Good morning, Providence.

On Oct. 8, children at the Boys & Girls Club of Providence in Fox Point enjoyed swimming, cooking and homework help provided by local educators from Johnson & Wales and Roger Williams University, making the day a mix of fun and learning.

Rhode Island Black Business Association seeks volunteers for its Membership Chair role to recruit, onboard, and engage new members and business leaders; contact Enid Hoff at (401) 451-8010 for details.

Charles Place tenants rallied on Wednesday, Oct.

14 to demand repairs and improved living conditions from landlord Standard Communities as part of a growing tenant union movement in Providence. Organizers supported by Reclaim RI highlighted long-standing issues like malfunctioning elevators, pest infestations, and broken appliances.

A local farmer in Coventry broke a world record on Oct.

15 by growing a 3,156-pound pumpkin on his 11-acre farm in Greene — heavier than a Honda Civic. The achievement places the state at the center of giant gourds.

The Boys and Girls Club in Providence will complete a $15-million renovation of its Branch Avenue building in 2027 to add a workforce development area where teens can try different careers.

Nearly 300 children attend the club in summer for homework help, meals, and play — learning through fun classes like cooking and reading.

A home security camera in Coventry recorded a bear approaching a house on Oct.

14 after a wasp nest led the animal to tear shingles from the siding (the bear appeared to limp as it moved along Harkney Hill Road).

Drivers in Providence and Cranston face overnight closures on I-95 over the next three weekends starting Friday night.

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation will close lanes and ramps (from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.) for bridge work at the Route 10 interchange Exit 33, and detour delays are expected.

Brown University Professor Nicolas Fawzi will lead the school’s role in a $28.6M federal project to study protein misfolding in early neurodegenerative disease—his lab will use a sub-award of about $1M to develop new ways to detect early signs.

Rhode Island high school football on Thursday, Oct.

15 saw Cranston East beat Middletown 28-25, Toll Gate earn its first win 12-8 over Tiverton, and Burrillville top Coventry 36-14; today's schedule includes Friday and Saturday games in several local venues.

La Salle beat Barrington 3-2 on Oct.

14 at Cimini Stadium; Chase Deffley’s deflected goal and Joe Terlato’s key save helped the Rams move closer to a top seed with three wins needed in upcoming matches.

The Providence Journal sports team has released high school football picks on Oct.

15, with experts at 75 Fountain St. naming winners for every game from Middletown at Cranston East to Exeter-West Greenwich at North Smithfield.