🌱 Patch AM: Rhode Island State Troopers Nab MA Sex Assaulter After High Speed Chase: Cops

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In today's newsletter:

• High-speed chase through Warwick ends in arrest on assault warrant
• How a small Warwick Mall kiosk reshaped college planning in Rhode Island

Today's riddle: What did one magnet say to the other magnet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cloudy with a bit of snow, with a high of 36 and low of 32 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy with clouds and sun, temps: high: 41, low: 24.
• Thursday: Clouds and breaks of sun, with a high of 42 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Rhode Island State Troopers Nab MA Sex Assaulter After High Speed Chase: Cops (patch.com) — Warwick residents saw a high-speed police chase end with the arrest of a Massachusetts man wanted on serious assault charges out of Providence. State troopers say they tried to stop the driver on Jefferson Boulevard before pursuing and capturing him elsewhere in town, then turning him over to Providence police on existing warrants.
   

• Five Questions With: Charles P. Kelley (pbn.com subscription) — Rhode Island Student Loan Authority director Charles Kelley reflects on three decades of expanding affordable student loan and college-planning services, including launching a College Planning Center kiosk at Warwick Mall that quickly grew in popularity. He explains how RISLA streamlined borrowing, helped employers offer repayment benefits, and secured lower refinancing rates for Rhode Islanders. His upcoming retirement opens a key leadership role in the state’s education finance system.
   

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Wednesday December 31

• Sponsorship Registration: 2025 Main Street Strolls & Sip and Shop
  Main Street in East Greenwich, RI 02818

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 23

• French Conversation Group-on pause for the holiday
  Willett Free Library , 45 Ferry Road , Saunderstown
  2:30 pm
• Beginner Guitar-On Break
  Willett Free Library , 45 Ferry Road , Saunderstown
  5:30 pm
• Beyond Beginner Guitar Song Sessions-On Break
  Willett Free Library , 45 Ferry Road , Saunderstown
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve - Town Offices Close at Noon
  Bristol, RI Calendar Bristol, RI 02809
• Library closes at 1 o'clock
  Marian J. Mohr Memorial Library , 1 Memorial Avenue , Johnston
• CHRISTMAS EVE UNAVAILABLE
  Music Mansion , 88 Meeting St , Providence

Thursday December 25

• Christmas Day - Town Offices Closed
  Bristol, RI Calendar Bristol, RI 02809
• Christmas Day UNAVAILABLE
  Music Mansion , 88 Meeting St , Providence
• Library Closed
  Marian J. Mohr Memorial Library , 1 Memorial Avenue , Johnston

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

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Update: Pet Reunited
  Ivy, a dog who went missing in Cranston, RI, has been safely reunited with their family after 3 hours, 33 minutes. Message from Owner: "IVY HAD BEEN… (Nextdoor Avengers)
• https://thewarwickcurrent.com/song-the-longest-night/
  Tonight marks the Winter Solstice—the longest night of the year and a profound celestial turning point. While the darkness feels heavy and the air… (Nextdoor Greenwood)

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Warwick. Apply here.
• Highgate Hotels, Inc. posted a job opening for Night Auditor in Warwick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Warwick here.

🗞 Nearby News

Cranston

• Before drunken-driving arrest, former Cranston, R.I., mayoral candidate asked police, ‘You know who I am, right?' (bostonglobe.com)
• Emma L. Young (pvdeye.org)
• East Bay opens home schedule with dominant 9-4 victory over Greater Cranston (whatsupnewp.com)

East Greenwich

• 'Tell Me About the Olden Days, Grandma' (eastgreenwichnews.com)

Providence

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-- The Patch AM Team

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