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Today’s edition · Thurs., Nov. 5

Scouts pick up food donations Saturday, plus PFAS wells in Coventry

Plus, 23 rescued chinchillas have landed at the RISPCA in Warwick.

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Food drive

If you got a door hanger, Scouts will begin picking up donations from your home Sat., Nov. 7, at 9 a.m. The 39th annual drive runs with the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, and the most needed items are canned tuna, peanut butter, soups, cereal and canned vegetables. warwickonline.com

PFAS wells

Thirty-seven private drinking water wells around Provident Place in Coventry exceed the state's PFAS standard of 20 parts per trillion. Results are pending for 16 more wells. RINewsToday

Dozens of Coventry wells top the state's PFAS standard

37
private wells over the state's 20 ppt PFAS standard
16
wells with results still pending
91
wells sampled within a quarter-mile of Central Coventry Park

Source: RINewsToday

Diabetes month

It's National Diabetes Month, and Rachel Roberts, a registered dietitian at Wellness Resolutions in North Providence, is raising awareness of prediabetes. She says one in four health care dollars in the U.S. is spent on diabetes care. WJAR

Brown fees

Brown University has waived undergraduate application fees for public school students in Providence. Dean of admissions Logan Powell talked about who qualifies on 12 News Wednesday. WPRI.com

Chinchillas

The RISPCA in Warwick has taken in 23 chinchillas rescued from a commercial breeding facility in Ohio. They're among the 951 that Humane World for Animals has taken from R & R Chinchilla over the past month. WPRI.com

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Scouts pick up food donations Saturday, plus PFAS wells in Coventry

Plus, 23 rescued chinchillas have landed at the RISPCA in Warwick.

The TLDR

  1. Scouts pick up food donations Sat., Nov. 7, at 9 a.m.
  2. 37 Coventry wells top the state's PFAS standard
  3. 23 rescued chinchillas now at the RISPCA
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