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Spotted on the East Providence calendar: Food Drive/Collection Event

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Coffee in hand, East Providence? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the East Providence resident honored for 41 years at URI
  • How an East Providence musician shaped a powerful Advent retreat
  • How East Providence crews helped at a major Central Falls fire

Also on today's calendar: Food Drive/Collection Event and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Friday: Mostly sunny, brisk and cold, with a high of 34 and low of 21 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 37, low: 25.
  • Sunday: Cold with 1-3 inches of snow, with a high of 34 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

1. URI inducts 15 retired faculty, staff members into Lifetime Service Society (uri.edu) — An East Providence resident, Gayla Gazerro, was among 15 longtime University of Rhode Island employees inducted into the school’s Lifetime Service Society for more than four decades of service. Honorees received engraved bricks to be placed outside URI’s main library, with colleagues praising their deep impact on students, research, and campus life across Rhode Island.
   

2. Women's Advent Retreat a reminder that we are never alone (anchornews.org) — An East Providence Catholic musician, Liz Cotrupi Pfunder, helped lead more than 280 women in worship and song at a recent Advent retreat on Cape Cod, underscoring the spiritual gifts coming from our city. The day blended Mass, confession, adoration, and talks on anxiety, healing, and God’s constant presence, leaving participants better prepared for Christmas and already looking ahead to next year’s gathering.
   

3. 18 Displaced By Central Falls Fire: Reports (patch.com) — East Providence firefighters were among several departments called in to help battle a major early-morning fire in a Central Falls multifamily home that displaced 18 residents. Everyone, including a dog, escaped safely and no injuries were reported, but the blaze forced 16 adults and two babies from the Mary Street building while investigators work to confirm it began in the basement.
   

4. 'Ella McCay' opens Friday but RI cast and crew got an early look (providencejournal.com) — Scenes for the new James L. Brooks film “Ella McCay” were shot in several Rhode Island communities, including East Providence, before cast and crew got an early screening in Providence this week. Local residents who worked on the production describe favorite moments, from fake rain at the State House to neighborhood sets that may look familiar when the movie opens nationwide.
   

5. AI Explained: The importance of AI education and regulation (wpri.com) — East Providence viewers are getting a front-row seat to a new WPRI series unpacking how artificial intelligence is being taught and regulated in Rhode Island. Former Rep. Jim Langevin and Rhode Island College’s Dr. Timothy Henry explain the state’s new AI major, workforce credentials, and the governor’s AI Task Force, while addressing job fears and the race to keep federal rules from falling behind.
   

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  • EBCAP Employee Awarded Brenda Seagrave-Whittle Social Worker Award —Catherine Norton Read on Patch
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    The tree was certainly alive with the sound of sparrows. (Nextdoor Kettle Point)
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