🌱 Patch AM: How a free West Warwick library job club is changing careers

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In today's newsletter:

• How a free West Warwick library job club is changing careers

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy; a p.m. snow shower, with a high of 35 and low of 21 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny, breezy and cold, temps: high: 34, low: 23.
• Saturday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 37 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Job Club RI helps people navigate job market (turnto10.com) — A free nonprofit job club that meets at the West Warwick Public Library is helping residents and other Rhode Islanders break back into the workforce after long gaps in employment. Led by coach Steve Colella, Job Club RI offers training, networking, and personal referrals that can get applications past automated filters. One recent participant now works in workforce development herself, helping others find meaningful jobs.
   

📸 Around West Warwick

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Warwick

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Thursday December 11

• DMS 7/8/Honors Band Winter Concert
  West Warwick Public Schools West Warwick, RI 02893
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Horgan Winter Concert
  Horgan Elementary School West Warwick, RI 02893
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Wakefield Hills Winter Concert
  Wakefield Hills West Warwick, RI 02893
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 12

• Tai Chi Paradigm® Introduction - Beginner Level
  RWP Gateway Center , 1197 Broad St. , Providence
  6:30 pm
• Kate Voegele with Tyler Hilton
  The Greenwich Odeum , 59 Main St , East Greenwich
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Yoga for Every Body with Mimi Budnick
  RWP Gateway Center , 1197 Broad St. , Providence
  9:00 am
• Walk With A Doc
  Clark Dalrymple Boathouse , 1000 Elmwood Ave , Providence
  10:00 am
• Morning Acapella with East End Theatre and Performing Arts
  Botanical Center , 1000 Elmwood Ave , Providence
  11:00 am
• Bachata/Merengue Dance
  RWP Gateway Center , 1197 Broad St. , Providence
  11:00 am
• Billy Gilman
  The Greenwich Odeum , 59 Main St , East Greenwich
  8:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Joan Osborne
  The Greenwich Odeum , 59 Main St , East Greenwich
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Business After Hours at Bleu Bell
  East Greenwich Chamber of Commerce , 580 Main St , East Greenwich
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A fourth alarm structure fire on Mary Street in Central Falls leaves 16 adults and two children without a place to stay.
  2:51AM on Dec 10: Canteen 4 responds to a second alarm structure fire at 9 Mary Street in Central Falls. (Nextdoor )

• GUILL TOOL & ENGINEERING CO., INC. posted a job opening for Grinding Machinist - 1st & 2nd Shift in West Warwick. Apply here.
• Paradies Lagardere - The Paradies Shops, Inc. posted a job opening for Warehouse / Store Replenishment Associate in Warwick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Warwick here.

🗞 Nearby News

Warwick

• Find Your Calm at Blue Sky Spaworks in Warwick (providenceonline.com)
• New England woman wins jackpot playing Keno at popular restaurant weeks after beating cancer (boston25news.com)
• Warren rejects proposal to install ‘Flock' camera (wpri.com)

Providence

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-- The Patch AM Team

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