🌱 Patch AM: Lincoln Road Rager Used 'Device Similar in Appearance to a Firearm': Cops

Good day Lincoln! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Lincoln man charged after Route 146 road rage confrontation

Also on today's calendar: Home for the Holidays and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: I used to work in a doughnut shop. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Windy; colder in the p.m., with a high of 45 and low of 25 degrees.
• Thursday: Clouds and breaks of sun, temps: high: 40, low: 15. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Cloudy and colder, with a high of 26 and low of 21 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lincoln Road Rager Used 'Device Similar in Appearance to a Firearm': Cops (patch.com) — Lincoln residents are learning more about a road rage incident on Route 146 South where police say a local man brandished a device that looked like a firearm. State police arrested 53-year-old James Cole at his Old Louisquisset Pike home in Lincoln, processed him at the Lincoln Wood Barracks, and released him with a future court date.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lincoln

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Wednesday December 24

• Planning Board
  Lincoln, RI Calendar , 100 Old River Road , Lincoln
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Lincoln Housing Authority
  Lincoln, RI Calendar Lincoln, RI 02865
  6:30 pm

Saturday December 27

• Home for the Holidays
  Hearthside House Museum , 677 Great Rd , Lincoln
  4:30 pm

Sunday December 28

• Home for the Holidays
  Hearthside House Museum , 677 Great Rd , Lincoln
  4:30 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Library Board of Trustees
  Lincoln, RI Calendar , 145 Old River Road , Lincoln
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 25

• Christmas Day UNAVAILABLE
  Music Mansion , 88 Meeting St , Providence
• Library Closed
  Marian J. Mohr Memorial Library , 1 Memorial Avenue , Johnston
• Christmas Day
  North Smithfield, RI Calendar

Friday December 26

• Friday Night House Party
  Kismet Improv , 1005 Main St Suite 2205 , Pawtucket
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Yoga for Everybody
  Gateway Center at Roger Williams Park , 1197 Broad Street , Providence
  9:00 am
• Bachata/Merengue Dance
  Gateway Center at Roger Williams Park , 1197 Broad Street , Providence
  11:00 am
• Alex Cohen Acoustic: Angelo's Palace Pizza
  Angelo's Palace Pizza , 133 Mendon Rd , Cumberland
  7:30 pm

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• Constantin Floors corp — (401) 999-0199
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Central Falls

• After detention: What life's been like for four immigrants in Massachusetts (wgbh.org)
• With ACA subsidies set to expire, here's a health care truce worth trying (bostonglobe.com)

North Providence

• What will the minimum wage be in Rhode Island in 2026? Increase coming (providencejournal.com)
• Boys soccer postseason: Chariho made lifetime memories in winning D2 championship (thewesterlysun.com)

Pawtucket

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I got tired of the hole business.
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