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In today's newsletter:
How much grant funding is coming to Exeter's Tomaquag Museum?
Also on today's calendar: RWU Law Providence Law School Fair.
Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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Tuesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 76 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Rhode Island Foundation gives out $5.4M in Grants for Housing, Food, Health Care and Police Training (rinewstoday.com) — Exeter's Tomaquag Museum is among dozens of nonprofits sharing $5.4 million in new Rhode Island Foundation grants, supporting housing, food access, health care, education, and more. While the funding is spread statewide, the award to the Exeter museum ties this major philanthropic investment directly to your community's cultural life and educational opportunities.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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🗞 Nearby News
Kingston
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North Kingstown
75 Richard Smith, North Kingstown, RI 02852 Property for sale (corcoran.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!) Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!