🌱 Patch AM: E-bike crash on Hartford Avenue ends with unexpected arrest in Johnston

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• E-bike crash on Hartford Avenue ends with unexpected arrest in Johnston

Also on today's calendar: Free Qigong in the Park and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Rain most of the time, with a high of 73 and low of 64 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, temps: high: 73, low: 65.
• Sunday: Heavy morning rain, with a high of 78 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• E-bike crash leads to arrest in Johnston (wpri.com) — An E-bike rider was injured Wednesday night after colliding with a turning vehicle near the Sunny Hill Farms parking lot off Hartford Avenue in Johnston. The Cranston man was treated for minor injuries, then held on an outstanding no-bail warrant tied to drug possession charges from Westerly.
   

📸 Around Johnston

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Johnston

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★ Featured events ★

Monday August 24
• Escada Restaurant & Bar – Johnston – RI →
  Escada Restaurant & Bar, 39 Putnam Pike, Johnston
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 22
• Free Qigong in the Park →
  Crescent Park, 753-779 Bullocks Point Ave, East Providence
  9:00 am
Sunday August 30
• Paint Pottery! →
  Art by You at Weirdgirl Creations Pottery Studio, 10 Wampanoag Trl, East Providence
  1:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Taco Barn – Johnston, RI →
  Taco Barn, 198 Putnam Pike, Johnston
  9:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 21
• Paint Nite: "Majesty" →
  BattlegroundZ, 100 Higginson Ave, Lincoln
  7:00 pm
• Collective Soul →
  Bally's Lincoln, 100 Twin River Rd, Lincoln
  8:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• NorthStar Special Olympics Team (SHS Track)
  Smithfield Senior High School Smithfield, RI 02917
  7:30 am
• Magnetic Magic (Mad Science) →
  Cumberland, RI Calendar, The Amaral Building 16 Mill Street, Cumberland
  10:00 am
Monday August 24
• Back to School for Staff- Lifetouch Staff Photos
  Smithfield Senior High School Smithfield, RI 02917
  7:30 am
• Probate Court →
  Lincoln, RI Calendar Lincoln, RI 02865
  8:45 am
• ESOL Class (BVCAP) →
  Cumberland, RI Calendar, The Amaral Building 16 Mill Street, Cumberland
  6:00 pm
• Harmony Café – Manville, RI →
  Harmony Cafe, 47 Summer St, Manville
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• PriceRite Marketplace posted a job opening for Price Rite - Meat Supervisor (PRRC) Salary Range $19.50 - $26.00/hr in Johnston. Apply here.
• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service/Sales in Johnston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Johnston here.

🗞 Nearby News

North Providence

• Board game cafe to open in North Providence after setbacks (wpri.com)
• Nine new firefighters join the ranks in North Providence (dailydispatch.com)
• S & S Construction Solutions, LLC Introduces Sustainability Initiative (mykxlg.com)

Cranston

• QB Leroux aims to help Falcons soar even higher this season (providencejournal.com)

Providence

• Wanted MA Man Arrested After Providence Traffic Stop: Cops (patch.com)
• Providence Man Arrested On Gun And Drug Charges: Cops (patch.com)

Ok Johnston! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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