An Update From Patch

This evening and part of Saturday, Patch will be undergoing site maintenance that will increase the speed at which pages load and allow us to make future improvements to the site more rapidly. This is a first step toward reintroducing popular Patch features such as local calendars and discussion areas.

You can still read Patch while the maintenance is underway, but Patch editors won’t be able to post new stories until Saturday evening.

We will be posting vital breaking news in the meantime on our local Facebook pages. (To stay in the loop there, be sure to like the page so the latest updates show up in your news feed.)

Thanks for supporting Patch, and thanks for your patience. We’ll let you know when the site is updated. In the meantime, we’ve pulled together some of the top stories from the past week:

• Obituary: Charles Henry “Chick” Gavitt, Jr., 48 | Narragansett - South Kingstown, RI Patch
• Rest in Peace, Chick Gavitt | Narragansett - South Kingstown, RI Patch
• Police: Man Drove 50 mph on Portsmouth Middle School Soccer Field at Dismissal Time | Portsmouth, RI Patch
• Car Crashes into Libby Kirwin Building | Newport, RI Patch
• A Year Before Bombings, Katherine Russell Googled “Rewards for Wife of Mujahadeen” | North Kingstown, RI Patch
• RI Man, 20, Caught in Fla. Child Predator Sting | Newport, RI Patch
• One Dead, Nine Displaced after Logee Street Fire | Woonsocket, RI Patch
• Sailing Team Gets Special Welcome Home Salute | Newport, RI Patch
• Vanderbilt Family Pens Letter Saying Preservation Society is Exploiting Breakers Mansion | Newport, RI Patch
• 16 Charges for Man Who Led Police on Chase Through Woonsocket | Woonsocket, RI Patch
• Customers Say Karma Couture Won’t Return Clothes or Money | East Greenwich, RI Patch
• Update: Teen Located, is Safe | Woonsocket, RI Patch
• Woonsocket Man Charged with Child Porn Possession | Woonsocket, RI Patch
• Hit and Run Damages Bridal Shop, Suspect Sought | Newport, RI Patch
• Portsmouth Abbey Teacher Resigns after Allegations of Relationship with Former Student | Portsmouth, RI Patch

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