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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.
   

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-- 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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