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  • How will Aquidneck's new climate plan change life in Portsmouth?

Also on today's calendar: RWU Law Providence Law School Fair and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 69 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Cloudy with a shower in spots, temps: high: 72, low: 64.
  • Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 74 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• First Aquidneck Island-Wide Climate Resilience Plan Takes Shape (ecori.org) — Portsmouth is part of a new island-wide climate resilience plan that will shape how Aquidneck Island prepares for flooding, transportation disruptions, and threats to food and housing. Aquidneck Resilience is holding listening sessions through the fall, gathering residents' ideas on safer streets, stronger food systems, and coastal protection before drafting a strategy that will guide concrete actions through at least 2027.
   

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East Greenwich

  • East Greenwich Man Charged With DUI After Hit-And-Run Crash: Cops (patch.com)

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