🌱 Patch AM: Will Central Falls become the starting point for a new transit line?

Morning Central Falls! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Will Central Falls become the starting point for a new transit line?
• How did a high-risk offender manage properties in Central Falls?
• Central Falls man charged after alleged indecent exposure on I-195

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

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.
• Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, temps: high: 82, low: 58.
• Sunday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 84 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• RIPTA Metro Connector: Central Falls Workshop Sept. 1 (upriseri.com) — Central Falls residents get another chance next week to shape a potential high-capacity transit line that could start in their city and run through the Providence region. RIPTA is hosting a Metro Connector workshop on September 1 at 10 Higginson Avenue, with interpreters, refreshments, and a survey open through September 4 to compare light-rail and bus rapid transit options.
   

• More RI tenants say they weren't warned their property manager was a sex offender (wpri.com) — Central Falls tenants are learning that a former property manager was a registered Level 3 sex offender, and that local police received but did not act on an automated warning about his presence. The report details similar notification failures in Woonsocket and other Rhode Island cities, and outlines how state police are now working with all municipalities to tighten sex offender alert procedures.
   

• Woman accuses RI man of exposing himself while driving on I-195. He denies it (wpri.com) — A Central Falls man has been charged with indecent exposure after a Johnston woman reported a disturbing encounter with a driver on I-195 on July Fourth, though he denies the allegation. State police say license plate records and camera footage led them to the suspect's Mustang, while the defendant claims investigators twisted his words as the misdemeanor case moves through court.
   

📸 Around Central Falls

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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

Saturday August 29
• Pawtucket Arts Festival (Aug 29 - Aug 30) →
  Slater Memorial Park, 401 Newport Ave, Pawtucket
  12:00 pm
• The Providence Pancakes & Booze Art Show →
  The Met, 1005 Main St, Pawtucket
  8:00 pm
• Los Tigres Del Norte →
  Amica Mutual Pavilion, 1 Lasalle Sq #1, Providence
  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
• ESOL Class (BVCAP) →
  Cumberland, RI Calendar, The Amaral Building 16 Mill Street, Cumberland
  6:00 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
• Sun Style Tai Chi for Beginners
  Roger Williams Park Conservancy Botanical Center, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, 02907, United States
  11:00 am
• Zoning Board of Review →
  Lincoln, RI Calendar, 100 Old River Road, Lincoln
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• PriceRite Marketplace posted a job opening for Price Rite - Stocking Clerk - Part Time (PRRC NY, RI) Salary Range $16.00 - $20.00/hr in Pawtucket. Apply here.
• Tides Family Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Physical Education/Health Teacher in Pawtucket. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Central Falls here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pawtucket

• Babysitter - nanny - house sitter (valleybreeze.com)
• Boston Legacy FC to play 2027 home games in Rhode Island before move to White Stadium (wcvb.com)
• Brown scientists help preserve a piece of World Cup history for Cape Verdean Museum (brown.edu)

North Providence

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

Providence

• Providence Man Charged With Reckless Driving After Wreck: Cops (patch.com)
• Chepachet Woman Charged With Driving On A Suspended License: Cops (patch.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: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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