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🌱 Patch AM: Rhode Island Troopers Nab Forger Wanted In PA: Cops
Coming up: Food Drive/Collection Event on the East Providence Patch calendar
Hello East Providence! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Fugitive forgery suspect caught during I-195 traffic stop in East Providence
- How 144 new apartments could reshape East Providence’s city center
- How much longer will East Providence businesses endure Washington Bridge fallout?
Also on today's calendar: Food Drive/Collection Event and 4 more events.
Find out what's happening in East Providencefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in East Providencefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Colder; a p.m. snow shower, with a high of 35 and low of 20 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny, brisk and cold, temps: high: 35, low: 23.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 37 and low of 25 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Rhode Island Troopers Nab Forger Wanted In PA: Cops (patch.com) — State police say a 32-year-old Maryland man wanted in Pennsylvania on multiple forgery and theft-related charges was caught after a traffic stop on I-195 in East Providence. Troopers processed him at the Lincoln Woods Barracks before taking him to Sixth Division District Court for arraignment, highlighting how an interstate warrant led to an arrest right in the city. 
2. 'This is a pretty big gang of folks to construct a building' (eastbayri.com) — A major affordable housing complex is breaking ground in the center of East Providence, eventually bringing 144 income-restricted apartments and on-site support services to Taunton Avenue. Local, state and federal leaders say the City Center Apartments project will target residents facing high rents and homelessness, backed by a complex $47 million financing package and a planned completion of its second phase by early 2027.
3. ‘Traffic is insane': Businesses long for end to Washington Bridge closure (wpri.com) — East Providence businesses like Rosa’s Tavern and Red Bridge Tavern are still feeling real financial pain two years after the abrupt Washington Bridge westbound closure, with reduced customers and cut hours. With demolition just finished and a new bridge not expected until late 2028, traffic backups on I-195 and local streets continue to disrupt commutes, deliveries, and daily routines on both sides of the river.
4. Good Night Lights celebrates 10th anniversary with extended ‘Magic Minute' (wpri.com) — East Providence’s police chief and officers joined other first responders in Providence Thursday night to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Good Night Lights tradition at Hasbro Children’s Hospital, flashing lights toward young patients’ windows. Families like the Kings, whose 3-year-old daughter Ruby is undergoing cancer treatment, say the nightly show of support helps them feel less isolated and more connected to the community.
5. 18 Displaced By Central Falls Fire: Reports (patch.com) — East Providence firefighters were among several area departments that rushed to help battle a Central Falls house fire that displaced 18 people early Wednesday. Everyone, including a dog, escaped safely with no injuries reported, but the Mary Street multifamily home was heavily damaged and residents are now relying on emergency assistance.
📸 Around East Providence
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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Providence
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★ Featured events ★
- Food Drive/Collection Event
100 Bullocks Point Ave, East Providence
9:00 am - Pokemart Expo
21 Traverse St, Providence
9:30 am - New England's Biggest 2 Day Free Admission Card Show
Emerald Square Mall,
10:00 am
Saturday December 13
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Other local events
- Langston Kerman
Comedy Connection , 39 Warren Ave , East Providence
7:00 pm - Food Collection Drive - Help us Fill the Pantry!
100 Bullocks Point Ave , East Providence
1:00 pm - Qigong Workshop
Light of Hope , 245 Phenix Ave , Cranston
10:00 am - Cultural Survival Bazaar
The WaterFire Arts Center , 475 Valley St , Providence
10:00 am
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
Saturday December 20
📣 East Providence Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Senior Services Advisory Board
Barrington, RI Calendar , Peck Center 281 County Road (lower level of the library - back , Barrington
6:00 pm - THURSDAY NIGHT VIBES
Kismet Improv , 1005 Main St Suite 2205 , Pawtucket
8:00 pm - All Aboard...for the Holidays
Providence City Hall , 25 Dorrance St , Providence - Angelina Toledo Studio Recital RIC
Music Mansion , 88 Meeting St , Providence
4:00 pm - Tai Chi Paradigm® Introduction - Beginner Level
RWP Gateway Center , 1197 Broad St. , Providence
6:30 pm - Friday Night House Party
Kismet Improv , 1005 Main St Suite 2205 , Pawtucket
8:00 pm - Yoga for Every Body with Mimi Budnick
RWP Gateway Center , 1197 Broad St. , Providence
9:00 am - Yoga for Everybody
Gateway Center at Roger Williams Park , 1197 Broad Street , Providence
9:00 am
Thursday December 11
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- EBCAP Employee Awarded Brenda Seagrave-Whittle Social Worker Award —Catherine Norton Read on Patch
- Anyone else here bells ringing every hour all night long?
We are in the Six Corners area (Taunton Ave/Waterman Ave) and for the past few days have been woken up on an hourly basis all night starting at… (Nextdoor Taunton) - A fourth alarm structure fire on Mary Street in Central Falls leaves 16 adults and two children without a place to stay.
2:51AM on Dec 10: Canteen 4 responds to a second alarm structure fire at 9 Mary Street in Central Falls. (Nextdoor )
- East Bay Community Action Program posted a job opening for Billing Specialist in East Providence. Apply here.
- Walgreen Company posted a job opening for Inventory Specialist in East Providence. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Providence here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
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