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Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Jamestown Bridge Bumps Move to Newport-Bound Side Tonight (thenewportbuzz.com) — Expect fresh bumps and slower speeds on the Jamestown-Verrazzano Bridge tonight as joint replacement work shifts to the eastbound, Newport-bound side starting at 7 p.m. Crews will work overnight Sunday through Thursday, with 25 mph limits in the work zone and raised steel plates covering the joints by day so both lanes can stay open.
2. 2026 Best of Rhode Island Readers' Poll Results - Page 3 of 8 (rimonthly.com) — Jamestown shines in Rhode Island Monthly's 2026 readers' poll, with The Narragansett Cafe named a top local music venue and Grapes & Gourmet recognized as a standout wine shop. The roundup highlights favorite restaurants, shops, and venues across Newport County and beyond, giving Jamestown residents a snapshot of where neighbors love to eat, drink, and shop statewide.
3. RI sets lofty new goal for reducing absences in school (providencejournal.com) — Rhode Island leaders just set a bold goal to cut chronic absenteeism below 10% by 2030, after already reducing it from 34% to under 20%. Jamestown's own Lawn Avenue School students were recognized alongside Providence peers at the State House for creative videos promoting better attendance, highlighting how local families are part of this statewide push to keep kids in class.
4. Hottest July ever impacting fish and fishing (johnstonsunrise.net) — Record-breaking July heat is reshaping local waters, pushing many species into deeper, cooler areas while drawing southern sharks and other big fish closer to the Rhode Island coast. Anglers are seeing strong action for tuna, fluke, and sea bass, plus a notable influx of bluefish off Jamestown and Point Judith, though shark predation is increasingly cutting into catches.
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