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🌱 Patch AM: How Cumberland police track high‑risk offenders who work in other cities
And check out Paint Pottery! on the Cumberland Patch calendar

Morning Cumberland! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Cumberland police track high‑risk offenders who work in other cities
- Why this cyclist saved his toughest ice‑cream stop for Cumberland
Also on today's calendar: Paint Pottery! .
Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 85 and low of 62 degrees.
- Monday: Periods of sun, temps: high: 81, low: 62.
- Tuesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 75 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• More RI tenants say they weren't warned their property manager was a sex offender (wpri.com) — Cumberland police are responsible for monitoring a high‑risk sex offender who lives in town, including tracking where he works, through the statewide OffenderWatch system. A wider investigation found several Rhode Island departments, including nearby Central Falls and Woonsocket, failed to notify tenants that this property manager was a registered Level 3 offender. State police are now working with all 39 municipalities to tighten notification practices.
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• Biking 114 miles through 15 towns, powered by RI ice cream (providencejournal.com) — A long‑distance cyclist capped his 114‑mile, three‑path challenge with a hard‑earned scoop at Josie's Ice Cream on High Street in Cumberland, a longtime family favorite near the Blackstone River Bikeway. His route carried him through Pawtucket, Central Falls, and multiple towns, but he highlights Cumberland's off‑road bikeway stretch and local ice cream as the perfect finale before cruising back through town.
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📸 Around Cumberland
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cumberland
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★ Featured events ★
- Paint Pottery! →
Art by You at Weirdgirl Creations Pottery Studio, 10 Wampanoag Trl, East Providence
1:00 pm - RWU Law Providence Law School Fair →
Providence Marriott Downtown, 1 Orms St, Providence
12:00 pm
Sunday August 30
Friday September 18
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Other local events
- ESOL Class (BVCAP) →
Cumberland, RI Calendar, The Amaral Building 16 Mill Street, Cumberland
6:00 pm
Monday August 31
📣 Cumberland Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- HMIS/CES Office Hours
Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81075354141?pwd=nkJ0zFv7mN6iiTVAbWt2tfya
1:00 pm - Zoning Board of Review →
Lincoln, RI Calendar, 100 Old River Road, Lincoln
7:00 pm - Conservation Commission →
Lincoln, RI Calendar, 100 Old River Road, Lincoln
7:00 pm - Municipal Court →
Lincoln, RI Calendar Lincoln, RI 02865
6:00 pm - NorthStar Special Olympics Team (SHS Track)
Smithfield Senior High School Smithfield, RI 02917
7:30 am - 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 - Different StrokeZ: Live Music @ Chelos Waterfront →
Chelo's Hometown Bar & Grille - Smithfield, 445 Putnam Pike, Greenville
6:00 pm - Central Falls Girls Varsity Volleyball @ North Providence →
North Providence High School, 1828 Mineral Spring Ave, North Providence
6:30 pm - Service Stories in Slatersville →
Heritage Hall, 101 Greene St, North Smithfield
10:00 am - GIULIO GALLAROTTI: LIVE IN PAWTUCKET →
Kismet Improv, 1005 Main St Ste 2205, Pawtucket
7:00 pm
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
Saturday September 5
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Tiffany & Company posted a job opening for Tool Maker in Cumberland. Apply here.
- Bento Sushi posted a job opening for Food Production Supervisor in Lincoln. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cumberland here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lincoln
- Wheelchair ramp stolen from church in Woonsocket (turnto10.com)
- Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan Boosts Stake in CVS Health Corporation $CVS (marketbeat.com)
- One Grocery Store for 45,000 People: Rhode Island Cracks Down on Supermarket Monopolies (envirolink.org)
Woonsocket
- Outdoors in RI: AI Hunting, Pawtucket Arts Festival, Vineyard, Tick Study, Salsa Night, Bugs, Bridge Run… (rinewstoday.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: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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