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🌱 Patch AM: How much grant money is headed to Exeter’s Tomaquag Museum?
Coming up on the Exeter Patch calendar: RWU Law Providence Law School Fair
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In today's newsletter:
- How much grant money is headed to Exeter's Tomaquag Museum?
Also on today's calendar: RWU Law Providence Law School Fair.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: Afternoon showers; humid, with a high of 79 and low of 65 degrees.
- Tuesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 76, low: 64.
- Wednesday: Humid with a t-storm or two, with a high of 74 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Rhode Island Foundation gives out $5.4M in Grants for Housing, Food, Health Care and Police Training (rinewstoday.com) — Exeter's Tomaquag Museum is among dozens of nonprofits sharing $5.4 million in new Rhode Island Foundation grants, supporting programs from food access to arts and environmental work. The funding, part of a five-year statewide plan, aims to ease rising costs and strengthen services like behavioral-health training for police, health-care workforce pipelines, and local food hubs. 
📸 Around Exeter
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Exeter
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★ Featured events ★
- RWU Law Providence Law School Fair →
Providence Marriott Downtown, 1 Orms St, Providence
12:00 pm
Friday September 18
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Other local events
- Raise the Barn →
Tilted Barn Brewery, One Hemsley Pl, Exeter
1:00 pm
Saturday September 12
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🗓 Events Nearby
- FROSH PHOTOS Taken
NORTH KINGSTOWN SR. HIGH North Kingstown, RI 02852
8:00 am - Building Committee Meeting
Chariho Regional SD Administration Conference Room
5:00 pm - First Day of School - Kindergarten
SUZANNE M. HENSELER QUIDNESSET North Kingstown, RI 02852 - SOPH Photos taken
NORTH KINGSTOWN SR. HIGH North Kingstown, RI 02852
7:15 am - Liberty Tree Planting: Town of Richmond →
Richmond Town Hall, 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd, Richmond
5:00 pm - Richmond 250th Commission - Liberty Tree Planting →
Richmond, RI Calendar, 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd., Wyoming
5:00 pm - Town Council Meeting →
Richmond, RI Calendar, 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd., Wyoming
6:00 pm - Planning Commission Meeting →
North Kingstown, RI Calendar, 80 Boston Neck Road, North Kingstown
6:30 pm - JR Photos taken
NORTH KINGSTOWN SR. HIGH North Kingstown, RI 02852
7:15 am - Economic Development Committee →
South Kingstown, RI Calendar, 180 High Street Planning Department, Wakefield
5:00 pm - Ferry Road Fiction Book Discussion
Willett Free Library 45 Ferry Road, Saunderstown, RI 02874
5:00 pm
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- My cecropia moth caterpillars have spun their cocoons!
They will remain like this now until next spring. (Nextdoor Pine Hill) - I'll Be Back… in 4K: THE TERMINATOR 40th Anniversary Review
Forty years after its original release, James Cameron's The Terminator remains a cornerstone of science fiction cinema—and with its 2024 40th… (Nextdoor Pine Hill)
- SavATree posted a job opening for Tree Crew Leader in Exeter. Apply here.
- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Assistant Restaurant Manager in West Greenwich. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Exeter here.
🗞 Nearby News
Kingston
- Elm Grove Cemetery officials say first state grant will go a long way (independentri.com)
- Proper dorm decorating a mix of style, creativity, practicality (independentri.com)
- STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: 5 Wilmington Students Graduate From University Of Rhode Island (wilmingtonapple.com)
South Kingstown
- Peace Dale Library unveils new Community Learning Center (independentri.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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