🌱 Patch AM: Recent arrests involving Westerly, Richmond, and a Charlestown resident detailed.

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In today's newsletter:

• Recent arrests involving Westerly, Richmond, and a Charlestown resident detailed.
• How could this rail study change service for Charlestown-area riders?

Also on today's calendar: Luck Of The Draw Doubles Tennis Tournament For Charity and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 51 degrees.
• Saturday: Cooler with clouds and sun, temps: high: 68, low: 51.
• Sunday: Cloudy with afternoon rain, with a high of 66 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Police Logs: Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026 (thewesterlysun.com) — Local police logs this week include several arrests in Westerly and Richmond, including a Charlestown resident charged with shoplifting on Sept. 12. Other cases range from DUI and shoplifting to domestic violence and fraudulent checks, giving residents a snapshot of recent public safety activity in nearby communities.
   

• Mobilize the Charlestown Choo-choo Panic Team! (progressive-charlestown.com) — Charlestown residents are being urged to pay attention to a new Amtrak-led planning study that could shape future rail capacity between New Haven and Providence, potentially affecting service through Rhode Island. A Providence pop-up during PVDFest is one of up to 30 outreach events, and Charlestown's town government has already posted multiple notices encouraging public comment on possible future rail alternatives and capacity upgrades.
   

📸 Around Charlestown

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Charlestown

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Luck Of The Draw Doubles Tennis Tournament For Charity →
  Pondview Racquet Club, 252 Shore Rd, Westerly
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 18
• Star Gazing at Frosty Drew →
  Frosty Drew Observatory And Science Center at Ninigret Park, 62 Park Lane, Charlestown
  7:00 pm
• Aquanett at the Charlestown Rathskeller →
  Charlestown Rathskeller, 489a Old Coach Road, Charlestown
  8:00 pm
• Stargazing Nights →
  Charlestown RI
  8:00 pm
• Aquanett →
  489a Old Coach Road, Charlestown
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• International Observe The Moon Night →
  Charlestown RI
  7:30 pm
• Blizzard of Ozz (Ozzy Osbourne Tribute) →
  489a Old Coach Road, Charlestown
  8:00 pm
• Blizzard of Ozz (Ozzy Osbourne Tribute) at the Charlestown Rathskeller →
  Charlestown Rathskeller, 489a Old Coach Road, Charlestown
  8:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Take It To The Bridge (Trio) →
  489a Old Coach Road, Charlestown
  4:00 pm
• Take It To The Bridge (Trio) at the Charlestown Rathskeller →
  Charlestown Rathskeller, 489a Old Coach Road, Charlestown
  4:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Shell Decoupage Class →
  QUONOCHONTAUG GRANGE HALL, 5662 Post Rd, Charlestown
  6:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Intention Fest - a FREE Festival Celebrating Wellness and Peace →
  Ninigret Park, 5 Park Ln, Charlestown
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• "Why can't we get all the people together in the world that we really like and then just stay together?
  I guess that wouldn't work. Someone would leave. Someone always leaves. Then we would have to say good-bye. I hate good-byes. I know what I need. I… (Nextdoor Charlestown)
• "Thank You, thank You for all the good that I receive from You every day.
  Thank You because You pour into my soul the infinite sweetness of Your mercy. Thank You because You let me feel Your forgiveness for my multiple… (Nextdoor Charlestown)

• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Team Member in Westerly. Apply here.
• Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Supervisor in Westerly. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Charlestown here.

🗞 Nearby News

Westerly

• With 'Nocturna,' WHS band brings theatrical drama to halftime (thewesterlysun.com)
• Local Roundup: Chariho nips Barrington in Division I girls soccer (thewesterlysun.com)
• Westerly Liquor License Exemptions Face Legal Question (upriseri.com)

South Kingstown

• Football: Pawtucket stuns Rebels in OT (independentri.com)
• Full weekend of events slated for Gansett Days (independentri.com)

Ok Charlestown! 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: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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