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Monday August 17th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Good morning Woonsocket! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Woonsocket shelter is using diabetes drugs to fight addiction
  • Woonsocket teen among three arrested after gun incident at bowling alley

Also on today's calendar: Sports Card Show and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a snowman that is having a temper tantrum? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • 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)

Ok Woonsocket! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A meltdown ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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