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Greetings Cumberland! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a $2.7M upgrade could finally stabilize Cumberland's power reliability

Also on today's calendar: Just Joe and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Clouds giving way to sun, with a high of 82 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Cloudy, temps: high: 81, low: 69.
  • Thursday: Humid with a t-storm possible, with a high of 85 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Rhode Island Energy completes $2.7 million grid upgrade in Cumberland, targeting outage reductions for 2,300 customers (energiesmedia.com) — Cumberland residents served by Rhode Island Energy can expect fewer and shorter power outages after a $2.7 million grid upgrade wrapped up on August 31, targeting about 2,300 historically hard-hit customers. Crews replaced and added underground cable and created a new network connection, changes the utility says should cut outage frequency by 20% and duration by 25% in one of the town's most trouble-prone areas.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday September 8
  • Technical Review Committee →
    Cumberland, RI Calendar, The Amaral Building 16 Mill Street, Cumberland
    3:00 pm
  • McCourt Cafe Polling Set Up
    McCourt Middle School 45 Highland Avenue, Cumberland, RI 02864
    4:00 pm
  • $20 Airsoft Tuesday →
    Battlegroundz, 100 Higginson Ave, Lincoln
    5:00 pm
  • Tenant Board →
    Lincoln, RI Calendar Lincoln, RI 02865
    6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Chili's Grill & Bar posted a job opening for Line Cook - Smithfield Chili's in Smithfield. Apply here.
  • Dunkin' posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Smithfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cumberland here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lincoln

  • CVS Health Corporation $CVS Shares Purchased by Amundi (marketbeat.com)
  • CVS Health signs on as official partner of professional volleyball league (pbn.com)
  • Why RI is seeing a surge in 'unaffiliated' voters (newportri.com)

Pawtucket

  • Pawtucket plans New Veterans Park Pool with Splash Pad, Pavilion, more – and 2 New Parks (rinewstoday.com)
  • Pawtucket police investigating 2 armed robberies overnight (wpri.com)
  • Former Red Sox skipper Joe Morgan dies at 95 (turnto10.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: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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