🌱 How Hope Valley troopers are handling this serious I-95 rollover crash
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- How Hope Valley troopers are handling this serious I-95 rollover crash
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- Friday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 76 and low of 49 degrees.
- Saturday: Rather cloudy and cooler, temps: high: 60, low: 47.
- Sunday: Showers; cooler in the p.m., with a high of 58 and low of 31 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Norwich man charged with DWI in high speed I-95 crash in Rhode Island (theday.com) — A serious rollover crash on I-95 in Exeter is being investigated by troopers from the Hope Valley State Police Barracks after a speeding BMW overturned and ejected a backseat passenger, leaving her seriously injured. The 21-year-old driver from Norwich faces DUI resulting in serious bodily injury and reckless driving charges, and all three occupants were taken to Rhode Island Hospital. 
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The West Greenwich Connection
Dan's Place , 880 Victory Hwy , West Greenwich
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Stargazing Nights
Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center , Ninigret Park , 62 Park Ln , Charlestown
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Forest Bathing
Riverwood Preserve , 5 Boy Scout Dr , Westerly
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Natural History Walks
Napatree Point Conservation Area , Fort Rd , Westerly
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Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius
Chorus of Westerly , 119 High St , Westerly
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Best of the 70s
United Theatre , 5 Canal St , Westerly
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NRA Personal Protection in the Home Instructor (302) Class
The Range , 560 S County Trail , Exeter
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Ladies Low Gear April Ride
Westerly Youth Lacrosse Fields , 187-235 Bradford Rd , Bradford
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Clamdigger 5-mile and 5K Road Race
Westerly Town Beach , 365 Atlantic Ave , Westerly
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Live Music with Dave Alvez
Langworthy Inn & Winery , 308 Shore Rd , Westerly
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Richmond 250th Commission
Richmond Town Hall , 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd , Richmond
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Mahjong Lessons - Group 2
Richmond, RI Calendar , 1168 Main St. 2nd Floor , Wyoming
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Bacterial Meningitis can be Deadly
Meningitis can kill in as little as 24 hours and leaves 1 in 5 survivors with brain damage, hearing loss, limb loss, and other serious long-term… (Nextdoor )
- Gpac posted a job opening for Tax Accountant in Westerly. Apply here.
- Fujifilm Holdings Corporation posted a job opening for Production Manager in North Kingstown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hope Valley here.
🗞 Nearby News
Exeter
- DCYF's Exeter treatment center for teen girls nears completion (wpri.com)
- How a Two-Time Boston Marathon Winner Gave Heartbreak Hill Its Name—and Was Nearly Forgotten (runnersworld.com)
- Hummingbirds sighted in New England - but not Cape Cod yet. How to track them. (capecodtimes.com)
Charlestown
- Chariho School Committee passes bond language for unified elementary school (thewesterlysun.com)
- In Rhode Island's messy cannabis rollout, worker-owned stores have yet to materialize (bostonglobe.com)
Coventry
- 2 Arrested, Gun And Coke Seized Following Narcotics Probe: Coventry Cops (patch.com)
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