🌱 Patch AM: Will new housing threaten Hopkinton’s wells and Pawcatuck aquifer?

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• Will new housing threaten Hopkinton's wells and Pawcatuck aquifer?

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• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, temps: high: 75, low: 61.
• Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 81 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Legislative Study Commission to Tackle How New Housing Impacts Rural Water (ecori.org) — A new legislative study commission is zeroing in on how new housing could strain rural water supplies, with special attention to towns like Hopkinton that rely on the Pawcatuck aquifer. Over the next nine months, members will examine drought trends, well safety, and development pressures to craft clearer guidance for homeowners and developers so existing Hopkinton wells aren't left dry or contaminated.
   

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Wednesday September 30
• Equestrian Center Tour →
  Preserve Equestrian Training Stables, 61 Pine Hill Road, Carolina
  2:00 pm
• Ashaway Open House
  Ashaway Elementary School Ashaway, RI 02804
  5:00 pm
• Building Code Board of Appeals - CANCELLED →
  Westerly, RI Calendar, 45 Broad St Ground Floor, Westerly
  5:00 pm
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  Double Barrel Steak, 1 Preserve Boulevard, Richmond
  6:30 pm
• Harbor Management Commission →
  Westerly, RI Calendar, 45 Broad St Second Floor, Westerly
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• RES Read-a-Thon Fundraiser
  Chariho Regional SD Wood River Junction, RI 02894
• Grammies Jammies W/Operation Fresh Start
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce, 1 Chamber Way, Westerly
• Architectural Review Board (ARB) Meeting →
  Westerly, RI Calendar, 45 Broad St Ground Floor, Westerly
  4:00 pm
• Preserve Hike →
  The Preserve Sporting Club & Residences, 1 Preserve Boulevard, Richmond
  5:00 pm
• Ribbon Cutting @ Breachway Building Co.
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce, 91 Franklin Street, Westerly
  5:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Great news, Washington County (South County)!
  Convenient flu and COVID-19 vaccination clinics will be held near you soon. These clinics are open to the entire community for adults and children… (Nextdoor )

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Restaurant Opener in Hope Valley. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Charlestown

• Upcoming Charlestown Democrats events (progressive-charlestown.com)
• Local towns escape nor'easter with minimal impact (thewesterlysun.com)
• Mother relieved by charge in Chariho High School incident, still seeks answers from school (turnto10.com)

Westerly

• Westerly football team falls to St. Raphael, 14-7 (thewesterlysun.com)
• 88 Old Post Rd, Westerly, RI 02891 (redfin.com)

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