🌱 Patch AM: Police investigate deadly motorcycle and tow truck crash on Tunk Hill Road

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• Police investigate deadly motorcycle and tow truck crash on Tunk Hill Road

Also on today's calendar: Scituate Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Cranston East.

Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Humid with heavy rain, with a high of 72 and low of 63 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 75, low: 46.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and delightful, with a high of 71 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 22-year-old killed in motorcycle vs. tow truck crash in Scituate, RI (nbcboston.com) — A 22-year-old man was killed late Friday when his motorcycle struck a tow truck on Tunk Hill Road in Scituate, with police saying speed may have been a factor. The tow truck was reportedly pulling out of a driveway with emergency lights on, and its driver was hospitalized as investigators continue examining the crash.
   

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Tuesday September 29
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Wednesday October 7
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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday September 13
• Gentlemans' Brunch | Buccaneers @ Bengals! →
  The Gentleman Cigar Lounge, 100 East Street, Cranston
  12:00 pm
• Boston University Women's Soccer at Bryant →
  Smithfield RI
  1:00 pm
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  Uptown Theater, 270 Broadway, Providence
  7:30 pm
Monday September 14
• Boys & Girls Cross Country Varsity Smithfield vs. North Blackstone
  Deerfield Park, Lisa Ann Cir, Greenville
  4:00 pm
• Girls Field Hockey JV/Varsity Pilgrim vs. Smithfield at Warwick Vet
  Warwick Veterans Memorial Middle School, 2401 W Shore Rd, Warwic
  4:30 pm
• Boys Football JV Smithfield vs Tiverton at Home
  Smithfield Senior High School Smithfield, RI 02917
  5:30 pm
• Hopkins Hill Open House
  Coventry Public Schools 1675 Flat River Rd, Coventry, RI 02816
  5:30 pm
• Monday Soccer - Outdoor Fall 2026 - Registration →
  Cranston High School West, 80 Metropolitan Ave, Cranston
  7:00 pm
• Harmony Café – Manville, RI →
  Harmony Cafe, 47 Summer St, Manville
  7:00 pm
• Johnston Town Council Meeting →
  Johnston Municipal Court, Johnston
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🗞 Nearby News

Johnston

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Cranston

• A FREE afternoon of history, music and community at Pawtuxet Park (wpri.com)
• Cranston Greek Festival: Come for the food, stay for the music and dancing (wpri.com)
• Man arrested on child molestation charges in Cranston (newportdispatch.com)

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