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🌱 Patch AM: Why Tiverton leads Rhode Island in deer-vehicle collisions this year

Coming up on the Tiverton Patch calendar: RWU Law Providence Law School Fair

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In today's newsletter:

  • Why Tiverton leads Rhode Island in deer-vehicle collisions this year

Also on today's calendar: RWU Law Providence Law School Fair and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 79, low: 69.
  • Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 81 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Annual DEM Deer Survey Offers Glimpse into State Population (ecori.org) — Tiverton tops Rhode Island municipalities for deer-vehicle collisions, with 74 reported in 2025, as state biologists track a deer population estimated up to 20,000. DEM is running its annual summer deer survey and adjusting hunting seasons to manage herds, reduce road crashes, and prevent disease, while still keeping enough deer on the landscape for hunters and wildlife watchers.
   

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  • Roger Williams University posted a job opening for Associate Provost for Academic Affairs - Roger Williams University in Bristol. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Portsmouth

  • Letter: Portsmouth's long tradition of getting it wrong (eastbayri.com)
  • A Shingle-Style Home on Rhode Island's Sakonnet River (nehomemag.com)
  • Home of the Week: 481 Oliphant Lane offers space, location and rental potential in Middletown (whatsupnewp.com)

Little Compton

  • Newport Mansions offering free admission to county residents in September and November (whatsupnewp.com)

Warwick

  • North Providence Man Wanted on Breaking And Entering, Conspiracy Charges Captured: Cops (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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