RI Woman Convicted Of Faking Cancer For Donations | Patch PM

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Posted Tue, Oct 13, 2020 at 5:26 pm ET

Welcome to Tuesday's edition of Patch PM. Here's a look at today's top stories.

Alicia Pierini made a fraudulent GoFundMe page in 2017, claiming she had been diagnosed with cancer.

NEADS World Class Service Dogs is looking for full-time puppy raisers to take service dogs-in-training into their homes.

More than 200,000 households in Massachusetts and Rhode Island lost power in the fast-moving storm.

Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea and Attorney General Peter Neronha created a guide to help voters know their rights.

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