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🌱 Patch AM: What did Bristol’s Planning Board conditionally approve for October 8?
Happening soon: International Coastal Cleanup - Audubon Nature Center, Jacob's Point on the Bristol Patch calendar
Hi Bristol! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What did Bristol's Planning Board conditionally approve for October 8?
Also on today's calendar: Make a Book Vase! and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 61 and low of 39 degrees.
- Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 65, low: 57.
- Thursday: Breezy in the a.m.; sunshine, with a high of 72 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Bristol, RI Planning Board — October 8, 2026 (meetingwatch.org) — Bristol's Planning Board meeting on October 8, 2026 includes a conditional site plan approval that hinges on revising the landscaping plan, and residents can review linked minutes and video. The MeetingWatch tool, when active, helps residents get plain-English explanations of decisions, documents, and exact video timestamps for what happened. 
📸 Around Bristol
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bristol
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★ Featured events ★
- International Coastal Cleanup - Audubon Nature Center, Jacob's Point →
Audubon Nature Center, 1401 Hope Street, Bristol
9:00 am
Wednesday October 7
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Other local events
- Make a Book Vase! →
George Hail Library, 530 Main St, Warren
6:00 pm - COVID-19 & Flu Vaccine Clinic →
George Hail Library, 530 Main St, Warren
12:00 pm - Mah Jong at the Library →
George Hail Library, 530 Main St, Warren
6:00 pm - Nature Drawing at Blithewold →
Blithewold Manor, Gardens & Arboretum, 101 Ferry Rd, Bristol
10:00 am - Banned Books Movie Night →
George Hail Library, 530 Main St, Warren
6:00 pm - Kevin Herchen at The Beach House →
The Beach House, 805 Hope Street, Bristol
6:00 pm - Wine Tasting and Talk on the Porch →
Blithewold Manor, Gardens & Arboretum, 101 Ferry Rd, Bristol
6:00 pm - Columbus Day - Town Offices Closed →
Bristol, RI Calendar Bristol, RI 02809 - Halloween Costume Craft Event →
Smiling Angel's Society, 475 Sandy Ln, Warwick
11:00 am - Fall Watercolor Series with Artist Mary Ellen Dwyer →
Blithewold Manor, Gardens & Arboretum, 101 Ferry Rd, Bristol
10:00 am - Networking at Trágmar Ale Works →
Trágmar Ale Works, 87 Gooding Avenue, Bristol
5:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Monday October 12
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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🗞 Nearby News
Barrington
- Four-bedroom home sells for $1.75 million in Barrington (shawlocal.com)
- The Invisible Strings That Connect Us (brainzmagazine.com)
Warwick
- 'The India Experience – Season 2' to Screen in Cambridge, MA and Warwick, RI (indianewengland.com)
- Why RI's busiest airport has complicated Warwick's police drone plan (providencejournal.com)
- Gimme' Shelter: Bella at the RI SPCA (rinewstoday.com)
Providence
- Providence Couple Charged With Child Endangerment (patch.com)
- 2 Arrested After Providence Court Cellblock 'Disturbance,' Police Say (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: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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