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Good day Providence! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Can community support save Nick-A-Nee's, a Providence staple, from closing?
  • How fewer Providence Journal print days could change how you get news.
  • How an East Providence banker stole $125,000 from a vulnerable senior.

Also on today's calendar: Halloween Costume Craft Event and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Clouds breaking for some sun, with a high of 70 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Tuesday: More clouds than sun, temps: high: 66, low: 58.
  • Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 79 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Beloved Providence bar fights to stay open (turnto10.com) — Nick-A-Nee's, a beloved Providence bar of more than 30 years, is fighting to survive after rising property taxes pushed rent to $1,800 a month and left the owner behind on payments. Supporters have launched a GoFundMe that's surpassed its initial goal, hoping to keep this Providence gathering spot open as its lease expiration in February looms.
   

• Providence Journal Announces It Is No Longer Printing Every Day (golocalprov.com) — Providence readers will soon see fewer print editions of the Providence Journal, which has announced it will skip printing on certain holidays and already shifted its press operations from Providence to New Jersey. With print circulation sharply down and some subscribers now getting papers by mail a day late, local access to timely print news is increasingly limited.
   

• Former Santander employee sentenced for $126,000 fraud involving Rhode Island senior (shrewsburypost.com) — A federal judge in Providence has sentenced an East Providence man to 30 months in prison for stealing more than $125,000 from a 78-year-old customer with dementia. Prosecutors say the former Santander employee secretly enabled online access, redirected checks, and used a debit card and wire transfers, including to Portugal, and must repay $126,000 and serve supervised release.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I wrote an appreciation of Twin Oaks about a week ago, and it got a lot of attention.
    Some people agreed with me that it's just a nice place to go; others complained that it's not as good as it used to be, or that it's changed, or that… (Nextdoor Wayland)
  • Looking to stay busy but need flexibility?
    I am recruiting an administrative assistant right now. Slide into my DMs for the full details and interview process. (Nextdoor College Hill)
  • Dunkin' posted a job opening for Production Baker in Providence. Apply here.
  • Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Assistant Manager(03901) - 845 NORTH MAIN STREET in Providence. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Providence here.

🗞 Nearby News

North Providence

  • Looking for RI high school scores from Friday's games. Here they are (providencejournal.com)
  • What's the most expensive property sold in RI? Oct. 10 real estate transactions (providencejournal.com)
  • 'What are you, Warwick Barbie?' This TikTok mom has cornered the market on Rhode Island. (bostonglobe.com)

East Providence

Ok 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: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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