Schools Tackle Depression, Island For Sale: East Providence Daily

Good morning, East Providence! Let's get this Wednesday started off right. Here's everything worth knowing around town today.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 66 Low: 50.

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Here are the top stories in East Providence today:

1. How To Recognize Anxiety, Depression: East Providence School Forum (East Providence Patch)
2. East Providence Man To Run 2021 Boston Marathon (East Providence Patch)
3. House Lust: Pleasure Island, a Private Island in Swansea's Ocean Grove, is on the Market (Rhode Island Monthly)
4. Blaze is Back on Smith Hill with a Fusion Menu, Featuring Art, Music, Poetry and More (Rhode Island Monthly)
5. Big improvements coming to Rhode Island TF Green Airport - WLNE-TV (ABC6) (WLNE-TV (ABC6))
6. WaterFire Celebrates 50 Years of Women at Providence College (WPRI.com)
7. After botched surgery at Kent Hospital, a Providence woman is awarded $1.3 million by jury (The Providence Journal)
8. Providence police increase foot patrols amid crime wave - WLNE-TV (ABC6) (WLNE-TV (ABC6)

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Today in East Providence:

• EPLAC September Meeting Wednesday (9:00 AM)
• Kent Heights Meet the Teachers Night (6:00 PM)
• Kent Heights Evening Book Fair - East Providence School District (6:15 PM)
• EPLAC Meeting - East Providence School District (6:30 PM)

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East Providence Patch Notebook

• Rhode Island State Police: "The Rhode Island Troopers Association Fun Shoot to benefit Special Olympics of Rhode Island was a huge success! Thank you to the Preserve and special guest and 3-time Olympic gold medalist Vincent Hancock. #AlwaysThere" (Facebook)
• East Providence Public Library: "Dive in and dissect a sunflower at Fuller !" (Facebook)
• East Providence Public Library: "Are YOU ready for some Big Family FUN??! Then join us on Saturday, October 16 for one of our favorite family entertainers... TOE JAM PUPPET BAND!" (Facebook)
• East Providence Area Chamber: "On September 29, 2021, cheer on Flourish Fund, MediCircle, Mocingbird, Pointz, Astellar Labs and Ocean State Shields in the 2021 Get Started Rhode Island pitch competition. Free admission. Register at https://hubs.li/H0VWQc-0" (Facebook)
• East Providence Area Chamber: "The City of East Providence is seeking input from the community on several topics. Information and comments will assist in updating the City's Comprehensive Plan for the next twenty years." (Facebook)

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Announcements:

• Local Author's Book Release "Escaping Her Past" (Details)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Tuesday! I'll see you around. If you're feeling these newsletters, consider bringing some of your friends and neighbors along for the ride. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— 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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