🌱 Patch AM: Why is Coventry missing from Rhode Island’s Flock camera transparency map?

Coffee in hand, Coventry? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Why is Coventry missing from Rhode Island's Flock camera transparency map?

Also on today's calendar: Yard Sale - Cornerstone of Faith United Methodist Church and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 57 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, temps: high: 79, low: 65.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 79 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New Study in RI Finds Some of the Police and Flock… (golocalprov.com) — Coventry is one of the Rhode Island communities flagged by the ACLU for not having any public transparency portal about its use of Flock license-plate reader cameras. The report says many departments statewide with these surveillance tools share limited information, raising privacy concerns and prompting calls for clearer public disclosure of how data is collected, used, and shared.
   

📸 Around Coventry

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Coventry

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• West Warwick Boys Varsity Soccer @ Coventry →
  Coventry High School, 40 Reservoir Rd, Coventry
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 17
• Washington Oak Open House
  Coventry Public Schools, 1675 Flat River Rd, Coventry
  5:30 pm
• Lake Taco →
  Lake Taco, 446 Tiogue Avenue, Coventry
  6:00 pm
• Coventry Republican Town Committee Meeting →
  Flat River Tavern, 2260 Flat River Road, Coventry
  7:00 pm
Friday September 18
• West Warwick at Coventry →
  Coventry High School, 40 Reservoir Rd, Coventry
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Yard Sale - Cornerstone of Faith United Methodist Church →
  1081 Main St, Coventry
  7:00 am
Monday September 21
• North Smithfield at Coventry →
  Coventry High School, 40 Reservoir Rd, Coventry
  6:30 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Coventry Coalition Meeting →
  Coventry RI
  11:00 am
• Liberty Tree Planting: Town of Coventry →
  Quidnick Park, 194 MacArthur Blvd, Coventry
  4:30 pm
• Western Coventry Open House
  Coventry Public Schools, 1675 Flat River Rd, Coventry
  5:30 pm
Sunday September 27
• The First Sunday Of Fall: An Early Halloween Celebration →
  Knights of Columbus, 475 Sandy Ln, Warwick
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 24
• Burrillville at Exeter-West Greenwich →
  Exeter-West Greenwich High School, 930 Nooseneck Rd, West Greenwich
  6:00 pm
Friday September 25
• The Pickups at Arcadia Pizza →
  Arcadia Pizza, 780 Victory Hwy Unit 5, West Greenwich
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• NETRA Pee Wee, & Vintage In W. Greenwich, RI →
  W. Greenwich, West Greenwich, RI, West Greenwich

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Clerk - Grocery - 0720 in Coventry. Apply here.
• Brady Sullivan Properties posted a job opening for Custodian in Coventry. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Coventry here.

🗞 Nearby News

West Greenwich

• Chariho football rolls in Capone coaching debut, 48-6 (thewesterlysun.com)

West Warwick

• Hometown Hero: Nick Andruchow, West Warwick (wpri.com)
• Heavy rain causes property damage in West Bay (turnto10.com)

Ok Coventry! 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: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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