🌱 Patch AM: What’s planned for East Greenwich’s 350th Heritage Festival kickoff?

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In today's newsletter:

• What's planned for East Greenwich's 350th Heritage Festival kickoff?
• Which new East Greenwich homes are hitting the market this weekend?

Also on today's calendar: OktoberVets 5K and German Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cooler with clouds and sun, with a high of 68 and low of 50 degrees.
• Sunday: Cloudy with afternoon rain, temps: high: 64, low: 55.
• Monday: Mostly cloudy and windy, with a high of 66 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Heritage Festival to Kick Off 350th Anniversary Celebration (eastgreenwichnews.com) — East Greenwich is gearing up for a big Heritage Festival on Saturday, Oct. 24, kicking off a full year of 350th anniversary celebrations at Academy Field and the Swift Community Center. Expect a colonial-themed Halloween parade, trick-or-treating on Main Street, historical reenactors, live music, local history films, and special EG350 merchandise, with more signature events planned through October 2027.
   

• EG Real Estate: 10 New Listings, 5 Sold (eastgreenwichnews.com) — If you're house-hunting in East Greenwich, this week brings 10 new listings, 5 recent sales, and 24 open houses scheduled for the weekend, including several high-end properties. The roundup highlights prices, styles, and locations, plus notes which homes fall in Warwick's 02818 sections.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Greenwich

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 17
• OktoberVets 5K and German Festival →
  Wickford Village, 1 Main St, North Kingstown
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 19
• Value & Splatter Watercolor Workshop →
  36 Main St, East Greenwich
  10:00 am
Sunday September 20
• 2026 Paddle for Progress RI →
  Gardner's Wharf 170 Main Street North Kingstown, RI 02852
  9:00 am
• Promise Walk for Preeclampsia →
  Goddard Memorial State Park, 1095 Ives Road, East Greenwich
  1:00 pm
• Promise Walk for Preeclampsia at East Greenwich, RI →
  Goddard Memorial State Park, 1095 Ives Road, East Greenwich
  1:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Zoning Board of Review →
  East Greenwich, RI Calendar, 125 Main Street, East Greenwich
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Savor East Greenwich
  East Greenwich Chamber of Commerce, 580 Main St, East Greenwich
  5:30 pm
• Cyril Neville →
  The Greenwich Odeum, 59 Main St, East Greenwich
  8:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• East Greenwich Restaurant Week
  East Greenwich Participating Restaurants
Saturday September 26
• Touch A Truck →
  New England Tech Boulevard, East Greenwich
  9:00 am
• BYOI (Bring Your Own Improv) →
  Westminster Unitarian Church, 119 Kenyon Ave, East Greenwich
  7:00 pm
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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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Some days you just need to wake up..
  And just breathe... And be thankful... One of the pictures I purposely took with water droplets almost came out like a bird looking up into the sky. (Nextdoor Marlborough)
• Gas is $4.
  15 at the Gulf station on Post Road in Cowesett (used to be Sam's) (Nextdoor Chepiwanoxet)

• Playa Bowls posted a job opening for Team Member in East Greenwich. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

West Warwick

• West Warwick industrial facility sells for $1.65M (pbn.com)
• West Warwick Council Seeks Rat Program Cost Options (upriseri.com)
• West Warwick OKs $340K More for Fire Station Floor (upriseri.com)

Warwick

• Bomb Squad Responds to Incident in Oakland Beach, Warwick, RI (news-usa.today)

Coventry

• Coventry Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty: Cops (patch.com)

Ok East Greenwich! 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: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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