🌱 Patch AM: What a Week 5 win over Seekonk could mean for Case.

Cheers Seekonk! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What a Week 5 win over Seekonk could mean for Case.
• How SNAP cuts are driving more neighbors to Seekonk's Harvest Garden.

Also on today's calendar: Halloween Costume Contest and Party to Benefit Kyle's Legacy Star Light Program and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 66 and low of 53 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunshine and nice, temps: high: 73, low: 48.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 70 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Senior football star leads Joseph Case football to hot start (heraldnews.com) — Joseph Case High's football team is off to a dominant 3-0 run since moving star senior Aedan Borges to quarterback, and now a Week 5 matchup with Seekonk looms large. A win over Seekonk could set up a showdown with defending state champion Fairhaven, as coaches praise the team's growing confidence and tight-knit "brotherhood" culture.
   

• Food Stamp Catastrophe (portside.org) — Residents relying on Osamequin Farm's Harvest Garden in Seekonk are feeling the strain as stricter federal SNAP rules push more people toward local food aid. The story details how new work and paperwork requirements, plus state call-center backlogs, are cutting off benefits nationwide and in Massachusetts, leaving food banks, farms, and mutual aid groups struggling to keep up with rising demand.
   

📸 Around Seekonk

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Seekonk

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 23
• Halloween Costume Contest and Party to Benefit Kyle's Legacy Star Light Program →
  The Guild, 461 Main St, Pawtucket
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• Fall Snail Trails Family Nature Play →
  Osamequin Farm, Walnut Street, Seekonk
  9:30 am
• Baby Storytime →
  410 Newman Ave, Seekonk
  10:00 am
• SPECIAL Bilingual Storytime with Sole →
  410 Newman Ave, Seekonk
  10:00 am
• Scarecrow Fest Community Voting →
  410 Newman Ave, Seekonk
  3:00 pm
• Micro:bit Video Game Coding for Beginners →
  410 Newman Ave, Seekonk
  3:00 pm
• Girl Scout Troop 402 →
  410 Newman Ave, Seekonk
  5:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Aitken walk to school →
  410 Newman Ave, Seekonk
  8:15 am
• Scarecrow Fest Community Voting →
  410 Newman Ave, Seekonk
  3:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Thrill Shows →
  Seekonk Speedway, 1782 Fall River Ave, Seekonk
  2:00 pm
• Scarecrow Fest Community Voting →
  410 Newman Ave, Seekonk
  3:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• 2nd Annual Japan-America Friendship Festival is Back in Newport! →
  5 Touro Park St W, Newport
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Has anyone else noticed the big increase of Flock cameras in the north Seekonk area?
  New cameras on Rte 152, Pine St, Brook St and Central Ave. Have they popped up in South Seekonk too? What are your thoughts on this proliferation? (Nextdoor Carakunk Seekonk)

• Dick's Sporting Goods posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate in Seekonk. Apply here.
• Sturdy Health posted a job opening for Biller (per diem) in Attleboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Seekonk here.

🗞 Nearby News

Attleboro

• Truck-or-Treat at Courtesy Mitsubishi in Attleboro, October 13 (turnto10.com)
• Medway's Jacob Ide House has Spectacular Reopening (town.news)

Swansea

• Crews respond to serious crash on I-195 in Swansea (wpri.com)
• This decorator is giving giving Rhode Island porches a serious glow-up (newportri.com)

Norton

• Popular Halloween Tradition Returns To Norton For 33rd Year (patch.com)

Ok Seekonk! 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: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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