🌱 Patch AM: How a Swiss nightclub fire reopened old wounds for a Johnston family

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Swiss nightclub fire reopened old wounds for a Johnston family

Also on today's calendar: Qigong Workshop.

Today's riddle: My dog used to chase people on a bike a lot. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sun giving way to clouds, with a high of 43 and low of 36 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 51, low: 34.
• Thursday: Rain; mixed with snow early, with a high of 44 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Swiss nightclub fire brings back memories for family of Station victim (providencejournal.com) — A Johnston couple who lost their daughter in The Station nightclub fire are reliving painful memories after a similar tragedy in Switzerland. Still living in their Johnston home, they lean on faith, weekly Mass at St. Robert Bellarmine Church, and visits to their daughter’s grave while urging people to remember hard-won fire safety lessons.
   

📸 Around Johnston

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Johnston

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 17

• Not Your Grandmas Comedy Bingo Show in Johnston RI - Saturday Jan 17 2026
  Maria Ss Della Difesa Society, 15 Lafayette St, Johnston
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday January 17

• Qigong Workshop
  Light of Hope , 245 Phenix Ave , Cranston
  10:00 am

Monday January 19

• Library closed
  Marian J. Mohr Memorial Library , 1 Memorial Avenue , Johnston

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday January 13

• Yoga with Molly
  Botanical Center , 1000 Elmwood Ave , Providence
  9:00 am
• WWHS CTE Pathway Fair
  West Warwick High School , 1 Webster Knight Dr , West Warwick
  5:00 pm
• Tenant Board
  Lincoln, RI Calendar Lincoln, RI 02865
  6:00 pm
• Zumba at The Gateway
  Gateway Center at Roger Williams Park , 1197 Broad Street , Providence
  6:30 pm

Wednesday January 14

• Wee-One Wednesdays
  Roger Williams Park Botanical Center
  9:00 am
• Wee-One Wednesdays at RWP Botanical Center! 
  Botanical Center , 1000 Elmwood Ave , Providence
  9:00 am
• Parks & Recreation Commission
  Lincoln, RI Calendar , 100 Old River Road , Lincoln
  5:00 pm
• Xtreme Hip Hop Step Aeorbics
  Gateway Center at Roger Williams Park , 1197 Broad Street , Providence
  5:15 pm
• Lincoln Water Commission
  Lincoln, RI Calendar , 100 Old River Road , Lincoln
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Grieco Hyundai posted a job opening for Service Porter in Johnston. Apply here.
• Tri-County Community Action Agency posted a job opening for Dental Receptionist in Johnston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Johnston here.

🗞 Nearby News

North Providence

• Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association Honors 2025 Award Recipients (rinewstoday.com)
• Single Vehicle Overturns on North Providence Road, Delays Expected (thelegaladvocate.com)

Cranston

• Business Beat: Pariseault Builders Volunteers Build a Home in Costa Rica with Homes for Hope (rinewstoday.com)
• Cranston police charge man in hit-and-run death of woman found on Scituate Avenue (turnto10.com)

East Providence

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I took its bike away.
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