🌱 Patch AM: How one beloved Townie coach shaped generations of East Providence kids

Good morning East Providence! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How one beloved Townie coach shaped generations of East Providence kids
• How an East Providence clinic is reshaping Latinx youth mental health care

Also on today's calendar: Halloween Costume Craft Event and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 66 and low of 44 degrees.
• Sunday: Some rain in the afternoon, temps: high: 65, low: 56.
• Monday: Some rain in the morning, with a high of 67 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• First Person: The Coach's Daughter (rimonthly.com) — A longtime East Providence High School coach's daughter reflects on how her father's decades of coaching track, football, and teaching at Riverside Middle School shaped both local athletes and her own life. Through family challenges and championships, she describes a tight-knit Townie community where former students still recognize and thank her dad around Rhode Island.
   

• SPH event highlights Latinx cultural intersections with mental health (browndailyherald.com) — A recent Brown School of Public Health "Lunch and Learn" highlighted how Mi Gente, a clinic based at Bradley Hospital in East Providence, is improving mental health care for Latinx youth. Speakers discussed new, culturally tailored therapy that outperforms standard treatment and urged stronger community partnerships so Providence-area residents feel more comfortable seeking help and shaping local public health efforts.
   

📸 Around East Providence

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Providence

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★ Featured events ★

Monday October 12
• Halloween Costume Craft Event →
  Smiling Angel's Society, 475 Sandy Ln, Warwick
  11:00 am
Thursday October 22
• Fashion Jewelry & Accessory Mega Sample Sale →
  Just Julez Inc., 105 Sockanosset Cross Rd, Cranston
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• New England's Biggest Free Admission 2 Day Card Show →
  Emerald Square Mall, 999 S Washington St, North Attleborough
  10:00 am
Sunday October 11
• Becky Chace Band →
  East Providence RI
  6:00 pm
• Steve Allain at Myrtle →
  Myrtle, East Providence
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Kevin Herchen at Lucky's →
  Lucky's, 1175 Warren Avenue, East Providence
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• Silver Spring Multicultural Night
  East Providence School District East Providence, RI 02914
  5:30 pm
Saturday October 17
• The Third Great Marian Procession →
  538 Broadway, Providence
  9:00 am
• 2nd Annual Japan-America Friendship Festival is Back in Newport! →
  5 Touro Park St W, Newport
  10:00 am
• Qigong Workshop →
  Light of Hope, 245 Phenix Ave, Cranston
  10:00 am
Sunday October 18
• 2026 Oktoberfest →
  Newman Congregational Church, 100 Newman Ave, East Providence
  4:00 pm
Friday October 23
• Halloween Costume Contest and Party to Benefit Kyle's Legacy Star Light Program →
  The Guild, 461 Main St, Pawtucket
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Acme Markets posted a job opening for Grocery General Duty Clerk (Overnight) in East Providence. Apply here.
• The TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Full Time Beauty Coordinator in East Providence. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Providence here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pawtucket

• 47 Mary St #3F, Pawtucket, RI 02860 (zillow.com)

Johnston

• 2 Dirt Bikes Stolen From Johnston Garage: Cops (patch.com)

Ok East Providence! 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: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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