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Coming up on the Charlestown Patch calendar: Poppy's Hot Mic at The Joyce

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Greetings Charlestown! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Charlestown parents need to know about Chariho's new school plans
  • Why Charlestown officers rushed to a tense bomb scare at South County

Also on today's calendar: Poppy's Hot Mic at The Joyce and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Not as warm with rain, with a high of 73 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Saturday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, temps: high: 73, low: 67.
  • Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 78 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Chariho OKs Support Staff Contract, Tables Graduation Rules (upriseri.com) — Charlestown families face big school changes as the Chariho School Committee approved a three-year contract for support staff and advanced plans for a unified elementary campus that could replace Charlestown Elementary if voters back a November bond. Members also tabled new graduation rules, tightened cell phone policies, and created a panel to review Chromebook use in younger grades. Several parents raised concerns about student experiences and testing practices.
   

• SK police say investigation into hospital bomb threat call remains open (independentri.com) — Charlestown police were among several agencies that rushed to South County Hospital Monday after a caller claimed bombs were planted and threatened gun violence, forcing a lockdown and patient diversions. No explosives or shooter were found, and the hospital reopened that evening. The investigation continues, with police saying the threat came from a nonlocal phone number.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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