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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

Thursday September 3rd Patch AM
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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!)


Weather forecast:

  • 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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🗓 Events Nearby

    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
  • Monday September 14
  • 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)

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