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🌱 Patch AM: Why East Greenwich just made a national ‘Top Boating Towns’ list
Make time for Paint Pottery! on the East Greenwich Patch calendar

What's up East Greenwich! 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:
- Why East Greenwich just made a national 'Top Boating Towns' list
Also on today's calendar: Paint Pottery! and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.
- Monday: An afternoon shower or two, temps: high: 80, low: 63.
- Tuesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 74 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• BoatUS Magazine Names Top Boating Towns (marinadockage.com) — East Greenwich earns national recognition as one of BoatUS Magazine's "Top Boating Towns," praised for offering New England charm without the crowds. The editors highlight its access to the water, marina options, and mix of boating lifestyles, putting the town alongside well-known destinations like Annapolis and Portland as a standout place to live and boat.
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📸 Around East Greenwich
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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Greenwich
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★ Featured events ★
- Paint Pottery! →
Art by You at Weirdgirl Creations Pottery Studio, 10 Wampanoag Trl, East Providence
1:00 pm - RWU Law Providence Law School Fair →
Providence Marriott Downtown, 1 Orms St, Providence
12:00 pm
Sunday August 30
Friday September 18
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Other local events
- "Creating the Art of Nature" with artist, Alissa O'Brien →
United Methodist Church in East Greenwich, 1558 S County Trl, East Greenwich
7:00 pm - Photographic Society of Rhode Island Open House →
Lakewood Baptist Church, 255 Atlantic Ave, Warwick
6:30 pm - Emerson, Lake & Palmer — The Greenwich Odeum Tickets →
The Greenwich Odeum, 59 Main St, East Greenwich
8:00 pm - "Crafting for Critters" Fall Bazaar Helps Homeless Animals →
2348 Post Rd, Warwick
10:00 am - Adventures in Acrylic →
Warwick Center for the Arts, 3259 Post Rd, Warwick
6:00 pm - The Trap East Greenwich →
The Trap East Greenwich, 195 Old Forge Rd, East Greenwich
9:00 pm - Cyril Neville →
The Greenwich Odeum, 59 Main St, East Greenwich
8:00 pm - Los Lonely Boys →
The Greenwich Odeum, 59 Main St, East Greenwich
8:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
Tuesday September 8
Thursday September 10
Saturday September 12
Tuesday September 15
Friday September 18
Wednesday September 23
Saturday September 26
📣 East Greenwich Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Kindergarten Orientation
SUZANNE M. HENSELER QUIDNESSET North Kingstown, RI 02852 - First Day of School - Grades 1 - 5
SUZANNE M. HENSELER QUIDNESSET North Kingstown, RI 02852 - FROSH PHOTOS Taken
NORTH KINGSTOWN SR. HIGH North Kingstown, RI 02852
8:00 am - First Day of School - Kindergarten
SUZANNE M. HENSELER QUIDNESSET North Kingstown, RI 02852
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Assistant Restaurant Manager in West Warwick. Apply here.
- TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Store Associate in North Kingstown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Greenwich here.
🗞 Nearby News
West Warwick
- 'Somebody found a bomb under the bridge:' Man fishing with magnet pulls out mortar shell (kptv.com)
- Glazer Capital LLC Makes New $12.81 Million Investment in AstroNova, Inc. $ALOT (marketbeat.com)
- RI public schools are beginning classes. See districts' start dates. (providencejournal.com)
Warwick
- Warwick Rte. 295, EG Rte. 2 Traffic Patterns Change (warwickpost.com)
- Amy Kempe (pbn.com)
Ok East Greenwich! 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: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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