🌱Providence Teachers Are Quitting + COVID-19 Numbers Updated

Happy Monday, people of Providence! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in Providence today.

First, today's weather:

A little afternoon rain. High: 55 Low: 38.

Here are the top four stories today in Providence:

1. Soon expectant mothers in Providence will have more birthing options. Women & Infants Hospital is looking to break ground on a new, $33 million labor and delivery unit and women’s health research institute later this year. (WPRI.com)
   
2. The NBC 10 I-Team learned the number of Providence teachers who quit, not including retirements, grew more than 50% during the 2020-2021 school year. Another 93 teachers have already quit during the ongoing 2021-2022 school year. (Turn to 10)
3. The forecast is calling for afternoon rain. See what the weather holds for the remainder of the week. (Providence Patch)
4. The Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, metro area (which consists of Providence County, Bristol County, Kent County, and three other counties) has recorded an average of 41.4 new coronavirus cases every day per 100,000 Providence residents, greater than the national figure. The area's average daily case growth, in the most recent week, is an increase from the week prior when there was an average of 20.8 daily new cases per 100,000 Providence residents. (Patch)

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Today in Providence:

• ESL Class: intermediate/intermedio - Providence Community Library (10:00 AM)
• Providence Talks Playgroup - Providence Community Library (11:00 AM)
• LIHEAP Assistance Signup - Providence Community Library (11:30 AM)
• Providence Talks - Providence Community Library (1:00 PM)
• Resume Help - Providence Community Library (1:00 PM)
• Heating Cost Assistance with LIHEAP - Providence Community Library (5:00 PM)
• Virtual ITALIAN: Beginner - Providence Community Library (5:30 PM)
• Knitting Club - Providence Community Library (6:30 PM)
• Virtual Writing Promptapalooza - Providence Community Library (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Rhode Island Historical Society: "Travel back in time on Saturday, March 19 by joining us for our 1822 Jubilee, the first of our four bicentennial jubilees! Tour our Aldrich House headquarters (which is also turning 200!) and enjoy all the flourishes of the early 19th ..." (Facebook)
• Crossroads Rhode Island: "Congratulations to our 142nd graduating CNA class! Click here to learn more about the history of our CNA program." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Elmhurst: "Cat hit by a car - There is a grey cat that was hit by a car on the side of Douglass Pike right before Twin River Road." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Promenade St: "Hi all, my brother's dog has gone missing this morning (March 5) over by Douglas Avenue and Whipple Street. His name is Beans and he is very friendly. He’s a Boston terrier, black and white with brindle. Please keep an eye out!" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Mount Pleasant: "Please help me find my cat. She is really friendly. My family and I are so torn. Last seen in the Mount Pleasant area. There is a reward in place.(Nextdoor)

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