Monday: Humid with rain and drizzle, with a high of 74 and low of 65 degrees.
Tuesday: Humid; an afternoon shower, temps: high: 85, low: 61.
Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Homeless in RI: Woonsocket Shelter Resident's Recovery with GLP-1 Treatment (rinewstoday.com) — A Woonsocket woman's recovery from alcoholism began at OpenDoors' Cumberland Street shelter, where she joined a program combining housing support with GLP-1 medication. Now stably housed and reunited with family, she's part of a broader Rhode Island effort testing this treatment approach for justice-involved women and shelter residents.
• Three people arrested after disturbance at bowling alley (wpri.com) — Police in Cranston arrested three people, including a 19-year-old man from Woonsocket, after a late-night disturbance at Lang's Bowlarama involving a loaded, stolen handgun. Officers say a caller's tip and coordinated response with state and Providence police helped them safely disarm the suspect and restore order inside the bowling alley.
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🗞 Nearby News
Cumberland
Central Falls Urges Transit Input Before Aug. 14 Deadline (upriseri.com)
Foster Council Weighs Keeping Three Flock Cameras as Rhode Island Towns Cancel Contracts and Statewide Privacy Concerns Grow Over License Plate Readers (centralrecorder.com)
Cumberland Schools Weigh 9:45 A.m. Start to Save $400K (upriseri.com)
Lincoln
Police: Man arrested after attempted $5,000 phone scam in Smithfield (wpri.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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