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Also on today's calendar: Public Meeting - Naval Station Newport Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Portsmouth police stopped pursuit before fatal crash (eastbayri.com) — Middletown residents are learning more about the horrific overnight crash near Linden Park that killed a child under 3 and seriously injured two adults after a high-speed pursuit began in Portsmouth. Police say the car struck a stone wall and utility pole, burst into flames, and the driver, from the Bronx, now faces multiple DUI and driving-to-endanger charges while state police assist Middletown in reconstructing the collision.
• Middletown Board OKs Wave Avenue Hotel Pool, Delays Zoning (upriseri.com) — Middletown's Planning Board has approved a new pool, deck, and parking plan for the Wave Avenue hotel, while legalizing five long-unpermitted rooms and attaching strict conditions on stormwater, landscaping, and pool management. Board members also delayed a key inclusionary zoning recommendation, discussed a 30-unit West Main Road housing concept, and set October meetings that could shape future development and affordability in town.
• NBC 10 AM Flash Briefing September 11, 2026 (turnto10.com) — A brief news update notes that Middletown police are investigating a deadly DUI crash on West Main Road that killed a child under 3, a development many local drivers and families will want to know about. The same roundup also mentions a Providence mayoral primary upset, a Plymouth community good-deed story, and the sudden death of a longtime zookeeper in Attleboro.
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