🌱 Patch AM: Wrong-Way Crash Probe Leads To Providence Man Arrest On DUI Charges: Cops

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In today's newsletter:

• Wrong-way Route 146 crash in Lincoln leads to DUI arrest
• How will CCRI's Lincoln Campus renovations change students' experience this year?

Also on today's calendar: RWU Law Providence Law School Fair and 6 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Lighthouse at Lincoln -.!

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Clearing, a t-storm; humid, with a high of 79 and low of 64 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 84, low: 60.
• Saturday: Not as warm with a shower, with a high of 76 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wrong-Way Crash Probe Leads To Providence Man Arrest On DUI Charges: Cops (patch.com) — A wrong-way crash on Route 146 in Lincoln led state police to arrest a 67-year-old Providence man on multiple DUI and reckless driving charges. He was processed at the Lincoln Woods Barracks, arraigned by a justice of the peace, and released with a notice to appear in court. The case underscores ongoing safety concerns on a major highway running through Lincoln.
   

• CCRI sets tone of academic year with convocation (johnstonsunrise.net) — Renovations at CCRI's Lincoln Campus are among several upgrades college leaders highlighted as they kicked off the new academic year at Opening Day Convocation. President Rosemary Costigan urged faculty and staff to embrace bold changes, from expanded tutoring to a new Knight Success Hub, while also previewing a November bond question that could fund a major Workforce Innovation Center.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lincoln

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• RWU Law Providence Law School Fair →
  Providence Marriott Downtown, 1 Orms St, Providence
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 3
• Municipal Court →
  Lincoln, RI Calendar Lincoln, RI 02865
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Tenant Board →
  Lincoln, RI Calendar Lincoln, RI 02865
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Parks & Recreation Commission →
  Lincoln, RI Calendar, 100 Old River Road, Lincoln
  5:00 pm
• Lincoln Water Commission →
  Lincoln, RI Calendar, 100 Old River Road, Lincoln
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Planning Board - Technical Review Committee →
  Lincoln, RI Calendar, 100 Old River Road, Lincoln
  3:00 pm
• LHS Open House
  Lincoln Public Schools Lincoln, RI 02865
  6:00 pm
• Municipal Court →
  Lincoln, RI Calendar Lincoln, RI 02865
  6:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Cheap Trick →
  Bally's Lincoln, 100 Twin River Rd, Lincoln
  8:00 pm

🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 3
• ESOL Class (BVCAP) →
  Cumberland, RI Calendar, The Amaral Building 16 Mill Street, Cumberland
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• NorthStar Special Olympics Team (SHS Track)
  Smithfield Senior High School Smithfield, RI 02917
  7:30 am
Monday September 7
• HMIS/CES Office Hours
  Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81075354141?pwd=nkJ0zFv7mN6iiTVAbWt2tfya
  1:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Picture Day at LaPerche
  Raymond C. LaPerche School Smithfield, RI 02917
  8:45 am

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Central Falls

• AI continues to grow in the classroom (wpri.com)
• A soggy start for many high school teams on Tuesday. Here's who won (providencejournal.com)
• Strike imminent for more than 750 bus workers, impacting 8 RI school districts (wpri.com)

North Providence

• NBC 10 PM Flash Briefing: August 31, 2026 (turnto10.com)

Pawtucket

• Providence Man Wanted On Fraudulent Use Of Credit Card Charge Nabbed: Cops (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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