Sunday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 84 and low of 64 degrees.
Monday: An afternoon shower or two, temps: high: 80, low: 63.
Tuesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 74 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Warwick Panel Rewrites 1996 Student Arrival Policy (upriseri.com) — Warwick's Policy Committee has updated a decades-old student arrival policy so elementary students now report directly to designated indoor areas and high school language reflects first period instead of homeroom. Members also debated where student recognitions should appear on School Committee agendas, with these recommendations now heading to the full committee for final approval.
• Warwick Schools: 11 of 24 Kindergartens Already Full (upriseri.com subscription) — Warwick's elementary schools are filling fast, with 11 of 24 kindergarten classrooms already at capacity and waitlists forming, prompting the School Committee to add an unbudgeted kindergarten teacher and assistant at Hoxsie Elementary. Officials detailed tight class sizes across several schools and warned that continued enrollment growth could complicate any future consolidation or redistricting discussions.
• NBC 10 AM Flash Briefing: August 29, 2026 (turnto10.com) — A 14-year-old bicyclist was struck by a vehicle Friday on Warwick Avenue, according to Warwick police, disrupting traffic and drawing emergency response in a busy local corridor. The brief flash update also notes several other regional stories, but Warwick residents will care most about safety concerns on this heavily traveled city roadway.
Summer Shellabration Roger Williams Park Conservancy Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, 02905, United States 9:30 am
Sun Style Tai Chi for Beginners Roger Williams Park Conservancy Botanical Center, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, 02907, United States 11:00 am
Partner Peace Walks Roger Williams Park Conservancy Clark Dalrymple Boathouse in Roger Williams Park, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, 02907, United States 12:00 pm
Food Truck Friday at Roger Williams Park Roger Williams Park Conservancy RWP Carousel Village 5:00 pm
Tai Chi Paradigm® Introduction - Beginner Level Roger Williams Park Conservancy RWP Gateway Center, 1197 Broad St., providence, RI, 02907 6:30 pm
Movies in the Park: Groovin' Summer Movies Roger Williams Park Conservancy Clark Dalrymple Boathouse in Roger Williams Park, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, 02907, United States 7:15 pm
Saturday September 5
Yoga for Every Body with Mimi Budnick Roger Williams Park Conservancy RWP Gateway Center, 1197 Broad St., providence, RI, 02907 9:00 am
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'Somebody found a bomb under the bridge:' Man fishing with magnet pulls out mortar shell (kptv.com)
Glazer Capital LLC Makes New $12.81 Million Investment in AstroNova, Inc. $ALOT (marketbeat.com)
RI public schools are beginning classes. See districts' start dates. (providencejournal.com)
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