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🌱 Patch AM: Why Foster stands out in Rhode Island’s license plate reader oversight.
Also check out RWU Law Providence Law School Fair on the Foster Patch calendar

Good morning Foster! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Foster stands out in Rhode Island's license plate reader oversight.
Also on today's calendar: RWU Law Providence Law School Fair.
Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 79 and low of 61 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 84, low: 57.
- Saturday: Not as warm with a shower, with a high of 76 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• ACLU Says Rhode Island Flock Camera Portals Leave Key Data Missing as Statewide License Plate Reader Rules Remain Uneven Across 39 Municipalities (centralrecorder.com) — Foster is one of only two Rhode Island communities that publicly post audit logs for their Flock license plate reader systems, according to a new ACLU review of municipal transparency portals. The report highlights big gaps in how departments statewide disclose who accesses plate data, how long it's kept, and how often systems are searched, while state officials work toward uniform rules.
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📸 Around Foster
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Foster
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★ Featured events ★
- RWU Law Providence Law School Fair →
Providence Marriott Downtown, 1 Orms St, Providence
12:00 pm
Friday September 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Fogarty Elementary & Isaac Paine: Back to School Night
Glocester Chepachet, RI 02814
6:00 pm - Coventry Boys Varsity Soccer @ Chariho →
Chariho Regional High School, 453 Switch Rd, Wood River Junction
6:30 pm - Steve Smith and the Nakeds →
Hill's Tavern & Grill, 417 Putnam Pike, Chepachet
3:00 pm - Lainey Dionne →
Mulberry Vineyards, 95 Pound Rd, Chepachet
1:00 pm - 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 - 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 - NO SCHOOL - STATEWIDE PRIMARIES
Glocester Chepachet, RI 02814 - PMS : Back to School Night
Glocester Chepachet, RI 02814
6:00 pm - Hopkins Hill Open House
Coventry Public Schools 1675 Flat River Rd, Coventry, RI 02816
5:30 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Global Partners LP posted a job opening for Guest Service Associate/Cashier - Seasonal Flex in Foster. Apply here.
- Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for Team Member in Coventry. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Foster here.
🗞 Nearby News
Scituate
- A soggy start for many high school teams on Tuesday. Here's who won (providencejournal.com)
- 'The Status Quo is Not a Solution': A New Proposal for the Providence Pension Crisis (pvdeye.org)
Johnston
- Holding onto summer or welcoming Fall (johnstonsunrise.net)
- Johnston's DelMonico performs at Rhythm & Roots with The Quahogs (johnstonsunrise.net)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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