Another RI Beach Closed To Swimming Amid Extreme Heat | Patch PM

Newport RI

26 August, 2021

4:59 PM

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Welcome to Thursday's edition of Patch PM. Here's a look at today's top stories. Newport's Easton's Beach Closed For High Bacteria LevelsThe closure comes just one day after the department recommended closing four other Rhode Island beaches for high bacteria levels. Warwick Woman Pleads To Child Neglect In Death Of 9-Year-OldMichelle Rothgeb, 58, pleaded no contest to 1 count of manslaughter, 8 counts of child cruelty and neglect and 1 count of animal cruelty. Willow Tree Chicken Salad Recalled For Plastic ContaminationCertain recalled chicken salads and dip products could be contaminated with pieces of hard white plastic. Bird Feeders Once Again Safe To Use In Rhode Island: DEMWhile it's still unclear what's killing birds across 15 states, reports of songbird deaths in Rhode Island have dropped over the past weeks.