Washington Bridge Closure Strands School Buses, Forces Remote Learning Day: PM Patch RI

RHODE ISLAND — Here are some share-worthy stories from the Rhode Island Patch network to discuss this afternoon and evening.

This post features stories and information published in the last 48 hours.

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• 'Critical Failure' Closes Washington Bridge, Possibly For Months: The closure also forced East Providence Public Schools to shift to virtual learning Wednesday after the abrupt closure left buses stranded.
• MA Teen Charged With DUI In 3-Car Portsmouth Crash: Portsmouth police say David Menezes' drunken crash injured six people, including himself.
• Ex-Cranston City Councilor In Custody Again: Ex-Cranston City Councilor Matthew Reilly resigned after police say they found him unconscious in his car after he smoked crack cocaine.

Here are some more Rhode Island Patch headlines you may have missed:

• Workers At Downtown Providence Starbucks Vote To Unionize
• Planet Fitness Opens New Gyms In Warren And Lincoln
• Fentanyl, Heroin, MDMA Charges; Assault: Cranston Police Arrest Log
• Will El Niño Dash Dreams Of White Christmas In RI?
• Town Of Narragansett: Hazard Mitigation Plan
• Deadline Approaching To Donate To Planet Fitness Giving Trees In RI
• Geminid Meteors, Best Shooting Stars Of 2023, Peak This Week Over RI
• WATCH: Barrington Police Looking For Home Break-In Suspect
• Woonsocket Woman Dies In East Providence Crash, Pawtucket Man Arrested
• Salmonella-Tainted Cantaloupe Illnesses Hit RI: 8 Dead In U.S., Canada
• Gunshots Fired Into Cranston Home: Report
• A Rainy Start Followed By Sun: Rhode Island Weekly Weather Forecast
• Roger Williams University's Teams Place Second, Third At Collegiate Construction Competition.

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