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🌱 Patch AM: How a long-lost Narragansett WWII pilot finally came home

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a long-lost Narragansett WWII pilot finally came home

Also on today's calendar: Jokin Off at The Joyce and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Brief afternoon showers, with a high of 76 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 74, low: 66.
  • Wednesday: Humid with a t-storm or two, with a high of 73 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• More than 80 years after he was lost, a WWII pilot is laid to rest in Rhode Island (bostonglobe.com) — A World War II pilot from Narragansett, long listed as missing in action, has finally been laid to rest in Rhode Island after his remains were identified from a crash site in Thailand. Community members, veterans, and state leaders gathered Friday at Riverside Cemetery to honor 21-year-old Lt. McKinney's sacrifice and return him to rest beside his parents.
   

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  • We need a handyman to hang two interior doors in our bathroom.
    Do you have any suggestions in the great island area. We would like the work done as soon as possible. (Nextdoor Great Island)
  • I love my dog.
    He wakes me @ 6:30 for breakfast and potty time. Then come in and goes back to sleep. (Nextdoor Succotash Rd)
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🗞 Nearby News

South Kingstown

  • Peace Dale Library unveils new Community Learning Center (independentri.com)
  • Rhode Island Foundation gives out $5.4M in Grants for Housing, Food, Health Care and Police Training (rinewstoday.com)

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)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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