🌱 Patch AM: Foreclosure auction set for a Cumberland home next month

Hey there, Cumberland! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Foreclosure auction set for a Cumberland home next month
• Why Cumberland schools will reopen without speed cameras this year
• Can Cumberland's Payton Jolicoeur finally lead the Clippers to a title?

Also on today's calendar: RWU Law Providence Law School Fair.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 58 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 83, low: 66.
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• MORTGAGEE'S SALE 157 Old Mendon Road, Cumberland, RI 02864 The (woonsocketcall.com) — A home at 157 Old Mendon Road in Cumberland is scheduled for a foreclosure auction on-site at 11 a.m. on September 15, 2026. Bidders must bring a $5,000 certified or bank check, and the property will be sold subject to existing liens and encumbrances, with full terms announced at the sale.
   

• Rhode Island school-zone speed cameras are turning back on: here's where they're located (wpri.com) — As school starts back up, Cumberland currently has no school‑zone speed cameras and no plans to install them, unlike several Rhode Island communities reactivating or expanding camera programs. The article details when and where cameras are operating statewide, plus a possible expansion of traffic‑enforcement cameras being debated in Massachusetts.
   

• Here are the RI Girls Field Hockey players to watch this season (providencejournal.com) — Cumberland field hockey fans will see senior midfielder Payton Jolicoeur step into a starring scoring role as the Clippers chase another shot at the Division II title after back‑to‑back finals losses. The statewide preview spotlights top girls field hockey players, including the Lincoln School standout who scored the winner over Cumberland in last year's championship.
   

📸 Around Cumberland

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★ Featured events ★

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

Thursday August 27
• ESOL Class (BVCAP) →
  Cumberland, RI Calendar, The Amaral Building 16 Mill Street, Cumberland
  6:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• Paint Pottery! →
  Art by You at Weirdgirl Creations Pottery Studio, 10 Wampanoag Trl, East Providence
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 26
• Planning Board →
  Lincoln, RI Calendar, 100 Old River Road, Lincoln
  7:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Lincoln Housing Authority →
  Lincoln, RI Calendar Lincoln, RI 02865
  6:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Zoning Board of Review →
  Lincoln, RI Calendar, 100 Old River Road, Lincoln
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Conservation Commission →
  Lincoln, RI Calendar, 100 Old River Road, Lincoln
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Municipal Court →
  Lincoln, RI Calendar Lincoln, RI 02865
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• September 2026 Show — Rhode Island Militaria Show →
  Woonsocket Elks Lodge #850, 380 Social St, Woonsocket
  9:00 am
• Woonsocket Historical Society Open House →
  Woonsocket Historical, 42 S Main St, Woonsocket
  12:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Cheap Trick →
  Bally's Lincoln, 100 Twin River Rd, Lincoln
  8:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• Stadium Theatre Beer Fest →
  Stadium Theatre, 28 Monument Square, Woonsocket
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• The Divas of Drag →
  Stadium Theatre, 28 Monument Square, Woonsocket
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pet Food Experts, Inc. posted a job opening for Senior Distribution Center Manager in Cumberland. Apply here.
• SPECTRUM posted a job opening for Retail Sales Specialist - Part-Time in Lincoln. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cumberland here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lincoln

• Thousands of students head back to classroom for first day of school (wpri.com)
• Parkman Healthcare Partners LLC Acquires Shares of 391,791 CVS Health Corporation $CVS (marketbeat.com)

Woonsocket

• Central Falls Restaurant Week Starts Aug. 28 (upriseri.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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