Sunday: Partly sunny, a shower or two, with a high of 71 and low of 53 degrees.
Monday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 56.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• How Rhode Island's Central Landfill became a modern marvel (providencejournal.com) — Johnston residents host Rhode Island's massive Central Landfill, now touted as an environmental engineering success that powers electricity by capturing methane and better controls odors. The story traces how Johnston land became the state's trash hub, the hazardous-waste legacy that led to Superfund cleanup, and looming choices about what happens when the site reaches capacity around 2046.
Summer Shellabration Roger Williams Park Conservancy Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, 02905, United States 9:30 am
Advanced Xtreme Fitness Class Roger Williams Park Conservancy RWP Gateway Center, 1197 Broad St., providence, RI, 02907 11:00 am
RWP Botanical Center Closed Mondays Roger Williams Park Conservancy Roger Williams Park Botanical Center
Gentle Yoga at the Park Roger Williams Park Conservancy Betsey Williams Cottage, 1000 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI, 02907, United States 6:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
Picture Day at LaPerche Raymond C. LaPerche School Smithfield, RI 02917 8:45 am
SHS Open House Smithfield Senior High School Smithfield, RI 02917 5:30 pm
Thursday September 10
Football Pre-Game Meal in CAF Smithfield Senior High School Smithfield, RI 02917 5:00 pm
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Sherwin-Williams posted a job opening for Bilingual Customer Service Specialist (Spanish or Portuguese) in Johnston. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
North Providence
Rhode Island governor calls for attorney general's resignation in escalating feud (wpri.com)
It was more than football on Friday night. Here's the scores (newportri.com)
Cranston
Cranston bond outlook cut to negative as fiscal pressures build (tradersunion.com)
These are the General Assembly races worth watching on primary day (newportri.com)
In the News… quick recap for the week ending September 4, 2026 (rinewstoday.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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