🌱 Patch AM: Will Barrington choose middle school lights over long-awaited Chianese field?

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In today's newsletter:

• Will Barrington choose middle school lights over long-awaited Chianese field?
• Barrington's AAPI History Museum just landed a national arts grant

Also on today's calendar: Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! and 9 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Eileen E.!

Today's riddle: Who's in favor of bringing back Roman Numerals? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy and windy; p.m. rain, with a high of 67 and low of 55 degrees.
• Saturday: Windy with rain, temps: high: 60, low: 55.
• Sunday: Very windy; periods of rain, with a high of 64 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fewer fields spark light fight in Barrington (eastbayri.com) — Barrington officials are weighing whether to add lights to the middle school athletic fields, a move supporters say would ease the town's worsening field shortage during major school construction. Neighbors worry about noise, glare, and property values, while commissioners debate whether the $800,000 project would drain funds needed for long-planned Chianese Park improvements before the Town Council takes it up next.
   

• Asian American Arts Alliance Funds 38 Organizations With $500,000 Grant Program (broadwayworld.com) — Barrington's own AAPI History Museum has been awarded a grant from the Asian American Arts Alliance's national A4 Arts Fund, which is distributing $500,000 to small organizations uplifting AAPI communities. The program backs under-resourced groups nationwide, and local readers can also nominate favorite productions and performers for recognition before the October 31 deadline.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Barrington

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★ Featured events ★

Monday September 28
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  Community Church of Providence, 372 Wayland Ave, Providence
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 26
• Soil & Compost Microscopy Workshop →
  Barrington Farm School, 98 Federal Road, Barrington
  10:00 am
• Annual Duck Race →
  Woods Pond Gazebo, 281 County Rd, Barrington
  2:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Barrington Arts Festival →
  Barrington Library, 281 County Rd, Barrington
  10:00 am
• Arts Festival →
  Barrington Town Hall & Library, Barrington
  10:00 am
• Food & Music Festival & Community Reading of the Declaration of Independence →
  Barrington Town Hall, Barrington
  1:00 pm
Monday September 28
• RI League of Women Voters - General Election Debate →
  Barrington RI
  5:30 pm
• Community Workshop: Planning for New Housing →
  Council Chamber - Barrington Town Hall, Barrington
  6:00 pm
• Resilience and Energy Committee →
  Collis Gallery - Barrington Public Library, Barrington
  6:30 pm
• Bicycle-Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) Meeting →
  Barrington RI
  6:30 pm
Tuesday September 29
• Veterans Advisory Committee Meeting →
  281 County Rd, Barrington
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Songs & Stories: An Evening With Mark Cutler and Steve Allain →
  Barrington Public Library, Barrington
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Register for the Main Street Together Conference
  Registration now open for our second annual Main Street Together Conference for community leaders across Rhode Island committed to building vibrant… (Nextdoor )
• Press Release: Coyote Encounter Reported in Warwick
  RIDOH is alerting the public that an individual reported being scratched by a coyote in the area of T.F. Green International Airport in Warwick… (Nextdoor )

• Life Care Centers of America posted a job opening for Accounting Clerk (AR) Medical Billing in East Providence. Apply here.
• Goodwin Recruiting posted a job opening for Distribution and Logistics Manager in Warwick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Barrington here.

🗞 Nearby News

Warren

• Board begins considering changes to Warren's zoning ordinance (eastbayri.com)
• Residential Properties Adds Sales Associate Jordan Ross From SERHANT (golocalprov.com)
• Updated: 'Folk on the Farm' music fest is cancelled (eastbayri.com)

East Providence

• East Providence utilizes grant to make cybersecurity upgrades (eastbayri.com)
• Townies volleyball team searching for consistency among state's best (eastbayri.com)

Warwick

• Warwick Police Seeking To ID Couple In Connection With Dick's Shoe Theft: Cops (patch.com)
• 'Coyote Encounter' Near Warwick's TF Green Airport (patch.com)

Ok Barrington! 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: I for 1. (Thank you Bill L. for sending it in!)
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