Child Molester Jailed, Charity Patches: East Providence Daily

Good morning, East Providence! Let's get this Thursday, September 30 started. Here's everything going on today in town.

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First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 62 Low: 46.

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Here are the top stories in East Providence today:

1. East Providence Man Gets 12 Year-Sentence For Child Molestation (East Providence Patch)
2. Truck Crashes Into Korean Restaurant In East Providence (East Providence Patch)
3. East Providence Police Selling Down Syndrome Advocacy Patches (East Providence Patch)
4. Elorza sues education commissioner over Providence school funding (WPRI.com)
5. She expects to be fired on Friday, and still this RI nurse won't get vaccinated (The Providence Journal)

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Today in East Providence:

• Whiteknact Meet the Teachers Night - East Providence School District (6:00 PM)

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East Providence Patch Notebook

• City of East Providence - Office of the Mayor: "Exciting news: Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced that 26 U.S. cities - including East Providence - will be awarded Asphalt Art Initiative grants, providing each up to $25,000 to install projects in 2022-23 that use art and design ..." (Facebook)
• East Providence Public Library: "Fuller's October events are here! For more information or to register, please visit www.eastprovidencelibrary.org, email fullercreativelearning@gmail.com, or call 401-228-3903." (Facebook)
• East Providence Area Chamber: "City of East Providence & Boys & Girls Club presents: 2021 Halloween Parade Join the Halloween fun while also helping to give the children of East Providence a fun-filled Halloween. When: Saturday, Oct. 30 Where: Lineup of cars for motor..." (Facebook)
• East Providence Public Library: "Want to see our 3D printer in action? Join us next Wednesday at Fuller Creative Learning Center." (Facebook)
• East Providence Area Chamber: "Short term jobs at concerts in Bold Point Park, East Providence." (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Thursday. See you all tomorrow morning for another update! If you're into these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to follow along. You can send them this link to subscribe.

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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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