🌱 Patch AM: Which Cumberland home games are on tonight’s high school schedule?

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

In today's newsletter:

• Which Cumberland home games are on tonight's high school schedule?
• Why is Cumberland on the ACLU's Flock camera concern list?

Also on today's calendar: Nature Liberation: RIEEA Workshop at Open fArms Retreat and 7 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 76 and low of 59 degrees.
• Thursday: Humid; a shower in the p.m., temps: high: 80, low: 67.
• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Here are the winners from Tuesday's high school games across RI (vcstar.com) — Cumberland sports fans have a busy night ahead, with Pawtucket Co-op visiting Max Read Field at 6:30 p.m. and South Kingstown coming to town for a 5 p.m. matchup. The statewide roundup also highlights scores and standout performances from girls soccer, field hockey, tennis, and volleyball, giving you a quick look at how nearby schools and rivals are doing across Rhode Island.
   

• New Study in RI Finds Some of the Police and Flock… (golocalprov.com) — Cumberland is among the Rhode Island communities flagged by the ACLU for not disclosing which agencies it receives Flock license-plate reader data from. The report says several departments and Flock itself limit public access to key transparency information, raising privacy and accountability concerns for residents across the state who want to understand how these surveillance cameras are used.
   

📸 Around Cumberland

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cumberland

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• Cumberland Republican Town Committee Fundraiser →
  Diamond Hill Vineyards, 3145 Diamond Hill Road, Cumberland
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 19
• Nature Liberation: RIEEA Workshop at Open fArms Retreat →
  Cumberland RI
  10:00 am
• Radical Robots (Mad Science) →
  Cumberland, RI Calendar, The Amaral Building, Cumberland
  10:00 am
Friday October 2
• Messages from Spirit - It's My Health →
  Cumberland RI
Saturday October 3
• The Warped Tour Band: A Tribute to Green Day, Blink 182 & 2000's Pop Punk →
  Phantom Farms Brewing, 30 Martin Street, Cumberland
Sunday October 4
• Kevin Doyle's Roscommon Soles →
  Blackstone River Theatre, 549 Broad Street, Cumberland
  3:00 pm
• BRT Presents: Kevin Doyle's Roscommon Soles →
  Blackstone River Theatre, 549 Broad Street, Cumberland
  3:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Business Planning for Growth →
  Navigant Credit Union – Cumberland Hill, 3291 Mendon Road, Cumberland
  5:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Alasdair Fraser →
  Blackstone River Theatre, 549 Broad Street, Cumberland
  7:00 pm
• BRT Presents: Alasdair Fraser →
  Blackstone River Theatre, 549 Broad Street, Cumberland
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 16
• Woonsocket Historical Society Open House →
  Woonsocket RI
  9:00 am
• Elementary Open House
  Lincoln Public Schools Lincoln, RI 02865
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Tiffany & Company posted a job opening for CNC Machinist II in Cumberland. Apply here.
• Zoll Data Systems posted a job opening for Electrode Assembler in Pawtucket. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cumberland here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lincoln

• Santander Bank Named First Jersey Patch Sponsor for Providence College Athletics (news-usa.today)
• Where to Celebrate National Play-Doh Day in Rhode Island (heyrhody.com)

Woonsocket

• A movie lover's tour of Rhode Island — from Woonsocket to Newport (oceanstatemedia.org)
• Woonsocket vows to close its sewage incinerator. For now, a new company holds promise. (newsfromthestates.com)
• Which RI town got the most rain in Sunday's storm (providencejournal.com)

Providence

• MA Man Wanted On Bad Check Charge Nabbed In Providence: Cops (patch.com)

Ok Cumberland! 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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