🌱 Patch AM: What future does Foster’s hometown legislator predict for Rhode Island?

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• What future does Foster’s hometown legislator predict for Rhode Island?

Today's riddle: I think I’ll wear only one boot today. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy with variable clouds, with a high of 31 and low of 23 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 28, low: 8. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Breezy and cold with some sun, with a high of 25 and low of 15 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• How will RI be different in 2050? GOP leader: 'older, smaller, poorer' (providencejournal.com) — State Rep. Mike Chippendale, whose hometown is Foster, warns that Rhode Island could become “older, smaller, poorer” by 2050 if state spending keeps outpacing residents’ incomes. He points to rapid budget growth, rising living costs, and stagnant wages as key risks, while suggesting the state must dramatically change course to avoid overburdening working-age residents.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday January 1

• All Aboard for the Holidays
  Botanical Center , 1000 Elmwood Ave , Providence
  10:00 am

Friday January 2

• Boys Basketball @ Tolman
  Burrillville High School Harrisville, RI 02830
  5:30 pm
• HOOPS WINTER BASKETBALL LEAGUE
  NSES- Gymnasium
  5:30 pm
• Tai Chi Paradigm® Introduction - Beginner Level
  RWP Gateway Center , 1197 Broad St. , Providence
  6:30 pm

Saturday January 3

• Free First Saturdays In The Park
  Roger Williams Park , 1000 Elmwood Ave , Providence
  9:00 am
• Yoga for Every Body with Mimi Budnick
  RWP Gateway Center , 1197 Broad St. , Providence
  9:00 am
• Storytime in the Garden with Chris
  Roger Williams Park Botanical Center
  11:00 am

Monday January 5

• United Way 211 Van
  Marian J. Mohr Memorial Library , 1 Memorial Avenue , Johnston
  12:30 pm
• Girls Basketball vs Middletown
  Burrillville High School Harrisville, RI 02830
  5:00 pm
• Boys Basketball @ Rogers High
  Burrillville High School Harrisville, RI 02830
  5:15 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Sun Style Tai Chi for Beginners
  Botanical Center , 1000 Elmwood Ave , Providence
  11:00 am

Wednesday January 7

• Wee-One Wednesdays at RWP Botanical Center! 
  Botanical Center , 1000 Elmwood Ave , Providence
  9:00 am

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Scituate

• CT Youth Hockey Game Erupts Into Fight Over Playing Time; Coach, Dad Arrested (dailyvoice.com)
• VOTE now for the Longplex Athlete of the Week in Girls Basketball! (providencejournal.com)

Johnston

• Rhode Islanders donate 7,067 gifts through BankRI's Holiday Giving Tree (pbn.com)

Cranston

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-- The Patch AM Team

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