🌱 How a Hope Valley dog walk turned into a fatal crash

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• How a Hope Valley dog walk turned into a fatal crash

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Times of clouds and sunshine, with a high of 32 and low of 22 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy and not as cold, temps: high: 46, low: 19. ⛄️ Brr!
• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 44 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Grammy-Nominated Musician Dead, Suspect with Over 100 Arrests Faces New Charges (crimeonline.com) — A pedestrian was fatally struck while walking his dogs on Spring Street in Hope Valley on December 6, in a crash that also took down telephone poles. Police say the driver, a 41-year-old Rhode Island woman with a lengthy arrest and traffic record, is now charged with driving to endanger resulting in death and narcotics offenses after officers reported finding drugs and distribution materials at the scene.
   

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Friday December 19

• Blue Christmas Service
  The Harbor Church, 263 Waites Corner Rd, South Kingstown
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Economic Development Commission
  Richmond, RI Calendar , 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd. , Wyoming
  9:15 am
• Technical Review Committee Meeting
  Richmond, RI Calendar , 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd. , Wyoming
  10:00 am
• Richmond Town Council Meeting -
  Richmond Town Hall , 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd , Richmond
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Richmond Investment for Commercial Health Task Force Meeting
  Richmond, RI Calendar , 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd. , Wyoming
  4:00 pm
• CMS Chorus Concert Grades 5-7
  Auditorium
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Pasta & Vino Thursdays
  Double Barrel Steak , 1 Preserve Blvd , Richmond
  5:30 pm
• CMS Chorus Concert Grade 8 w/ HS Chorus
  Auditorium
  6:00 pm
• Wellness Committee Meeting
  Richmond, RI Calendar , 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd. , Wyoming
  6:00 pm
• Trivia Nights
  Wood River Bar & Grill , 1139 Main St , Wyoming
  6:30 pm
• Trivia Night @ The Wood
  Wood River Bar & Grill , 1139 Main St , Wyoming
  6:30 pm
• Richmond Dog Park Committee
  5 Richmond Townhouse Rd , Richmond
  11:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Family Movie Night: The Polar Express
  Clark Memorial Library , 7 Pinehurst Dr , Richmond
  6:30 pm

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• Proterial Cable America posted a job opening for Quality Control Inspector - 2nd Shift in Ashaway. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Kingston

• Rhode Island community, businesses offer support to Brown University students after mass shooting (boston25news.com)
• 10 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Went To Orientation At URI (society19.com)

Westerly

• Front Porch Chatter: Dec. 15, 2025 (thewesterlysun.com)

East Greenwich

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-- The Patch AM Team

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