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🌱 Patch AM: Did you know Foster once hosted 8,000 Ku Klux Klan members?
Also check out PPS's Festival of Architecture & Design: Foster Modernism Field Trip on the Foster Patch calendar
Good day Foster! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Did you know Foster once hosted 8,000 Ku Klux Klan members?
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 77 and low of 62 degrees.
- Friday: An afternoon shower possible, temps: high: 82, low: 52.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 68 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 39+ of the wildest, wackiest facts about Rhode Island (capecodtimes.com) — Foster gets a quirky spotlight in this statewide roundup, highlighted as home to Rhode Island's only nudist campground and the Swamp Meadow Covered Bridge, the state's only covered bridge on a public road. The piece also recalls Foster's troubling 1920s Ku Klux Klan rallies while sharing unusual historical tidbits from every other Rhode Island city and town, making it a fun primer on your neighbors' histories too. 
📸 Around Foster
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Foster
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★ Featured events ★
- PPS's Festival of Architecture & Design: Foster Modernism Field Trip →
109 Danielson Pike, Foster
Sunday October 4
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📣 Foster Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Open Practice/Study session 2pm-5pm →
Rhode Island School of Mixology, 1395 Atwood Ave. Ste. 208, Johnston
2:00 pm - Open Practice/Study session →
Rhode Island School of Mixology, 1395 Atwood Ave. Ste. 208, Johnston
2:00 pm - Goodjuice →
West Warwick RI
5:00 pm - Goodjuice - Tequila Tasting →
Condesa Restaurante Mexicano, West Warwick
5:00 pm - Mixology Practical Exam check in time is 5pm →
Rhode Island School of Mixology, 1395 Atwood Ave. Ste. 208, Johnston
5:00 pm - Partner Peace Walks
Clark Dalrymple Boathouse in Roger Williams Park, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence
12:00 pm - Mt. Pleasant at Burrillville →
Burrillville High School, 425 East Ave, Harrisville
4:00 pm - Johnston at West Warwick →
West Warwick High School, 1 Webster Knight Dr, West Warwick
6:00 pm - Homecoming Football Game (vs. Pilgrim HS)
Ponaganset High School, 137 Anan Wade Rd, North Scituate
6:30 pm - Tai Chi Paradigm® Introduction - Beginner Level
RWP Gateway Center, 1197 Broad St., providence
6:30 pm - AssemblyACT Beetlejuice Jr →
The Assembly Theatre, 26 East Ave, Harrisville
7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Global Partners LP posted a job opening for Guest Service Associate/Cashier - Seasonal Flex in Foster. Apply here.
- Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Coventry. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Foster here.
🗞 Nearby News
Scituate
- Providence Water hosts Centennial celebration (turnto10.com)
- Trout season starts Friday (progressive-charlestown.com)
Coventry
- Coventry Man Charged With Possessing Child Pornography: Police (patch.com)
Johnston
- Military families receive custom playhouses built by volunteers in Johnston (turnto10.com)
- Roundup: JHS volleyball wins 8th straight (johnstonsunrise.net)
- Whistleblower Alleges Johnston, RI, Firefighters Get High, Drunk on Duty (firehouse.com)
Ok Foster! 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: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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