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In today's newsletter:

• Meet Coventry High's newest National Merit Scholarship semifinalist.

Also on today's calendar: Forestry for the Birds, with Paul Dolan and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An a.m. shower; partly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 59 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 76, low: 48.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 76 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• See the 54 RI students named National Merit semifinalists − and their schools (providencejournal.com) — A Coventry High School senior, Gavin Walker, has been named a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist, putting him in an elite group of high-achieving Rhode Island students. He'll now compete through applications and test scores for a share of $24 million in scholarships to be awarded next spring.
   

📸 Around Coventry

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Coventry

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• West Warwick Boys Varsity Soccer @ Coventry →
  Coventry High School, 40 Reservoir Rd, Coventry
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 10
• Forestry for the Birds, with Paul Dolan →
  Coventry Public Library, 1672 Flat River Rd, Coventry, RI, 02816 (Council Chambers Room)
  6:15 pm
• North Providence at Coventry →
  Coventry High School, 40 Reservoir Rd, Coventry
  6:30 pm
Monday September 14
• Hopkins Hill Open House
  Coventry Public Schools 1675 Flat River Rd, Coventry, RI 02816
  5:30 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Tiogue Open House
  Coventry Public Schools, 1675 Flat River Rd, Coventry
  5:30 pm
Wednesday September 16
• ASFMS Open House
  Coventry Public Schools, 1675 Flat River Rd, Coventry
  5:30 pm
Thursday September 17
• Washington Oak Open House
  Coventry Public Schools, 1675 Flat River Rd, Coventry
  5:30 pm
• Lake Taco →
  Lake Taco, 446 Tiogue Avenue, Coventry
  6:00 pm
• Coventry Republican Town Committee Meeting →
  Flat River Tavern, 2260 Flat River Road, Coventry
  7:00 pm
Friday September 18
• West Warwick at Coventry →
  Coventry High School, 40 Reservoir Rd, Coventry
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Yard Sale - Cornerstone of Faith United Methodist Church →
  1081 Main St, Coventry
  7:00 am
Sunday September 27
• The First Sunday Of Fall: An Early Halloween Celebration →
  Knights of Columbus, 475 Sandy Ln, Warwick
  11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

West Warwick

• Woman arrested on DUI charge in West Warwick (newportdispatch.com)
• Groupe la Francaise Takes $1.71 Million Position in AstroNova, Inc. $ALOT (marketbeat.com)

East Greenwich

• Letter to the Editor: Thank You (eastgreenwichnews.com)
• Charlotte Dumas Is Latest Owner of Boston Post Cane (eastgreenwichnews.com)
• Cyril Neville Brings New Orleans Groove to the Grateful Dead Songbook on September Tour (gratefulweb.com)

Cranston

• Meth, Downers Seized And 2 Arrested During Cranston Traffic Stop: Cops (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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