Plate Reader Disputes + Recovery Services Cuts + $50 Corn Holes!

Hey, Woonsocket! Here's everything you need to know to get this Thursday started off right.

There’s trouble brewing around the automated license plate readers. Also, Recovery Month sees a loss of funds, and the governor prevaricates. Finally, spend Saturday with the cops for a prize-winning corn hole tournament!

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First, today's weather:

Rain and humid throughout the day. High: 73 Low: 60.

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Here are the top stories today in Woonsocket:

1. The Rhode Island chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) doesn’t like automated license plate readers and wants Woonsocket, Pawtucket, and Cranston to stop using them. You may remember that they were installed just a month ago as part of a 60-day trial. The ACLU suggests that the readers capture “far more information than merely license plate numbers, and can even search for cars by their bumper stickers.” In response, the Cranston City Council is meeting on Monday to discuss the issue. No word yet if Woonsocket’s City Council will follow suit. (WPRI)
2. Just in time for Recovery Month, “agencies that are working to deliver recovery services on the ground in Rhode Island have been hit with severe funding cuts by Rhode Island BHDDH.” Governor McKee responded to questions by parsing terms. “So if the federal dollars are not there that’s not a cut, that means the federal dollars are no longer available,” he said. Adding insult to injury, there is a problem with published data. A Woonsocket recovery advocate noted a spike in overdoses in August. The RI Department of Health has no record of this. (UpriseRI)
3. The Massachusetts Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 28 plans to spend September 11 with a corn hole tournament at the American Legion Post 85. Make a $50 donation and participate in the cookout. There will be cash prizes! Head to 870 River Street around 11 a.m. (The Valley Breeze)
4. The Woonsocket Harris Public Library reminds residents that September is “Library Card Sign-Up Month.” Residents who don’t have a card or cannot find theirs are welcome to sign up. When you’re there, don’t forget to get your FREE financial literacy curriculum kit for youngsters between three and nine. (Woonsocket Harris Public Library)
5. The RI Hospitality Association announces that RIHA membership opens the door to discounts. One example is music licensing. Representatives also offer other savings for business owners in the hospitality industry. (RI Hospitality Association)

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Today in Woonsocket:

• RI Hospitality Association hosts its Economic Outlook Breakfast (online). (8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.)

Woonsocket Patch Notebook

• Woonsocket Cat Sanctuary, Inc.: "Callie couldn’t wait for feeding time today so just decided to feed herself . That’s what we get for leaving an open bag of food laying around. Serve yourself is good too >^..^<" (Facebook)
• Harmony Fire District: "We wish the happiest of birthdays to Pvt. Adam Souza!!! Enjoy this wonderful day!!" (Facebook)
• Woonsocket Historical Society: "The Hospital Trust Bldg on Main St has been in the news lately. Built around 1930, its beautiful Romanesque architecture has fallen into disrepair. Hopefully the developers will be successful at rehabilitating it. The photos are of the b..." (Facebook)
• Renewed Life Church: "“For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” Colossians‬ ‭1:13-14‬ ‭NIV‬‬ #renewed #renewedlife #renewedlifechurch #forgiv..." (Facebook)
• Rhode Island Society of CPAs: "Upcoming CPE and Events #CPA #finance #accounting #RhodeIsland https://conta.cc/3zTqitG" (Facebook)

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About me: Sylvia Cochran works out of sunny Southern California and has been freelance writing full-time since 2005. Her SEO-optimized internet copy includes social media marketing projects and German to English business translations. She loves dogs, cats, books, plays Fishdom (don't judge), embraces social justice, and tries to live out Micah 6:8.

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