🌱 Patch AM: Shots Fired In West Warwick: Cops

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In today's newsletter:

• Police probe overnight gunfire on Ottawa Street in West Warwick
• Police, ATF, bomb squad shut down key West Warwick bridge today
• How RIPTA's $2 Flex rides could change getting around West Warwick

Also on today's calendar: btone FITNESS Opens New Studio in Cranston This Weekend .

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 63 degrees.
• Saturday: Periods of sun; less humid, temps: high: 81, low: 60.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Shots Fired In West Warwick: Cops (patch.com) — West Warwick police are investigating gunshots reported overnight on Ottawa Street, where officers found shell casings but no injuries or property damage. With assistance from Coventry police and Rhode Island State Police, detectives are canvassing the area, and residents are urged to share any information, anonymously if they wish, with the West Warwick Detective Division.
   

• West Warwick bridge blocked off as police, ATF respond (wpri.com) — Main Street in West Warwick is currently swarmed by police, ATF, and a bomb squad, with the bridge over the Pawtuxet River between West Warwick and Legris avenues shut down and nearby roads backed up. A local resident reported pulling up what looked like a large military shell while magnet fishing and immediately called police. Expect traffic delays in the area while authorities investigate.
   

• Shortchanged RIPTA Flexes On Demand (ecori.org) — RIPTA's Flex On Demand microtransit service offers $2 curb-to-curb rides in several zones, including a West Warwick/Coventry area that could benefit local residents without cars. The app-based system works like Uber or Lyft but without surge pricing and is ADA-compliant. The article argues better funding and later hours could make this affordable option even more useful statewide.
   

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Friday August 28
• btone FITNESS Opens New Studio in Cranston This Weekend →
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Friday September 18
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Sunday August 30
• Paint Pottery! →
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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 29
• Hot PeasNButter →
  The Greenwich Odeum, 59 Main St, East Greenwich
  1:00 pm
• HOT PEAS 'N BUTTER →
  The Greenwich Odeum, 59 Main St, East Greenwich
  1:00 pm
• Los Tigres del Norte →
  Amica Mutual Pavilion, 1 Lasalle Sq #1, Providence
  8:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• 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
Wednesday September 2
• Wee-One Wednesdays at RWP Botanical Center!  →
  Roger Williams Park Conservancy Botanical Center, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, 02907, United States
  9:00 am
• Morning tours of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse →
  Edgewood Yacht Club, 1 Shaw Ave, Cranston
  9:00 am
Friday September 4
• 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

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• We had the wallpaper picked out, but I kept dragging my feet on finding someone to install it.
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🗞 Nearby News

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• 100+ Vendors, Piglets and Food Trucks: Don't Miss Warwick's Summer Send-Off Marketplace (wpri.com)
• 113 Canfield, Warwick, RI 02889 Property for sale (corcoran.com)

East Greenwich

• RI Education Commissioner shares message for new school year (wpri.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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