🌱 Patch AM: How Woonsocket donors helped shatter Rhode Island’s blood donation record

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In today's newsletter:

• How Woonsocket donors helped shatter Rhode Island’s blood donation record

Also on today's calendar: Sports Card Show.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunshine mixing with clouds, with a high of 33 and low of 25 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy and not as cold, temps: high: 45, low: 25.
• Thursday: A blend of sun and clouds, with a high of 44 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Rhode Island Blood Center reports record donations after Brown University shooting • Maine Morning Star (mainemorningstar.com) — Woonsocket residents are part of a record surge in blood donations at Rhode Island Blood Center locations following the Brown University shooting, with the Woonsocket site helping triple a typical Sunday’s turnout. The center urges people, especially Type O and B- donors, to keep making appointments this week as winter conditions and emergencies strain the blood supply for hospitals statewide.
   

📸 Around Woonsocket

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Woonsocket

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 27

• John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band
  Stadium Theatre, 28 Monument Square, Woonsocket
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Sports Card Show
  Woonsocket Elks Lodge #850 , 380 Social St , Woonsocket
  5:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Christmas Day Church Service
  Firm Foundation Christian Church , 84 Cumberland St , Woonsocket
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Growing a Reader Storytime
  North Smithfield Public Library , 20 Main St , Slatersville
  10:30 am
• Central at Smithfield
  Smithfield High School , 90 Pleasant View Ave , Smithfield
  7:00 pm
• Town Council
  Lincoln, RI Calendar , 100 Old River Road , Lincoln
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Girls Basketball vs PC/ST. Pats
  Burrillville High School Harrisville, RI 02830
  4:45 pm
• Wrestling @ Toll Gate HS
  Burrillville High School Harrisville, RI 02830
  5:30 pm
• Boys Hockey vs Barrington @Portsmouth Ice arena
  Burrillville High School Harrisville, RI 02830
  7:00 pm
• Town Council Meeting
  Cumberland, RI Calendar , 45 Broad Street Town Council Chambers, Second Floor , Cumberland
  7:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• The Nutcracker - Ballet Rhode Island
  Veterans Memorial Auditorium (The VETS) , 1 Ave of the Arts , Providence
  10:30 am
• Chepachet Village Candlelight Shopping
  Historic Chepachet Village
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• Capstone Logistics posted a job opening for Warehouse Unloader in Woonsocket. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Cumberland

• Who is Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee? 5 things to know (bostonglobe.com)
• Mayor: 2 dead, 8 others wounded in shooting at Brown University (wcvb.com)

Lincoln

• Scott Pond In Lincoln Infected With Toxic Algae: State (patch.com)

Smithfield

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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