🌱 Patch AM: How a Hopkinton highway rescue drew Taylor Swift’s attention

Good morning Hopkinton! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Hopkinton highway rescue drew Taylor Swift's attention
• How the new State Police complex will still cover Hopkinton

Also on today's calendar: RWU Law Providence Law School Fair and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.
• Monday: Cloudy, humid; p.m. showers, temps: high: 80, low: 63.
• Tuesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 76 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Taylor Swift donates $50K to mom left seriously injured after saving teens from highway crash (nbcnewyork.com) — A serious July 18 crash on I-95 in Hopkinton left local mother Ashley Taunton badly injured after she pushed a teen out of the path of a hydroplaning car. As she recovers from multiple surgeries, Taylor Swift quietly donated $50,000 toward her medical bills, drawing national attention to the Hopkinton-area hero's story.
   

• Hope Valley State Police Barracks set to move after nearly a century (thewesterlysun.com) — State Police operations that cover Hopkinton will soon shift from the historic Hope Valley Barracks to a new $41.3 million Southern Public Safety Complex in West Greenwich, but troopers say their responsibilities and presence in Hopkinton won't change. The modern facility will centralize southern Rhode Island operations, improving communications, evidence processing, and response along I-95 while retiring the nearly century‑old barracks building.
   

📸 Around Hopkinton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hopkinton

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• RWU Law Providence Law School Fair →
  Providence Marriott Downtown, 1 Orms St, Providence
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 31
• Building Committee Meeting
  Chariho Regional SD Administration Conference Room
  5:00 pm
Monday September 7
• NO SCHOOL - HOLIDAY
  Chariho Regional SD ALL
Saturday September 19
• Luck Of The Draw Doubles Tennis Tournament For Charity →
  Pondview Racquet Club, 252 Shore Rd, Westerly
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Liberty Tree Planting: Town of Hopkinton →
  Crandall Field Park, 188 Main St A, Ashaway
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday August 30
• Chapel in the Pines
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce Dunn's Corner Community Church, Presbyterian 221 Post Road Westerly, RI 02891
  8:00 am
• Stretch & Breathe Yoga Session with Chris Liguori
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce Napatree Point Conservation Area Fort Road, Westerly RI 02891
  9:00 am
• Hop On, Hop Off Harbor Cruise →
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce Fort Trumbull State Park 90 Walbach St, New London 06320
  11:00 am
• Whaling, Sailing and Building Along Groton's Banks of the Thames →
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce Thames River Landing 301 Thames St, Groton 06340
  11:45 am
• Richmond 250th Commission - Cemetery Cleanup →
  Richmond, RI Calendar Wyoming, RI 02898
  1:00 pm
• In Our Nation's Defense. Military Stories on the Thames →
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce Submarine Force Museum 1 Crystal Lake Rd, Groton 06340
  1:30 pm
Monday August 31
• Mystic Museum of Art Presents: LUXE, CT: Velvet Mills to Modern Runways →
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce Mystic Museum of Art 9 Water Street, Mystic, CT 06355
• Building Committee Meeting
  Chariho Regional SD Administration Conference Room
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Westerly Public Schools posted a job opening for Assistant Coach - WHS Cheer Team in Westerly. Apply here.
• Cold Stone Creamery posted a job opening for Crew Member in Westerly. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hopkinton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Charlestown

• Charlestown East Beach Restoration Work Continues Into 2027 (upriseri.com)
• What's the most expensive property sold in RI? Aug. 29 real estate transactions (providencejournal.com)
• In the Sept. 9 Democratic Primary, vote to re-elect Rep. Tina Spears (progressive-charlestown.com)

Westerly

• Westerly youth football set to kick off Sunday (thewesterlysun.com)
• Hartford's Tecton Architects acquired by national private equity-backed firm (hartfordbusiness.com)

Ok Hopkinton! 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 hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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