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🌱 Patch AM: How Bristol’s new flood and rental rules could affect your street.
Also check out 2026 Paddle for Progress RI on the Bristol Patch calendar
Morning Bristol! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Bristol's new flood and rental rules could affect your street.
Also on today's calendar: 2026 Paddle for Progress RI and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 53 degrees.
- Saturday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, temps: high: 69, low: 53.
- Sunday: Cloudy and cool; p.m. rain, with a high of 65 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Bristol Cuts Flood Look-Back Period to Five Years (upriseri.com) — Bristol's Town Council just eased flood-zone renovation limits by halving the look-back period to five years, a change that could make home improvements more manageable for local property owners. Councilors also tweaked short-term rental rules, advanced the sale of Reynolds School for a new government center, funded Halloween trunk-or-treat, and heard an update on water rates and lead line replacements. 
📸 Around Bristol
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bristol
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★ Featured events ★
- 2026 Paddle for Progress RI →
Gardner's Wharf 170 Main Street North Kingstown, RI 02852,
9:00 am
Sunday September 20
Want to see your event featured? Click here!
Other local events
- Olivia Dolphin Band Live at Linden Place →
Linden Place, 500 Hope St, Bristol
7:00 pm - BMA State Street Harvest Festival →
Bristol, RI Calendar Bristol, RI 02809
10:00 am - Harvest Fair →
1 Colt Dr, Bristol
10:00 am - Stained Glass Butterfly & Crystals Plant Stake →
Quinta Gamelin Community Center, 101 Asylum Rd, Bristol
10:00 am - Coggeshall Farm Museum Harvest Festival →
Coggeshall Farm Museum, 1 Colt Drive, Bristol
10:00 am - Fall Youth Tennis →
Bristol Town Beach, 50 Asylum Rd, Bristol
12:00 pm - Mandala Dot Art Workshop →
Quinta Gamelin Community Center, 101 Asylum Rd, Bristol
6:00 pm - Nature Drawing at Blithewold →
Blithewold Manor, Gardens & Arboretum, 101 Ferry Rd, Bristol
10:00 am - Fall Beginners Tennis Clinic →
Bristol Town Beach, 50 Asylum Rd, Bristol
9:00 am - Maintaining Bristol's Urban Forests →
Blithewold Manor, Gardens & Arboretum, 101 Ferry Rd, Bristol
10:00 am - Turas: Halfway to St. Patrick's Day Bash →
Linden Place, 500 Hope St, Bristol
3:00 pm
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
Tuesday September 22
Thursday September 24
Saturday September 26
Sunday September 27
📣 Bristol Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- House for rent in Bristol RI
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2-Villa-Ave-Bristol-RI-02809/65917156_zpid/?utm_campaign=iosappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare (Nextdoor Poppasquash Rd) - Press release: RIDOH Issues Vaccination Recommendations for Respiratory Virus Season.
With increases in levels of COVID-19, flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) expected in the coming weeks and months, the Rhode Island Department… (Nextdoor )
- Roger Williams University posted a job opening for Prep Cook, p/t - Dining Services - Roger Williams University in Bristol. Apply here.
- Saint-Gobain S.A. posted a job opening for Technical Sales Manager: Life Science, Manufacturing; Remote, USA in Bristol. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bristol here.
🗞 Nearby News
Warren
- Warren Town Council approves new fee schedules, tables zoning change (eastbayri.com)
- Barrington's agents of change celebrate 10-year anniversary (eastbayri.com)
Barrington
- Council candidates weigh in: What are three key issues facing Barrington? (eastbayri.com)
- AlphaBEST to Open at 3 Bristol Warren Elementary Schools (upriseri.com)
- Mahjong magic is everywhere (eastbayri.com)
Providence
- Providence Man Charged With Leaving Scene Of Crash: Cops (patch.com)
- CT Man Arrested On Receiving Stolen Goods Charge In Providence: Cops (patch.com)
Ok Bristol! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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