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Hello Woonsocket! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Police ask Woonsocket neighbors to check pools for missing man
  • How could new federal rules change Woonsocket's Head Start classrooms?
  • Hear how a Woonsocket native earned his Penn State football shot

Also on today's calendar: Free Live Entertainment and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Rain most of the time, with a high of 74 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Saturday: Cloudy and humid with showers, temps: high: 74, low: 65.
  • Sunday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, with a high of 77 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Woonsocket Police Searching For Missing Autistic Man (patch.com) — Woonsocket residents are being urged to look out for a missing autistic man in his 20s who left the Village Road area Thursday morning wearing only shorts. Police say he is drawn to swimming pools and other bodies of water, and they're asking anyone with a backyard pool in Woonsocket to check their property and call dispatch at 401-766-1212 with any sightings.
   

2. Rhode Island Head Start leaders rally against proposed rule changes (wpri.com) — Woonsocket families connected to Head Start may see big changes ahead, as Senator Jack Reed and local advocates are pushing back against proposed federal rule changes that could loosen staffing and safety standards. A Woonsocket Head Start parent shared how the program supports her whole family, while state leaders and Republicans sharply disagree over whether the revisions would weaken or strengthen services.
   

3. Ocean State Sidelines Podcast: Welcome Woonsocket native/Hendricken senior & Penn State football commit Elijah Guertin Ocean State Sidelines Podcast: Welcome Woonsocket native/Hendricken senior &… (woonsocketcall.com) — A Woonsocket-born Bishop Hendricken football standout, Elijah Guertin, is featured on a new Ocean State Sidelines podcast episode discussing his path from local fields to a Penn State commitment. Listeners hear about college recruiters visiting his Woonsocket home, managing national attention, and how track, coaching support, and summer workouts are shaping his senior season goals.
   

4. DNA evidence leads to arrest of suspect two decades after sexual assaults • Rhode Island Current (rhodeislandcurrent.com) — Investigators recently tracked a Woonsocket man and collected a discarded cigarette butt, leading to DNA evidence that prompted his arrest in two long-unsolved sexual assault cases from 2005 in Hopkinton and North Stonington, Connecticut. State officials describe the case as a major success for Rhode Island's Cold Case Unit, while emphasizing the defendant's presumption of innocence and ongoing court proceedings.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday August 21
  • Paint Nite: "Majesty" →
    BattlegroundZ, 100 Higginson Ave, Lincoln
    7:00 pm
  • Collective Soul →
    Bally's Lincoln, 100 Twin River Rd, Lincoln
    8:00 pm
    • Saturday August 22
  • NorthStar Special Olympics Team (SHS Track)
    Smithfield Senior High School Smithfield, RI 02917
    7:30 am
  • Magnetic Magic (Mad Science) →
    Cumberland, RI Calendar, The Amaral Building 16 Mill Street, Cumberland
    10:00 am
  • AssemblyACT SPONGEBOB MUSICAL →
    The Assembly Theatre, 26 East Ave, Harrisville
    2:00 pm
    • Monday August 24
  • Back to School for Staff- Lifetouch Staff Photos
    Smithfield Senior High School Smithfield, RI 02917
    7:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Savers Value Village posted a job opening for Retail Warehouse & Production Associate in Woonsocket. Apply here.
  • PriceRite Marketplace posted a job opening for Price Rite - Meat Supervisor (PRRC) Salary Range $19.50 - $26.00/hr in Woonsocket. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Woonsocket here.

Ok Woonsocket! 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: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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