housing, more (providencejournal.com)
• ART! All over Pawtucket at the Pawtucket Arts Festival – art, music and creativity (rinewstoday.com)

Lincoln

• Pawtucket Man Charged With Reckless Driving: Cops (patch.com)

North Providence

• Lawsuit against North Providence mayor will proceed (turnto10.com)

Ok Central Falls! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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