🌱 Patch AM: Ethics probe targets Foster’s DPW director over work on his leased land

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In today's newsletter:

• Ethics probe targets Foster's DPW director over work on his leased land
• Why is Foster one of only two towns posting Flock audit logs?

Also on today's calendar: RWU Law Providence Law School Fair.

Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cloudy with a shower in spots, with a high of 75 and low of 59 degrees.
• Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 75, low: 62.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 84 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• R.I. Ethics Commission dismisses complaint against Senate President Lawson (bostonglobe.com) — Foster residents should know that the state Ethics Commission has opened an investigation into Senate Minority Leader Gordon Rogers, who also serves as the town's public works director. A complaint from a former Town Council member alleges he used Foster equipment, staff, and materials to upgrade access to property he leases for a used-car storage lot, while Rogers insists he was simply maintaining a public road.
   

• ACLU: RI Flock Camera Portals Missing Key Details (upriseri.com) — Foster is one of only two Rhode Island police departments that publicly post audit logs for their Flock automated license plate reader system, according to a new ACLU review. The report raises concerns about missing transparency portals and undisclosed data-sharing partners across the state, highlighting how Foster's limited disclosures compare with other communities as Rhode Island debates tighter rules for this surveillance technology.
   

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Friday September 18
• RWU Law Providence Law School Fair →
  Providence Marriott Downtown, 1 Orms St, Providence
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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 2
• West Glocester Elementary School: Back to School Night
  Glocester Chepachet, RI 02814
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Fogarty Elementary & Isaac Paine: Back to School Night
  Glocester Chepachet, RI 02814
  6:00 pm
Friday September 4
• Coventry Boys Varsity Soccer @ Chariho →
  Chariho Regional High School, 453 Switch Rd, Wood River Junction
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 5
• Steve Smith and the Nakeds →
  Hill's Tavern & Grill, 417 Putnam Pike, Chepachet
  3:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• Lainey Dionne →
  Mulberry Vineyards, 95 Pound Rd, Chepachet
  1:00 pm
Monday September 7
• NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY
  Glocester Chepachet, RI 02814
• Ponaganset Girls Varsity Soccer @ Scituate →
  Scituate High School, 94 Trimtown Rd North, Scituate
  4:30 pm
• Harmony Café – Manville, RI →
  Harmony Cafe, 47 Summer St, Manville
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• EWGHS Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Scituate →
  Scituate High School, 94 Trimtown Rd North, Scituate
  6:30 pm
• Board of Assessment Review
  Glocester Town Hall
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 9
• NO SCHOOL - STATEWIDE PRIMARIES
  Glocester Chepachet, RI 02814
Thursday September 10
• PMS : Back to School Night
  Glocester Chepachet, RI 02814
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Johnston

• Nuvia Dental Implant Center opens in Johnston (pbn.com)
• Stay Out Of These 2 Rhode Island Reservoirs, State Says (patch.com)
• PPAC Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical (turnto10.com)

Cranston

• '90s Country Hitmaker Announces 'The Holiday Road Tour,' Kicking Off in December (parade.com)

North Providence

• 6 Guns And Suspected Coke, Meth, Fentanyl Seized In North Providence Search: Cops (patch.com)

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