🌱 Patch AM: How a Warwick Chuck E. Cheese case shapes Rhode Island’s camera debate.

Hello Warwick! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Warwick Chuck E. Cheese case shapes Rhode Island's camera debate.
• Why a congressional candidate's Warwick address is raising residency questions now.

Also on today's calendar: Purr-fect Family Fun: New England Meow Outfit Announces Annual Cat Show in Seekonk, MA and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Fog in the morning and humid, with a high of 86 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Humid; a p.m. shower possible, temps: high: 82, low: 63.
• Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• McKee orders 60-day review to establish statewide Flock guidelines (turnto10.com) — Rhode Island is pausing new Flock and other license plate reader cameras while Governor Dan McKee orders a 60-day review to set statewide rules. Supporters point to successes like recovering two children taken from a Warwick Chuck E. Cheese, while critics warn of privacy risks after alleged misuse in nearby New Bedford.
   

• Foreign agent running for Congress claims conflicting residencies (washingtonexaminer.com) — A congressional hopeful with ties to Cuba is drawing scrutiny over conflicting records that alternately list Warwick and multiple Florida cities as his residence. Documents show a Warwick address used for business and residency while property records and federal filings point to Florida, raising questions as he campaigns in Rhode Island's 2nd District.
   

📸 Around Warwick

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Warwick

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• Purr-fect Family Fun: New England Meow Outfit Announces Annual Cat Show in Seekonk, MA →
  Ramada Inn, located at 213 Taunton Ave., Seekonk, MA,,
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday August 20
• Taste of EG Stroll
  East Greenwich Chamber of Commerce 580 Main St, East Greenwich, RI 02818
  5:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Pre-Licensing Course With Nexus Training Academy →
  Nexus Education Center, 90 Quaker Ln, Warwick
  6:00 pm
• Taylor Hollingsworth with Stev Delmonico and Rachel Jorgensen →
  The Parlour Providence, 1119 N Main St, Providence
  8:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• BAH at Sombra
  East Greenwich Chamber of Commerce 580 Main St, East Greenwich, RI 02818
  5:30 pm
• CHIODOS: IT'S NOT YOU, IT'S ME TOUR →
  Fete Music Hall, 103 Dike St, Providence
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 19
• NK REC. - Youth Summer Camp Program
  FOREST PARK EL. SCHOOL Forest Park Elementary School, 50 Woodlawn Dr, North Kingstown
  8:00 am
• Municipal Court →
  East Greenwich, RI Calendar East Greenwich, RI 02818
  9:30 am
• Painting of the Blocks
  Bristol Warren Regional SD Bristol, RI 02809
  10:30 am
• Locker Night - Aqua and Yellow Clusters
  Barrington Middle School 220 Lincoln Ave, Barrington, RI 02806
  5:00 pm
• Parent University: How to stay informed, involved and empowered with your school community →
  Providence Public Schools Providence, RI 02903
  5:30 pm
• Music at Sunset - August 19: Colby James & the Ramblers →
  Blithewold Manor, Gardens & Arboretum, 101 Ferry Rd, Bristol
  6:00 pm
• Housing Board of Trustees →
  Barrington, RI Calendar, Barrington Public Library 281 County Rd, Barrington
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Our above ground pool has finally kicked the bucket.
  Not playing the game anymore trying to clean, maintain etc. . Has anyone here hired a contractor to get rid of theirs? Any good recommendations? (Nextdoor Buttonwoods)

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Warwick. Apply here.
• Kitchen Guard of Birmingham posted a job opening for Night Shift Cleaning Technician in Warwick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Warwick here.

🗞 Nearby News

West Warwick

• West Warwick to honor former Special Olympian with school renaming (turnto10.com)
• West Warwick schools warn community to use caution after 'email issue' (wpri.com)
• Here's the first day of school for every public district in Rhode Island (newportri.com)

Cranston

• Finegold Alexander Completes Gladstone Elementary School in Cranston (high-profile.com)
• New poll shows Gov. Dan McKee trailing ahead of primary (providencejournal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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