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Greetings Coventry! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What convinced Coventry planners to settle on 360 Mishnock Woods units?
  • Why does Coventry lack a public Flock camera transparency portal?

Also on today's calendar: Yard Sale - Cornerstone of Faith United Methodist Church and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 78 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 79, low: 46.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 67 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Coventry Planners Approve 360-Unit Mishnock Woods Project (upriseri.com) — Coventry's Planning Commission has cleared the Mishnock Woods housing project to move forward at 360 units, with 25% reserved as affordable housing at 1055 Tiogue Avenue. After debating sizes from 300 to 400 units, members settled on 360, balancing density, parking and townwide housing goals; traffic and emergency access will get closer review at upcoming stages.
   

• New Study in RI Finds Some of the Police and Flock… (golocalprov.com) — Coventry is one of the few Rhode Island jurisdictions using Flock license-plate cameras without even maintaining a public transparency portal, according to a new ACLU report. The study says many departments statewide withhold key data on camera use and data-sharing, and criticizes Flock for blocking historical website access, raising broader questions about how this surveillance network is monitored.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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