🌱 How your Little Compton rep wants to change funeral options statewide
Little Compton, Rhode Island Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Little Compton! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How your Little Compton rep wants to change funeral options statewide
Also on today's calendar: RADFIT Workout & Wine — Sakonnet Vineyard and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 52 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 73, low: 53.
- Friday: Very warm with some sun, with a high of 82 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Rhode Island Reps Green Light 2 Alternative To Burial Or Cremation (patch.com) — Little Compton residents’ state representative, Michelle McGaw, is backing a bill to legalize two greener alternatives to burial and cremation in Rhode Island: human composting and water cremation. The measure, which emphasizes environmental benefits and personal choice, has passed the House and now heads to the Senate for consideration. 
📸 Around Little Compton
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★ Featured events ★
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Sakonnet Green Market →
Sakonnet Vineyard, 162 W Main Rd, Little Compton
3:00 pm
Thursday June 4
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Other local events
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Senior Walk
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Roger Williams Park Zoo- Grades K and 1st
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Field Trip- State House- Fourth Grade
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Field Day Rain Date
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Grade 3- Field Trip- Plimoth Patuxet
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RADFIT Workout & Wine — Sakonnet Vineyard →
Sakonnet Vineyard, 162 W Main Rd, Little Compton
5:30 pm -
Live Music: Stefan Couture — Sakonnet Vineyard →
Sakonnet Vineyard, 162 W Main Rd, Little Compton
4:00 pm
Thursday June 4
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🗓 Events Nearby
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HC-Grade 1 RW Zoo Field Trip
Bristol Warren Regional SD Bristol, RI 02809
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Newport / Middletown Situation Table →
Middletown, RI Calendar, 239 Wyatt Road, Middletown
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2026 Middletown Public Schools K-12 Visual Arts Exhibition Open Exhibit Hours →
Middletown, RI Calendar, 66 Valley Road, Middletown
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Aquidneck Growers Market →
Middletown, RI Calendar, Memorial Blvd, Newport
2:00 pm
Wednesday June 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- RECALL ALERT!
Champion Foods LLC is recalling its Motor City Pizza Co. 5 Cheese Bread (“5 Cheese Bread”) due to potential contamination with Salmonella. Affected… (Nextdoor )
- BJ's Wholesale Club posted a job opening for Experienced Butcher in Middletown. Apply here.
- Embrace Home Loans posted a job opening for Production Transition Coordinator in Middletown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Little Compton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Middletown
- ‘Cook the book,' craft a donut, read to a therapy dog and more at Middletown Public Library (oceanstatemedia.org)
- Who won playoff games on Sunday? We've got the stories and scores here (newportri.com)
- Norman Bird Sanctuary's Beach Bash returns to Third Beach this July - What's Up Newp (whatsupnewp.com)
Tiverton
- Local Event: Tiverton Farmers Market ~ Sunday, June 7th (patch.com)
Newport
- Newport Man Molested Teen On Flight From Florida To Rhode Island: Feds (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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