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🌱 Patch AM: Recent arrests involving Westerly, Richmond, and a Charlestown resident detailed.

Also check out Luck Of The Draw Doubles Tennis Tournament For Charity on the Charlestown Patch calendar

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Hello again Charlestown! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Recent arrests involving Westerly, Richmond, and a Charlestown resident detailed.
  • How could this rail study change service for Charlestown-area riders?

Also on today's calendar: Luck Of The Draw Doubles Tennis Tournament For Charity and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Saturday: Cooler with clouds and sun, temps: high: 68, low: 51.
  • Sunday: Cloudy with afternoon rain, with a high of 66 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Police Logs: Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026 (thewesterlysun.com) — Local police logs this week include several arrests in Westerly and Richmond, including a Charlestown resident charged with shoplifting on Sept. 12. Other cases range from DUI and shoplifting to domestic violence and fraudulent checks, giving residents a snapshot of recent public safety activity in nearby communities.
   

• Mobilize the Charlestown Choo-choo Panic Team! (progressive-charlestown.com) — Charlestown residents are being urged to pay attention to a new Amtrak-led planning study that could shape future rail capacity between New Haven and Providence, potentially affecting service through Rhode Island. A Providence pop-up during PVDFest is one of up to 30 outreach events, and Charlestown's town government has already posted multiple notices encouraging public comment on possible future rail alternatives and capacity upgrades.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • "Why can't we get all the people together in the world that we really like and then just stay together?
    I guess that wouldn't work. Someone would leave. Someone always leaves. Then we would have to say good-bye. I hate good-byes. I know what I need. I… (Nextdoor Charlestown)
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    Thank You because You pour into my soul the infinite sweetness of Your mercy. Thank You because You let me feel Your forgiveness for my multiple… (Nextdoor Charlestown)
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🗞 Nearby News

Westerly

  • With 'Nocturna,' WHS band brings theatrical drama to halftime (thewesterlysun.com)
  • Local Roundup: Chariho nips Barrington in Division I girls soccer (thewesterlysun.com)
  • Westerly Liquor License Exemptions Face Legal Question (upriseri.com)

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-- 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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