🌱 Patch AM: How a West Warwick cancer survivor is sharing her $12,000 lottery win

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In today's newsletter:

• How a West Warwick cancer survivor is sharing her $12,000 lottery win

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Brisk and quite cold, with a high of 26 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Tuesday: Turning cloudy, temps: high: 33, low: 26.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 45 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Woman Hits Lottery Jackpot Weeks After Being Declared Cancer-Free: ‘Nobody Believed Me' (people.com) — A West Warwick woman, Melissa Bourassa, hit a $12,000 Keno jackpot at JJ’s Café just weeks after doctors declared her cancer-free following a double mastectomy. She plans to spend much of the money on holiday gifts for supportive coworkers and handmade wreaths for the local community, reflecting how neighbors rallied around her during treatment.
   

📸 Around West Warwick

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Warwick

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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

Monday December 15

• End of Year Celebration
  Community Health Worker Association of Rhode Island , 600 Mt Pleasant Ave , Providence
  2:00 pm
• Wickford Advisory Committee Meeting
  North Kingstown, RI Calendar , 1st Floor Conference Room 80 Boston Neck Road , North Kingstown
  5:00 pm
• Town Council Regular Meeting (changed from 12/8)
  North Kingstown, RI Calendar , 80 Boston Neck Road , North Kingstown
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Kickboxing for Closers
  1010 Plainfield St , Johnston
  5:00 pm
• Latinx CHW Support Group
  Community Health Worker Association of Rhode Island , 600 Mt Pleasant Ave , Providence
  5:00 pm
• Business After Hours at Bleu Bell
  East Greenwich Chamber of Commerce , 580 Main St , East Greenwich
  5:30 pm
• Planning Commission Meeting
  North Kingstown, RI Calendar , 80 Boston Neck Road , North Kingstown
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Wee-One Wednesdays
  Roger Williams Park Botanical Center
  9:00 am
• Xtreme Hip Hop Step Aeorbics
  Gateway Center at Roger Williams Park , 1197 Broad Street , Providence
  5:15 pm
• Holiday Party
  Coventry-West Greenwich Elks Lodge #2285 , 42 Nooseneck Hill Rd , West Greenwich
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The time to get your leaves cleaned up before the winter is almost done.
  Call or text to make an appointment to get your free estimate on a fall/ winter cleanup. Let Landscaping RI help you take care of your yards winter… (Nextdoor West Street)

• Jobot posted a job opening for Payroll Coordinator in Warwick. Apply here.
• Community College of Rhode Island posted a job opening for Adjunct Faculty, Biology (Future Opportunities) in Warwick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Warwick here.

🗞 Nearby News

Warwick

• Police Log: ‘In Case of Road Rage' & Wrong Garage (eastgreenwichnews.com)
• Gimme' Shelter: Take Lincoln home for the holidays! - Cheryl Tudino, RI SPCA (rinewstoday.com)
• Red Sox Reportedly Battling Yankees, Orioles For Boston-Area Product (yardbarker.com)

East Greenwich

• Obituary: Deborah A. Sherman, 66 (eastgreenwichnews.com)

Providence

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know either. They were speaking in sign language.
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