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Also on today's calendar: The Shark Is Broken and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What is round on both ends and hi in the middle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
Sunday: Clouds breaking for some sun, with a high of 58 and low of 38 degrees.
Monday: Mostly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 66, low: 39.
Tuesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 64 and low of 42 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• GriefSPEAK: On the Road Again: March of the Elephants (rinewstoday.com) — Johnston residents can meet grief counselor and author Dr. Mari Nardolillo Dias at a free reading and discussion of her children’s book on loss at Marian J. Mohr Library this June. She’ll share strategies for supporting grieving kids and sign books, with similar events planned in Warwick, Narragansett, and North Kingstown. It’s a chance to ask questions before the school year ends.
📸 Around Johnston
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Primary Trust Trinity Repertory Company , 201 Washington St , Providence 6:00 pm
Tuesday April 28
Positive Message Tuesday-Wear a shirt with a POSITIVE MESSAGE! Raymond C. LaPerche School Smithfield, RI 02917 7:45 am
Spring Picture Day -All Students Old County Road School Smithfield, RI 02917 8:30 am
Friday May 1
Discovery Tykes Museum of Natural History and Planetarium , 1000 Elmwood Ave , Providence 10:00 am
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
Dennis McGuire named to Forbes 2026 Best-In-State Wealth Advisors South County, RI, April 24th, 2026 - Dennis McGuire AAMS, ADPA, RICP, Managing Partner of McGuire Wealth Management in Wakefield, RI has been... (More info)
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Meowmy today Got rabies and distemper shots. She’s young but healthy. All the kittens are good. One has a sticky eye so I have ointment for it. (Nextdoor Plainfiled Pike)
The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Lot Associate in Johnston. Apply here.
Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Team Member in Johnston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Johnston here.
🗞 Nearby News
North Providence
RISP Warwick Arrests April 25: DUIs, Wrong Way Crash (warwickpost.com)
What happened Thursday in RI high school sports? We've got the info you need. (providencejournal.com)
New Bedford's Coastal Foodshed connects farmers and local shoppers (southcoasttoday.com)
Cranston
‘A war of choice': Reed blames Trump's Iran decision for rising gas prices (wpri.com)
Secret horror film will start shooting in RI on Saturday. What we know (providencejournal.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Ohio (Thank you Mary D. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!