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Good morning to you Woonsocket! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How you can brighten veterans’ Saturdays at Woonsocket’s Friendly Home
  • How a Woonsocket resident’s guilty plea led to prison time
  • Which local teams are hitting the court and ice today?

Also on today's calendar: Sports Card Show and 4 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

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  • Saturday: Rather cloudy, afternoon rain, with a high of 44 and low of 36 degrees.
  • Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., temps: high: 45, low: 23.
  • Monday: Sunny, breezy and colder, with a high of 38 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• RI Veterans: Did you know? 08.01.26 (Desert Shield/Storm, Local Events, Resources) - John A. Cianci (rinewstoday.com) — Veterans and volunteers in Woonsocket should know the Friendly Home on Rhodes Avenue hosts a recurring third-Saturday visit where locals can socialize with and support resident veterans. This wide-ranging veterans column also highlights upcoming appreciation dinners, reunions, benefits help, free hunting and fishing licenses, support groups, and discounts across Rhode Island, with several opportunities close enough for Woonsocket residents to join in easily.
   

• Rhode Island man sentenced in Fall River Superior Court after reported armed robbery, threatening to kill employees, at Route 6 business (fallriverreporter.com) — A Woonsocket man has been sentenced to two years in a Massachusetts House of Correction after pleading guilty to armed robbery and related charges from a knife-point holdup at a Dartmouth smoke shop. Police say he threatened employees, took a cash register with about $700, and was later arrested in Providence, with several original charges reduced or dropped through the plea.
   

• What happened in high school hoops Friday? Here are your scores and recaps (providencejournal.com) — Woonsocket sports fans have a home boys basketball game today at 5 p.m. against Cranston West, highlighted in a roundup of Friday’s high school hoops action across Rhode Island. The piece recaps several standout boys and girls games, key scoring performances, and milestone achievements, while also listing today’s full slate of basketball, hockey, track, and wrestling events statewide.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Saturday January 10
  • HOOPS WINTER BASKETBALL LEAGUE
    NSMS Gymnasium , 1850 Providence Pike , North Smithfield
    8:30 am
  • Mindful Connection
    Equi Evolution , 215 Scott Rd , Cumberland
    9:00 am
  • Ceramics Painting
    Pea Poddery , 2364 Diamond Hill Rd , Cumberland
    10:00 am
  • Albany Great Danes at Bryant Bulldogs Women's Basketball
    Chace Athletic Center , 1150 Douglas Turnpike , Smithfield
    2:00 pm
    • Sunday January 11
  • Gorman Invitational 7AM
    Cumberland High School Wellness Center , 2600 Mendon Rd , Cumberland
    6:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Report of fire prompts evacuation at Providence Place Mall in Rhode Island.
    3:30PM on Jan 8: This incident was alerted due to scanner and local chatter sources reporting a fire at Providence Place Mall. The sources have since… (Nextdoor )
  • CVS Health posted a job opening for Partner Manager - Pharma Media Sales - CVS Media Exchange (CMX) in Woonsocket. Apply here.
  • TASCA AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, Inc. posted a job opening for Full Time Parts Counter Person in Woonsocket. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Woonsocket here.

🗞 Nearby News

North Smithfield

  • North Smithfield High School announces first quarter honor roll (valleybreeze.com)
  • Property sales in North Smithfield from December 26 through January 8 (nrinow.news)
  • Woonsocket man arrested, banned from store after firing flare gun, stealing Jeep from Walmart security (nrinow.news)

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