🌱 Patch AM: Foster mourns 22-year-old resident killed in nearby motorcycle crash

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• Foster mourns 22-year-old resident killed in nearby motorcycle crash

Also on today's calendar: Foster Republican Town Committee Annual Steak Fry.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Becoming cloudy, with a high of 72 and low of 49 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 77, low: 59.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 79 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Police ID 22-year-old killed in Scituate motorcycle crash (wpri.com) — A 22-year-old Foster resident, Douglas Larose, was killed Friday night when his motorcycle struck a flatbed truck on Tunk Hill Road in neighboring Scituate. Police say the truck was pulling from a driveway with its lights on, and that speed appears to have contributed, as investigators continue reviewing the crash.
   

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Saturday September 19
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Tuesday September 15
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  5:30 pm
• Lake Taco →
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  6:00 pm
• Coventry Republican Town Committee Meeting →
  Flat River Tavern, 2260 Flat River Road, Coventry
  7:00 pm
Friday September 18
• West Warwick Boys Varsity Soccer @ Coventry →
  Coventry High School, 40 Reservoir Rd, Coventry
  6:00 pm
• West Warwick at Coventry →
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  6:30 pm
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🗞 Nearby News

Scituate

• 22-year-old killed in motorcycle vs. tow truck crash in Scituate, RI (nbcboston.com)

Cranston

• Heavy rain leads to flooding across Southeastern New England (wpri.com)
• [2026-09-13] Grim Milestone: Diesel Tops $6 per Gallon in RI (senate.gov)

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