Today’s Top Stories: Land Trust Days kicks off with a hike around Cumberland Monastery trails; R.I. Hospital and UNAP file dueling unfair labor practice charges; Patriots defense shows holes in preseason debut; Providence mayoral candidates in first deb

[View email with images]( [The Providence Journal]( R.I. Land Trust Days: A stroll through six weeks in nature At 5:30 p.m. today, a guided hike into the forest that surrounds the Cumberland Monastery will mark the start of more than six weeks of free nature walks, open houses and kayaking trips. [READ MORE]( Democratic Providence mayoral candidates debate School funding was a prime topic for Providence mayoral candidates at a debate between incumbent Jorge Elorza, Kobi Dennis and Robert DeRobbio at the Martin Luther King Elementary School Thursday night. [READ MORE]( It's been a scorcher in R.I. this month, but break seen on weekend Through the first eight days of August, the average temperature has been 7.5 degrees above normal at 81.1 degrees. [READ MORE]( Rhode Island Hospital, UNAP file dueling unfair labor practice charges R.I. Hospital filed an unfair labor practice on Thursday against the United Nurses and Allied Professionals “expressing concerns regarding the union’s bad faith bargaining in the current contract negotiations.” UNAP filed unfair labor practice charges of its own with the NLRB against the hospital. [READ MORE]( Providence, Central Falls sue Sessions over immigration policies Citing concerns about relations between communities and police, the cities of Central Falls and Providence filed a lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday over the Trump administration s immigration policies. [READ MORE]( Rapper Missy Elliott praises West Warwick woman's video as it goes viral West Warwick resident Mary Halsey’s go-to karaoke jam is Missy Elliott’s “Work It,” and she says she’s performed it “thousands — thousands, plural” of times, but one recent rendition has vaulted Halsey into online fame. [READ MORE]( Mount St. Charles Academy to transform legendary hockey program Mount has hired three top coaches from Connecticut s Selects Academy at South Kent to steer the hockey program in a drastically different direction. [READ MORE]( Fun Food Things to Do Aug. 10-12 It s Food Truck Friday at the Carousel Village in Roger Williams Park in Providence with a free concert at the Temple to Music from the R.I. Philharmonic Orchestra; a Pop-Up Scoop Shop at Wright’s Dairy Farm; The Schoolyard Twilight Party fundraiser for Hope & Main on Sunday [READ MORE]( New England defense lackluster in first preseason game With Tom Brady planted firmly on the bench for the Patriots preseason opener, no one expected the offense to come out firing Thursday night. It’s the preseason, after all. The defense certainly needs to be better. The good news is that it’s early August, so the work has just started. [READ MORE]( Journal Opinion: Fredric Mellor, home at last Fifty-three years after his plane was shot down in Vietnam in 1965, Fredric Moore Mellor is coming home to Cranston at last. We are grateful now for the closure for Ms. Mellor and others who remember Mr. Mellor...and profoundly thankful for his service, writes the Editorial Board in The Journal s Opinion Section. [READ MORE]( [providencejournal.com]( Connect with Us! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( Connect with Us! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [WWW.PROVIDENCEJOURNAL.COM]( You are receiving this communication as a member of the The Providence Journal. The Providence Journal values your online privacy. For more information, view our [privacy policy]( now. Please do not reply to this message. [Manage Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( The Providence Journal 75 Fountain St Providence, RI 02902 © 2018 The Providence Journal. All rights reserved.