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In today's newsletter:

  • 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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🗞 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)

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: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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