🌱 Patch AM: How Cumberland’s handling of a high-risk offender affects tenant safety.

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• How Cumberland's handling of a high-risk offender affects tenant safety.

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

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

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 81 and low of 58 degrees.
• Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, temps: high: 80, low: 54.
• Sunday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 84 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• More RI tenants say they weren't warned their property manager was a sex offender (wpri.com) — Cumberland residents are at the center of a statewide look at how police track and notify communities about high-risk sex offenders, after a Level 3 offender living in Cumberland worked as a property manager without many tenants being warned. The report details his recent arrest for registration issues in Cumberland, gaps in notifications to nearby cities, and ongoing efforts to tighten procedures.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in 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

Sunday August 30
• Paint Pottery! →
  Art by You at Weirdgirl Creations Pottery Studio, 10 Wampanoag Trl, East Providence
  1:00 pm
Monday August 31
• ESOL Class (BVCAP) →
  Cumberland, RI Calendar, The Amaral Building 16 Mill Street, Cumberland
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 29
• NorthStar Special Olympics Team (SHS Track)
  Smithfield Senior High School Smithfield, RI 02917
  7:30 am
• 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
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
• 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 11
• Different StrokeZ: Live Music @ Chelos Waterfront →
  Chelo's Hometown Bar & Grille - Smithfield, 445 Putnam Pike, Greenville
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Capstone Logistics, LLC posted a job opening for Warehouse Unloader in Woonsocket. Apply here.
• Savers | Value Village posted a job opening for Retail Warehouse & Production Associate in Woonsocket. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cumberland here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lincoln

• CVS Has Paid Twice as Much in Penalties As Exxon… (golocalprov.com)
• From police training to housing help, where $5.4M will be spent (newportri.com)
• Shortchanged RIPTA Flexes On Demand (ecori.org)

Woonsocket

• Central Falls students head back to school, first time under local control in 3 decades (wpri.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)

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-- 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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