Bridge Project Begins: East Providence Daily

Morning, people of East Providence! Jimmy Bentley here with your brand-new edition of the East Providence Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 78 Low: 59.

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Here are the top stories in East Providence today:

1. Governor McKee Breaks Ground for Washington Bridge North Project (Newport Buzz)
2. Rhode Island College, Community College of Rhode Island increase tuition (WJAR)
3. Brown students create Pointz app for safer bike, scooter routing (The Brown Daily Herald)
4. RI Comic Con returning to Providence after pandemic-related hiatus (WPRI.com)
5. What's Up Interview: Catching up with Sarah Potenza – Playing The Met Oct. 23 (What'sUpNewp)
6. East Providence Public Library: Toe Jam Puppet Band – Saturday 10/16 (Press Release Desk)
7. Providence woman sleeping next to baby awakened when gunshots pass through headboard (The Providence Journal)
8. Rhode Island Foundation to pay for Narcan until a permanent source of funding can be found (The Boston Globe)

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Today in East Providence:

• Hennessey Lifetouch Fall Picture Day (12:00 AM)
• Kent Heights Lifetouch Fall Picture Day (12:00 AM)
• Senior Portraits Sessions - East Providence High School (1:30 PM)

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East Providence Patch Notebook

• Rhode Island State Police: "Cpl. Dan O'Neil and Ret. Sgt. Matt Zarrella are in Indiana certifying disaster K-9s from Alabama. We're very proud of our K-9 leaders and their impact wherever they work. #AlwaysThere" (Facebook)
• East Providence Public Library: "The Riverside Branch library is holding a book sale this week!" (Facebook)
• City of East Providence - Office of the Mayor: "The month of October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month where we celebrate Down syndrome and let everyone know about the abilitie#downsyndromeawarenessmonth s of people with Down Syndrome and that they are capable of doing anything they se..." (Facebook)

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— Jimmy Bentley

About me: Jimmy Bentley is a Massachusetts and Rhode Island field editor for Patch covering Cape Cod, Braintree, Barrington, East Greenwich, East Providence and North Kingstown. He was a reporter at the Plympton-Halifax Express and interned for Patch while earning his master's at Emerson College. In his free time, Jimmy hits concerts (sometimes reviewing them for Patch), watches movies and plays ice hockey. Email: jimmy.bentley@patch.com Twitter: @PatchBentley

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