Phone Scams, $1M Powerball Prize: Today In Tiverton-LC

Up and at 'em, Tiverton-Little Compton! It's Wednesday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in Tiverton-Little Compton.

First, today's weather:

Low clouds and milder. High: 70 Low: 52.

Here are the top stories in Tiverton-Little Compton today:

1. Seekonk resident wins $1 million Powerball prize | Local News (The Sun Chronicle)
2. Men from New Bedford and Freetown arrested after police chase through Wareham, Mattapoisett and Fairhaven (newbedfordguide.com)
3. Officials warn that phone scams on the elderly are continually present in Newport County (newportri.com)
4. Providence's Beautiful Day granola company offers refugees a way into workforce (The Providence Journal)

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Today in Tiverton-Little Compton:

• Getting Started with Libby and Overdrive (10:00 AM)
• Girls Tennis - Home - W. Warwick HS - Tiverton High School (4:00 PM)
• JV Girls Volleyball - Home - Mt. Pleasant HS (4:45 PM)
• Girls Varsity Soccer - Away - Westerly HS (5:00 PM)
• Makers Meet-Up - Tiverton Essex Public Library (6:00 PM)
• Varsity Girls Volleyball - Home - Mt. Pleasant HS (6:30 PM)

Tiverton-Little Compton Patch Notebook

• Little Compton Historical Society: "October is RI Archaeology Month, and our Manton Farm public archaeology project is featured on the poster. Watch the video describing this collaborative effort on our YouTube channel.
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• Brownell Library: "New month = new art. Come see Sherri Massa's work before the end of October!" (Facebook)
• Brownell Library: "Visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Our passes are day specific. Reservations required 48 hours in advance for timed entry tickets. The pass admits up to 4 at $5/person. www.gardnermuseum.org" (Facebook)
• Brownell Library: "Have you picked up your copy?" (Facebook)
• Little Compton Police Department: "The Newport County Prevention Coalition is sponsoring The Grandfamily Support Initiative. In conjunction with Child & Family Services, they are offering a support group for grandparents who are the primary caregivers to their grandchildr..." (Facebook)
• Tiverton Library Services RI: "Like books? Love cats? Bajah's Cat Cafe and Tiverton Public Library are partnering for the purr-fect book club experience! Join us in Bajah's Villas (the cat room!) on October 18th to discuss 'Wish You Were Here' by Rita Mae (and Sneaky ..." (Facebook)

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— Rachel Nunes

About me: Rachel is a lifelong Rhode Islander with a soft spot for the ocean and baby animals. She graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 2017 with degrees in Journalism, Political Science and French. She worked at several news outlets in Rhode Island before coming to Patch in January 2019. She loves exploring all of Rhode Island's many food offerings, biking and traveling to warm places. Rachel covers Cranston, Coventry, Newport, Portsmouth, Narragansett-South Kingstown, Bristol-Warren and Tiverton-Little Compton. Have a story idea? Email: rachel.nunes@patch.com