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Coffee in hand, Coventry? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why is Coventry missing from Rhode Island's Flock camera transparency map?

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

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, temps: high: 79, low: 65.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 79 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New Study in RI Finds Some of the Police and Flock… (golocalprov.com) — Coventry is one of the Rhode Island communities flagged by the ACLU for not having any public transparency portal about its use of Flock license-plate reader cameras. The report says many departments statewide with these surveillance tools share limited information, raising privacy concerns and prompting calls for clearer public disclosure of how data is collected, used, and shared.
   

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  • Hometown Hero: Nick Andruchow, West Warwick (wpri.com)
  • Heavy rain causes property damage in West Bay (turnto10.com)

Ok Coventry! 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: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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