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Hi North Providence! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Police seize ghost rifle and drugs in North Providence home raid
  • What's missing from North Providence's license plate camera transparency portal?
  • Which North Providence teams are playing tonight, and where?

Also on today's calendar: RWU Law Providence Law School Fair and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Cloudy with a stray shower, with a high of 76 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 75, low: 64.
  • Friday: Humid with partial sunshine, with a high of 84 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 6 Guns And Suspected Coke, Meth, Fentanyl Seized In North Providence Search: Cops (patch.com) — North Providence police say they seized six guns, including a ghost rifle and a converted fully automatic pistol, plus suspected cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanyl during a search of a Charles Street home. A 35-year-old resident was arrested on multiple gun and drug charges and ordered held without bail, highlighting an ongoing local focus on illegal weapons and narcotics.
   

2. ACLU Says Rhode Island Flock Camera Portals Leave Key Data Missing as Statewide License Plate Reader Rules Remain Uneven Across 39 Municipalities (centralrecorder.com) — North Providence is among several Rhode Island communities where ACLU reviewers say Flock license plate camera portals fail to clearly show which agencies receive shared data, raising transparency concerns for local drivers. With statewide standards still pending and the governor pausing new state installations, residents may want to watch how North Providence updates its policies and public disclosures.
   

3. A soggy start for many high school teams on Tuesday. Here's who won (newportri.com) — North Providence athletes are in action today, with the girls soccer team visiting Narragansett at 5 p.m. and the girls volleyball team playing at Juanita Sanchez at 6:30 p.m. The roundup also recaps Tuesday's soggy but busy slate of Rhode Island high school games, from soccer and volleyball to field hockey and tennis.
   

4. NBC 10 PM Flash Briefing: August 31, 2026 (turnto10.com) — A North Providence resident has been arrested on drug and firearms charges following a months-long investigation, a development local readers may want to follow as more details emerge. The same roundup also notes a state representative's resignation after moving away, a tense police standoff near Newport, and mixed Rhode Island reactions to President Trump's renaming of Lake Ontario.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday September 2
  • Wee-One Wednesdays at RWP Botanical Center!  →
    Roger Williams Park Conservancy Botanical Center, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, 02907, United States
    9:00 am
  • Summer Shellabration
    Roger Williams Park Conservancy Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, 02905, United States
    9:30 am
  • Welcome Back Central Ice Cream Social
    Lincoln Public Schools Central Elementary School, 1081 Great Rd, Lincoln, RI 02865, U
    6:00 pm
  • Conservation Commission →
    Lincoln, RI Calendar, 100 Old River Road, Lincoln
    7:00 pm
    • Thursday September 3
  • Municipal Court →
    Lincoln, RI Calendar Lincoln, RI 02865
    6:00 pm
    • Friday September 4
  • Patriots Auditorium
    Park View Middle School Cranston, RI 02910
    8:00 am
  • Partner Peace Walks
    Roger Williams Park Conservancy Clark Dalrymple Boathouse in Roger Williams Park, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, 02907, United States
    12:00 pm
  • Food Truck Friday at Roger Williams Park
    Roger Williams Park Conservancy RWP Carousel Village
    5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Looking for someone to clean the gutters on a two-story house in the Marieville section of North Providence.
    Gutter guards are installed but debris from the trees stick to the grates. Must be licensed and insured. (Nextdoor Loiusquisett)
  • Good people of ND
    I SUBMIT YO YO THE THE EVIDENCE OF BETRAYAL EXHIBIT A ,B and C well searching through my assistant phone. I found these pictures now. When she opened… (Nextdoor North Providence)
  • McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Member Premium Shifts $16+ - No Experience Required in North Providence. Apply here.
  • Teleperformance USA posted a job opening for Payroll Tax Processor - Remote in Providence. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near North Providence here.

Ok North Providence! 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: Don't you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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