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And on the Glocester Patch calendar - Fraud Awareness Seminar

Cheers Glocester! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What could change for Glocester's senior tax break next year?
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Turning sunny; less humid, with a high of 71 and low of 45 degrees.
- Sunday: Mainly cloudy, temps: high: 64, low: 53.
- Monday: Partly sunny, breezy and nice, with a high of 70 and low of 43 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Glocester Delays Vote on Senior Tax Exemption Inflation Plan (upriseri.com) — Glocester residents should know the Town Council has delayed a decision on tying the senior and disabled property tax exemption to inflation until October 15, meaning no change before July 2027 bills. The meeting also covered road funding, a police grant, rural health staffing money, dam repairs, and questions about a new special education classroom at West Glocester Elementary.
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📸 Around Glocester
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Glocester
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★ Featured events ★
- Fraud Awareness Seminar →
Bella Restaurant, 1992 Victory Highway, Harrisville
11:00 am
Thursday October 15
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Other local events
- đđââď¸ââĄď¸Cross Country Meet @ Ponaganset High School
Ponaganset Middle School North Scituate, RI 02857
4:00 pm - Flu Clinic at Fogarty
Fogarty Memorial School North Scituate, RI 02857
4:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
Friday October 9
📣 Glocester Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Liberty Tree Planting: Town of Foster →
Foster Town Hall, 181 Howard Hill Road, Foster
10:00 am - Kenny VS Spenny Live In Providence RI →
The Last Resort Restaurant and Bar, 325 Farnum Pike, Smithfield
8:00 pm - PPS's Festival of Architecture & Design: Foster Modernism Field Trip →
109 Danielson Pike, Foster - Smith-Appleby Open House →
Smith-Appleby House, 220 Stillwater Road, Smithfield
1:00 pm - AssemblyACT Beetlejuice Jr →
The Assembly Theatre, 26 East Ave, Harrisville
2:00 pm - Show Team Gig: Sunday Funday at The Harmony Cafe →
Harmony Cafe, 47 Summer St, Manville
4:00 pm - Adult/Junior Tennis - SCWTF (Greenville, RI) →
Rally Point Racquet Club, 15 Church St, Greenville
4:30 pm - DAY CLASS Bartending & Mixology →
Rhode Island School of Mixology, 1395 Atwood Ave. Ste. 208, Johnston
9:30 am - Technology Help Appointments →
North Smithfield Library, 20 Main St, Slatersville
5:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Monday October 5
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🗞 Nearby News
Scituate
- Timothy Picard (uri.edu)
- What will Brown do for you? Provide memories for an entire community (providencejournal.com)
- Outdoors in RI: Sakonnet Vineyard, Trout Time, Waterfire, RI Grown Week, Anti-Litter, more! (rinewstoday.com)
Smithfield
- Smithfield faces legal action over data center ban, project review (wpri.com)
- Smithfield School Committee to consider revised policy on transgender students (turnto10.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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