🌱 Patch AM: How a Hope Valley walk turned into a deadly roadside tragedy

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• How a Hope Valley walk turned into a deadly roadside tragedy

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, with a high of 33 and low of 22 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 43, low: 21.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 44 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Grammy-Nominated Musician Dead, Suspect with Over 100 Arrests Faces New Charges (crimeonline.com) — Hopkinton police are investigating a December 6 crash on Spring Street in Hope Valley in which a pedestrian walking his dogs was fatally struck. Officers say the driver, a Rhode Island woman with a lengthy arrest record, allegedly hit multiple objects before the impact and was later found with suspected narcotics. Charges now include driving to endanger resulting in death and drug offenses.
   

📸 Around Hopkinton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hopkinton

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Wednesday December 17

• CMS Chorus Concert Grades 5-7
  Auditorium
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• CMS Chorus Concert Grade 8 w/ HS Chorus
  Auditorium
  6:00 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
• Taco Tuesday at Milestone
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce 12 Water St, Mystic, CT, 06355
  5:00 pm
• Ribbon Cutting at Therapy Coffee and RPM Records
  Therapy Coffee and RPM Records , 105 Franklin Street, Unit 35 , Westerly
  5:15 pm
• Planning Board
  Westerly, RI Calendar , 45 Broad St Second Floor , Westerly
  6:00 pm
• Richmond Town Council Meeting -
  Richmond Town Hall , 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd , Richmond
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Santa visits Mystic Aquarium
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce Mystic Aquarium
• Probate Court
  Westerly, RI Calendar , 45 Broad St Second Floor , Westerly
  10:00 am
• Richmond Investment for Commercial Health Task Force Meeting
  Richmond, RI Calendar , 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd. , Wyoming
  4:00 pm
• Burger Night at Milestone
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce 12 Water St, Mystic, CT, 06355
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Rhode Island Staffing posted a job opening for Certified Pipe Welder in Hopkinton. Apply here.
• Walmart posted a job opening for Cart Attendant in Westerly. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hopkinton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Westerly

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

South Kingstown

• Search for Brown University gunman resumes, victims ID'd. Live updates (azcentral.com)

Narragansett

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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