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  • Why a Woonsocket apartment's tiny tax bill is now in court

Also on today's calendar: Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: An a.m. shower; partly sunny, with a high of 74 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Friday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 70, low: 43.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• $2,925 tax bill on a $3.8M building at center of federal lawsuit against Woonsocket (wpri.com) — Woonsocket officials are fighting a federal lawsuit over a steep tax break granted to a redeveloped Railroad Street apartment building, arguing the former mayor lacked council approval to sign the deal. The dispute could mean taxes jumping from under $3,000 to about $52,000 a year, with city leaders citing missed public hearings and residents' right to weigh in on such incentives.
   


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    We are constantly having programs stream in the middle of whatever we are watching. Just wondering if others have the same experience. (Nextdoor Woonsocket/NSmithfield)
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🗞 Nearby News

North Smithfield

  • North Smithfield Shelves Park E-Bike Ban for Broader Rules (upriseri.com)
  • North Smithfield Council OKs Next Step on Land Donation (upriseri.com)
  • North Smithfield Resident Disputes Councilman's 2025 Remarks (upriseri.com)

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Lincoln

  • North Smithfield Man Charged With DUI: Cops (patch.com)
  • Lincoln Man Charged With Possessing Child Pornography: Cops (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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