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Also check out RWU Law Providence Law School Fair on the East Providence Patch calendar

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Good morning East Providence! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • When Mt. Hope's girls face East Providence on the field and court
  • How much support is headed to East Providence's Boys & Girls Club?
  • How will new state lake plans affect East Providence's Turner Reservoir?

Also on today's calendar: RWU Law Providence Law School Fair and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 81 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 74, low: 64.
  • Wednesday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 73 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mt. Hope Sports Notes: Huskies fall in three 2026 season openers (eastbayri.com) — Mt. Hope High's fall teams are already facing East Providence, with girls' soccer traveling there Sept. 3 and girls' volleyball hosting East Providence on Sept. 8. The Huskies dropped season openers in girls' soccer, tennis, and volleyball, while boys' soccer impressed in an Injury Fund win, setting up a busy early schedule against regional rivals.
   

• Rhode Island Foundation gives out $5.4M in Grants for Housing, Food, Health Care and Police Training (rinewstoday.com) — East Providence's Boys & Girls Club is among organizations benefiting as the Rhode Island Foundation awards $5.4 million to nonprofits for housing, food, health care, education, environmental work and police crisis-training. While many grants are statewide, this round specifically supports youth programs serving East Providence alongside communities like Pawtucket, Warwick and Woonsocket, as part of the foundation's five-year action plan.
   

• Coventry Meeting Sept. 2 on Tiogue Lake Management Plan (upriseri.com) — East Providence's Central Pond/Turner Reservoir is part of a new state project developing lake management plans, alongside Tiogue Lake in Coventry and other Rhode Island waterbodies. The work will guide future actions on invasive plants, algae, stormwater and water quality, backed by federal funding and scientific monitoring that could shape how residents use and enjoy these local lakes.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Monday August 31
  • Crestwood Golf Tournament →
    Barrington, RI Calendar
    11:30 am
  • HMIS/CES Office Hours
    Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81075354141?pwd=nkJ0zFv7mN6iiTVAbWt2tfya
    1:00 pm
    • Tuesday September 1
  • WE'RE CLOSED FOR THE SUMMER. SEE YOU AFTER LABOR DAY!
    Music Mansion 88 Meeting St, Providence, RI 02906
  • Summer Shellabration
    Roger Williams Park Conservancy Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, 02905, United States
    9:30 am
  • Sun Style Tai Chi for Beginners
    Roger Williams Park Conservancy Botanical Center, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, 02907, United States
    11:00 am
  • East Greenwich Varsity Field Hockey @ Barrington →
    Barrington High School, 220 Lincoln Ave, Barrington
    6:30 pm
  • Planning Board →
    Barrington, RI Calendar, Auditorium, Barrington Middle School 261 Middle HWY, Barrington
    7:00 pm
    • Wednesday September 2
  • Wee-One Wednesdays at RWP Botanical Center!  →
    Roger Williams Park Conservancy Botanical Center, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, 02907, United States
    9:00 am
    • Friday September 4
  • Partner Peace Walks
    Roger Williams Park Conservancy Clark Dalrymple Boathouse in Roger Williams Park, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, 02907, United States
    12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • American Bullfrog.
    Got a wow picture. Look at the eye reflection! I was leaving thinking nothing was around and then turned back thinking something looked a little… (Nextdoor Kettle Point)
  • Green Heron wondering what's up there.
    Not the highest quality because it flew a little further away. It should have stayed closer to me. I'm less scary than whatever was up there. (Nextdoor Kettle Point)
  • TJX posted a job opening for Store Cleaning Associate in East Providence. Apply here.
  • Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in East Providence. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Providence here.

🗞 Nearby News

Providence

  • America's Safest City Is Like A 'Mini England' With Quaint Tea Shops And Cobblestone Streets (thetravel.com)
  • Best places to experience America250 before it's too late (thetimes-tribune.com)
  • Little City Thrifty Vintage Market (events.com)

Pawtucket

  • What's Happening: Looff Carousel Heritage Festival (wpri.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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