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What's up East Providence! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

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In today's newsletter:

  • What Crescent Park changes and school safety concerns councilors just tackled.
  • Can East Providence stay perfect in a potential title-game preview?
  • How an East Providence clinic is reshaping Latinx youth mental health care.

Also on today's calendar: New England's Biggest Free Admission 2 Day Card Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A morning shower; some sun, with a high of 74 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 70, low: 45.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• East Providence OKs Crescent Park Slope Contract (upriseri.com) — East Providence councilors just advanced major work to stabilize Crescent Park's eroding slope, while also weighing parents' pleas to restore a crossing guard near Silver Spring Elementary. They approved new water billing software, moved a regional pipeline project forward, tweaked parking rules, and continued budget workshops ahead of an Oct. 26 deadline that will shape city services next year.
   

• Rousseau's roundup: Week 5 football notes (providencejournal.com) — East Providence football fans have a big road test Friday as the undefeated Townies visit undefeated Burrillville in what's being billed as a potential Division II championship preview. The column also highlights other Rhode Island high school matchups and reminds fans to bundle up for a chilly, playoff-implication weekend under the lights.
   

• SPH event highlights Latinx cultural intersections with mental health (browndailyherald.com) — An East Providence–based clinic, Mi Gente at Bradley Hospital, brought its expertise on Latinx youth mental health to a Brown School of Public Health event in Providence. Speakers highlighted new, culturally tailored therapy that outperforms standard care and stressed the importance of seeing culture as a strength while encouraging more local collaboration to support Latinx families.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • East Bay Community Action Program, a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic —Catherine Norton Read on Patch
  • What's New at Fall Book Sale at Weaver Library —Louise Paiva Read on Patch
  • Sanderling and bonus bird.
    Merlin says the darker bird in the middle is a Pectoral Sandpiper. (Nextdoor Kettle Point)
  • Rhode Island has been experiencing a recent increase in mpox cases.
    Be aware of the symptoms and protect yourself. Two doses of the mpox vaccine is your best protection. The vaccine is available at CVS and Walgreens… (Nextdoor )
  • Albertsons Company posted a job opening for Grocery General Duty Clerk (Overnight) in East Providence. Apply here.
  • US Swim School Association posted a job opening for Swim Instructor in East Providence. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Providence here.

🗞 Nearby News

Providence

  • Providence adding e-bike, e-scooter parking areas to curb sidewalk clutter (turnto10.com)
  • Your Name Just Might Get You a Free Plant at This Pretty Providence Plant Shop (rimonthly.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: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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