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🌱 Patch AM: See who just bought and sold homes across Cumberland this month
Spotted on the Cumberland calendar: Business Planning for Growth

Greetings Cumberland! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- See who just bought and sold homes across Cumberland this month
- Discover the strange monuments and rare rock hiding in Cumberland
Also on today's calendar: BRT Presents: Alasdair Fraser and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Clouds giving way to sun, with a high of 71 and low of 42 degrees.
- Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 63, low: 37.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• What's the most expensive property sold in RI? Oct. 3 real estate transactions (providencejournal.com) — Several Cumberland properties changed hands in mid‑September, including a Fairhaven Road home topping $1 million and multiple sales on Cumberland Street, Oxford Road, Carnation Street, Apple Ridge Road and Bear Hill Road. The statewide transaction list lets you see who bought and sold homes and commercial properties in Cumberland and across Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts communities.
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• The ultimate tour of Rhode Island's weirdest attractions and oddities (providencejournal.com) — Cumberland gets a spotlight with the King Philip's War monument at the former monastery site and the rare state rock, Cumberlandite, on Iron Mine Hill, both quirky stops on a statewide oddities tour. The guide also highlights unusual monuments, haunted sites, giant trolls, historic mills and other offbeat attractions scattered across Rhode Island that make for fun day trips.
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📸 Around Cumberland
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cumberland
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★ Featured events ★
- Business Planning for Growth →
Navigant Credit Union – Cumberland Hill, 3291 Mendon Road, Cumberland
5:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
Want to see your event featured? Click here!
Other local events
- Open House McCourt
McCourt Middle School, 45 Highland Avenue, Cumberland
5:30 pm - Community Vaccination Clinic @Cumberland High School Cafeteria
Cumberland High School, 2600 Mendon Rd, Cumberland
4:00 pm - BRT Presents: Alasdair Fraser →
Blackstone River Theatre, 549 Broad Street, Cumberland
7:00 pm - Alasdair Fraser →
Blackstone River Theatre, 549 Broad Street, Cumberland
7:00 pm - Whiskey Glasses: Morgan Wallen Tribute →
Phantom Farms Brewing, 30 Martin Street, Cumberland - Dry Ice (Mad Science) →
Cumberland, RI Calendar, The Amaral Building 16 Mill Street, Cumberland
10:00 am - BRT Presents: Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Family Band with Mike + Ruthie →
Blackstone River Theatre, 549 Broad Street, Cumberland
3:00 pm - Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Family Band with Mike + Ruthie →
Blackstone River Theatre, 549 Broad Street, Cumberland
3:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 18
📣 Cumberland Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Cribbage Night →
Woonsocket RI
6:00 pm - Lopstail Tuesday →
Woonsocket RI
4:00 pm - $20 Airsoft Tuesday →
Battlegroundz, 100 Higginson Ave, Lincoln
5:00 pm
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Lincoln. Apply here.
- Century Bank posted a job opening for Service Associate in Lincoln. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cumberland here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lincoln
- O-Zone: Full Confidence (jaguars.com)
Woonsocket
- McGAIR: Cumberland's Nicholas Walkowski tackles his way into weekly honor at Curry College (woonsocketcall.com)
- Unscented Paper Towels Market Forecast to 2035: Premiumization and Emerging Market Adoption Drive Growth (indexbox.io)
- You can walk into the actual building that started America's Industrial Revolution (wheninyourstate.com)
Pawtucket
- Final Thanksgiving Turkey Basket Drive for Pawtucket's First Lady – Hoping for the Biggest Ever (rinewstoday.com)
Ok Cumberland! 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: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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