Thursday: Humid; an afternoon shower, with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.
Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 66.
Saturday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, with a high of 72 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Americans Are Tearing Down Flock Safety's License Plate Cameras (startupfortune.com) — Narragansett's Town Council has unanimously voted to terminate its contract with Flock Safety, removing the company's license plate reader cameras from local use amid growing national backlash over privacy and misuse. Nearby Glocester and South Kingstown have followed suit, signaling a broader regional retreat from this surveillance technology.
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Got the best French fries at Burger King today. Asked for them well done (extra crispy). They run them thru the frier again. They come out hot and good (Nextdoor Succotash Rd)
Rogers Corporation posted a job opening for UHMW Extruder Operator in Narragansett. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
South Kingstown
Police Lift South County Hospital Lockdown in South Kingstown After Bomb and Gun Threat Brings About 75 Officers, but No Shooter or Explosives Are Found (centralrecorder.com)
South Kingstown Council Demands State Police Remove Flock Camera It Learned About From News Story (progressive-charlestown.com)
These are RI's top public high schools, according to new ranking (providencejournal.com)
Kingston
North Kingstown mulls banning puppy sales amid pet store backlash (wpri.com)
Inside the Position Room: Experience, New Faces Shape Rhode Island Offensive Line (gorhody.com)
URI awarded funding to expand RISE-UP Program, strengthening Rhode Island's defense and maritime innovation ecosystem (uri.edu)
Hopkinton
Sexual Assualt Charges Filed In 2005 Cold Case Crime: AG (patch.com)
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