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Hi there, Pawtucket! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Interested in Pawtucket property? Foreclosure auction set for Annie Street.
  • What changes could Adam Greenman bring to Pawtucket City Hall?
  • Pawtucket schools safe after threats prompt brief shelter-in-place measures

Also on today's calendar: Drop-In Art Rocks! Rock Painting for Teens and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 75 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mainly cloudy, warm and humid, temps: high: 81, low: 67.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. MORTGAGEE'S SALE 250 Annie Street Pawtucket, Rhode Island The premises (woonsocketcall.com) — A Pawtucket home at 250 Annie Street is scheduled for a foreclosure auction on October 8, 2026, at noon right on the premises. If you're interested in bidding, you'll need a $10,000 cash, certified, or bank check deposit, and additional terms will be announced at the sale by the mortgage holder's attorneys.
   

2. Community Focus: Pawtucket mayoral nominee Adam Greenman (wpri.com) — Pawtucket residents are poised for new leadership as Democrat Adam Greenman, who defeated longtime Mayor Donald Grebien in last week's primary, now heads to November's general election unopposed by Republicans or independents. He's already outlining how he'll approach City Hall, discussing priorities and preparations for taking office in an interview with WPRI's 12 News at 4.
   

3. Shelter-in-place lifted at Goff Middle School after concerning phone call (turnto10.com) — Goff Middle School in Pawtucket briefly went into shelter-in-place Wednesday after a concerning phone call, but police and administrators quickly determined there was no credible threat and classes resumed normally. Pawtucket police also checked Potter-Burns Elementary on Tuesday after a separate alleged threat, again finding nothing credible; investigators are still working to identify whoever made the calls.
   

4. Carpionato Group Announces Leadership Change as Major Rhode Island Projects Continue to Evolve (rinewstoday.com) — Redevelopment along Pawtucket's Newport Avenue and the Narragansett Park Plaza at the Pawtucket–East Providence line is moving in phases, with new restaurants open but major spaces like the former Stop & Shop still seeking tenants. As Carpionato Group's longtime leaders retire and new trustees step in, the article outlines unanswered questions about future construction, housing plans, and timelines for these Pawtucket-area projects and others statewide.
   

5. ACLU: RI Flock Camera Portals Hide Their Own History (upriseri.com) — Pawtucket is among several Rhode Island communities whose Flock license-plate camera portals, according to the ACLU, don't clearly list which outside agencies receive their data. The piece explains how Flock's online transparency tools lack historical records, details differences between local departments' disclosures, and outlines the governor's ongoing statewide review of automated license plate reader rules and privacy protections.
   

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  • I came home and there was a note on the refrigerator from my wife.
    She said, "This isn't working. I'm leaving." I opened the refrigerator. It was working fine. My wife said, "If you're not home in 10 minutes, I'm… (Nextdoor Oak Hill)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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