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🌱 Patch AM: How $702K in federal aid could reshape Jamestown’s senior services

And on the Jamestown Patch calendar - **POSTPONED**Horse Play's Midsummer Fun Day

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In today's newsletter:

  • How $702K in federal aid could reshape Jamestown's senior services
  • Jamestown police join massive response to South County Hospital bomb threat

Also on today's calendar: **POSTPONED**Horse Play's Midsummer Fun Day and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Not as warm with rain, with a high of 72 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Saturday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, temps: high: 74, low: 68.
  • Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 77 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Council applies for $702K in fed aid (jamestownpress.com) — Jamestown's town council has applied for $702,000 in federal funding to enhance the senior center and plan better local healthcare access, including a five-year strategic plan. If approved, consultants will work with Jamestown schools, firefighters, and local doctors to shape how rural healthcare is delivered here for years to come.
   

• SK police say investigation into hospital bomb threat call remains open (independentri.com) — Jamestown officers were among 75 police who rushed to South County Hospital Monday after a caller claimed bombs were planted and threatened gun violence, forcing a lockdown and patient diversions. No explosives or shooter were found, the hospital later reopened, and South Kingstown police say the investigation into the out-of-area phone threat remains active.
   

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