Local College Basketball Coach Charged In Crash: PM Patch RI

RHODE ISLAND — Here are some share-worthy stories from the Rhode Island Patch network to discuss this afternoon and evening.

This post features stories and information published during the last 24 hours.

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• Bryant University Basketball Coach Charged In Car Crash: Reports: Jared Grasso, who has taken a leave of absence from the Bryant University Bulldogs, has been charged in connection with a car crash Oct. 1.
• Cranston Mayor Sticking With Plan For Smaller Budlong Pool: Report: Cranston Mayor Ken Hopkins says the new Budlong Pool will be 8,000 square feet. That's a third of the size of the original pool.
• Newport Opens 'Traffic Garden' For Children To Learn To Ride Bikes: The traffic garden is a community space designed to help children learn to ride bikes safely, complete with crosswalks, streets, and more.

Here are some more Rhode Island Patch headlines you may have missed:

• Newport County Youth Chorus Offering Free After School Programs
• Toxic Blue-Green Algae Blooms At 3 Rhode Island Ponds
• Rhode Island Hospital Gets $12 Million Grant To Address Opioid Crisis
• Coventry Police Encourage Residents, Businesses To Register Cameras
• Town Of Narragansett: Cybersecurity Awareness Month
• DUI; Shoplifting AT CVS; Domestic Assault: Coventry Police Arrest Log.

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