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Hello Jamestown! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why a Jamestown neighbor built a watchdog site for Quonset projects
  • What's new at Beech in Jamestown's evolving dining scene?

Also on today's calendar: RWU Law Providence Law School Fair and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, with a high of 75 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 75, low: 65.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Green Projects Cause Big Stink (ecori.org) — Industrial projects at Quonset Business Park are drawing concern not only in North Kingstown but also in Jamestown, where resident Kirstin Reveron launched the Quonset Watch website to track impacts across Narragansett Bay. Neighbors describe strong asphalt odors, worry about a proposed sewage-sludge pyrolysis plant and massive battery facility, and are pressing state agencies for transparency, stricter oversight, and better public input.
   

• Rhode Island's latest food buzz includes a celebrity chef and a wine window (oceanstatemedia.org) — Jamestown diners will notice changes at Beech, where Conanicut Restaurant Group has teamed up with Boston celebrity chef Michael Schlow to refine a seafood-and-pasta-focused menu. The broader Rhode Island Monthly issue also spotlights a local reality cooking contestant, a tiny new wine-window bar in Providence, and a poignant story about a family leaving Big River Management Area.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Don't you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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