🌱 Patch AM: How does Foster’s latest home sale compare across Rhode Island?

Good morning Foster! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How does Foster's latest home sale compare across Rhode Island?
• What Glocester's latest decisions mean for Foster-Glocester families and seniors.

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Cloudy with afternoon rain, with a high of 63 and low of 56 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 67, low: 48.
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 62 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• What's the most expensive property sold in RI? Sep. 19 real estate transactions (providencejournal.com) — A home at 24 Burgess Road in Foster sold for $539,900 on September 1, giving residents a concrete snapshot of current local property values. The broader list of recent Rhode Island real estate transactions lets you compare Foster's market with nearby communities and see how prices are trending across the state.
   

• Glocester OKs Haunted Train Ride, Delays Tax Exemption (upriseri.com) — Glocester's Town Council reappointed members to the Foster-Glocester Juvenile Hearing Board, which helps handle youth matters affecting both communities. The council also delayed a decision on a senior and disabled tax exemption change, approved a fall haunted train ride, and backed grants and park upgrades that may interest Foster residents who work, play, or have family ties in Glocester.
   

📸 Around Foster

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Sunday October 4
• PPS's Festival of Architecture & Design: Foster Modernism Field Trip →
  109 Danielson Pike, Foster

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday September 21
• â˝Girls'Soccer Game @ Ponaganset Middle School
  Ponaganset Middle School North Scituate, RI 02857
  4:00 pm
• đđââď¸ââĄď¸Cross Country Meet @ Cumberland Monastery
  Ponaganset Middle School North Scituate, RI 02857
  4:30 pm
• North Smithfield at Coventry →
  40 Reservoir Rd, Coventry
  6:30 pm
• Harmony Café – Manville, RI →
  Harmony Cafe, 47 Summer St, Manville
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Coventry Coalition Meeting →
  Coventry RI
  11:00 am
• â˝Boys' Soccer Game @ Blackstone Valley Prep High School
  Ponaganset Middle School North Scituate, RI 02857
  4:00 pm
• Liberty Tree Planting: Town of Coventry →
  Quidnick Park, 194 MacArthur Blvd, Coventry
  4:30 pm
• Western Coventry Open House
  Coventry Public Schools, 1675 Flat River Rd, Coventry
  5:30 pm
Wednesday September 23
• â˝Girls'Soccer Game @ Woonsocket Middle School - Hamlet Field
  Ponaganset Middle School North Scituate, RI 02857
  4:30 pm
• Blackrock Open House
  Coventry Public Schools, 1675 Flat River Rd, Coventry
  5:30 pm
Thursday September 24
• Zoning Board of Appeals
  Glocester Town Hall
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Member All Shifts! in Johnston. Apply here.
• Extended Stay America posted a job opening for Night Guest Laundry Attend-PT-102020 in West Warwick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Foster here.

🗞 Nearby News

Scituate

• Two Days of Americana: Folk Art, Painted Furniture, and American Masters (bidsquare.com)

Johnston

• Algae advisories lifted at Lake Tiogue, Oak Swamp Reservoir (turnto10.com)
• The strangest places to find historic cemeteries in Rhode Island (providencejournal.com)

Cranston

• Why some of Cranston's toughest 911 calls end without an arrest (southcoasttoday.com)
• Wrestling Open RI Results (9/14/2026) (thechairshot.com)
• Garden City Center Cranston (lululemon.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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