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🌱 Amazon Cloudburst + Ticks In Winter + License Plate Contest

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Kathleen Stoddart, Neighbor
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(Patch Media)

Morning, neighbors! Kathleen here with the latest copy of the Woonsocket Daily. I apologize for the late news post but we, at Patch, were also affected by the Amazon outage. I fell asleep at the keyboard last night to get you some news.

First, today's weather:

A p.m. rain or snow shower. High: 41 Low: 26. I'm kind of hoping for snow.

Here are the top stories in Woonsocket today:

  1. A major outage in Amazon's cloud computing network on Tuesday disrupted services for a huge range of U.S. companies for more than five hours. The outage at Amazon Web Services mostly affected the eastern U.S. Airline reservations, car dealerships, payment apps, and video streaming services to Amazon's own e-commerce organization were disrupted. News reporting was at a standstill for many organizations like the Woonsocket Patch. Customers trying to book or change trips with Delta Air Lines couldn't connect to the airline. People trying to use Instacart, Venmo, Kindle, Roku, and Disney+ all reported problems. Even the McDonald's app was down! (Washington Post)
  2. RI has its 1st human case of Jamestown Canyon virus since 2013. "While mosquitoes may no longer be biting after the first hard frost, Rhode Islanders are reminded that we are not 'out of the woods with ticks, which can continue to bite and spread diseases like Lyme Disease, even in winter," said the RI Director of Health (WPRI.com)
  3. The Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles launched a license plate design contest on Tuesday. The winning design will replace the familiar "wave" plates that have been in use for 25 years. Anyone who lives or attends school in Rhode Island is eligible to enter. Submissions can be made through Jan. 7. ( Turnto 10)

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Today in Woonsocket:

  • Stadium Theatre hosts Divas of Drag for some holiday fun Dec. 8th and 9th (7:30 pm)
  • Southwicks Zoo's Festival of Illumination now thru Christmas. An amazing experience for guests of all ages; New England's largest and premier lantern showcase! (5:30 pm)
  • Slater Park, Pawtucket hosts Winter Wonderland. It's a 30 acre Christmas display located within Slater Park making it the largest Christmas display in all of Rhode Island and is made up of 650 decorated Christmas trees, over 100 light displays, 20 Victorian-style houses, multiple 40-foot LED mega trees, a read-along "Night Before Christmas" display, and so much more. (4 pm)
  • Experience Holiday Lights Spectacular at Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, Rhode Island — a new walk-through experience. Join us on select nights November 26, 2021 — January 2, 2022, for an amazing light display, featuring larger-than-life luminous displays and over 3 million illuminated lights. On show nights, it runs 5:00 – 9:30 pm. Tickets are timed-entry and available for purchase online only. (5 pm)

From my notebook:

  • The Woonsocket Police Department is accepting new toy donations until December 18, 2021. Everything collected will be given to Woonsocket children in need of Christmas gifts who are 12 years old and younger. The Ron Auger memorial donation event will be Sunday, December 12 at 329 Wood Avenue, Woonsocket from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Drop off toys anytime at the Woonsocket Police Department. Woonsocket residents with children in need of Christmas toys are asked to call (401) 767-9267 for more information. (Woonsocket Police)
  • Woonsocket Parks & Recreation extends its "share the following" in the high attendance at Winter Wonderland! They would appreciate any pictures taken. (Facebook)
  • Woonsocket Harris Public Library will hold a Holiday Book Sale from Dec. 13th — Dec. 30th during library hours. A wide variety of used books, media, and puzzles will be available for sale at low low prices. For every $5 purchase, receive one book free. (Facebook)
  • Woonsocket Harris Public Library hosts Author Thea Fielding-Lowe on Wednesday, Dec. 15th from 4-5pm. She is a children's writer. (Facebook)
  • Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park wishes to share the following; "Eighty years ago, the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. The following day, in his request for a declaration of war, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt declared "December 7, 1941, — a date which will live in infamy" (Facebook)

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