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🌱 Patch AM: What the new Chariho decisions mean for Charlestown schools this fall

Spotted on the Charlestown calendar: Poppy's Hot Mic at The Joyce

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What's up Charlestown! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What the new Chariho decisions mean for Charlestown schools this fall
  • How Charlestown police helped during South County Hospital's bomb threat scare

Also on today's calendar: Poppy's Hot Mic at The Joyce and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, with a high of 73 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Sunday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 78, low: 62.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Chariho OKs Support Staff Contract, Tables Graduation Rules (upriseri.com) — Charlestown families face big school changes as Chariho approved a new three-year contract for education support staff and advanced plans for a unified elementary campus that could replace Charlestown Elementary if a November bond passes. The committee also tightened cell phone rules, created a K–4 Chromebook review panel, and delayed new graduation requirements after members raised concerns about academic rigor.
   

• SK police say investigation into hospital bomb threat call remains open (independentri.com) — Charlestown police were among 75 officers providing mutual aid after a bomb threat forced South County Hospital into lockdown and diverted patients, though no explosives or shooter were found. Investigators say the call, traced to a non-local number, remains under active investigation, and the hospital reopened later that evening after precautionary sweeps.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Meet Paparazzi Dog and Paparazzi Rabbit —Tony Jones Read on Patch
  • Charlestown's Hidden History: Why Is It Called Old Post Road? —Tony Jones Read on Patch
  • "Kindness is an inner desire that makes us want to do good things even if we do not get anything in return.
    It is the joy of our life to do them. When we do good things from this inner desire, there is kindness in everything we think, say, want and do." … (Nextdoor Charlestown)
  • "A tree is known by its fruit;
    a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love." Saint Basil (329) (Nextdoor Charlestown)
  • Aramark posted a job opening for Food Service Worker - Virginia Commonwealth Univ. in Carolina. Apply here.
  • Oak St. Health posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Kingston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Charlestown here.

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Ok Charlestown! 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: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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