Woonsocket Library + Seafood Scammer Charged

Hey Woonsocket!, your usual source for the news, Mary Serrez, is out this week. But Patch still wants to make sure you are up-to-date on all of your local happenings, so I'm here to fill in!

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First, today's weather: Overcast throughout the day. High: 84 Low: 69.

Here are the top stories today in Woonsocket:

1. Bellingham residents can attend a three-day extravaganza at the end of this week, with fireworks and live music after Fourth of July plans were scrapped. (Milford Daily News)
2. Warwick Police located a missing 15-year-old girl from Warwick on Monday after she had been missing almost a week. (ABC 6)
3. The Woonsocket Public Library is looking for teens to help out with games and crafts on Aug. 26 for its Summer Reading Celebration. (More)
4. The Rhode Island Council on Elementary and Secondary Education on Tuesday voted to order the Department of Education not to approve any back-to-school plans that don't include mask mandates. (WPRI)
5. A Providence man is facing charges after allegedly defrauding local businesses of more than $831,000 in seafood. (GoLocalProv)

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