🌱 Patch AM: How new grants will change food access and policing in Middletown

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In today's newsletter:

• How new grants will change food access and policing in Middletown
• See what makes Middletown's latest $6.2M home sale stand out

Also on today's calendar: RWU Law Providence Law School Fair and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 76 and low of 66 degrees.
• Tuesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 70, low: 63.
• Wednesday: Cloudy with a t-storm or two, with a high of 72 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Rhode Island Foundation gives out $5.4M in Grants for Housing, Food, Health Care and Police Training (rinewstoday.com) — Middletown nonprofits are getting a direct boost as the Rhode Island Foundation awards $5.4 million in grants statewide, including $65,000 for CIT-RI's police behavioral-health training and $65,000 for Aquidneck Community Table's new year-round food hub near the Newport border. These investments aim to expand fresh food access, support local producers, and improve crisis response training that will affect residents across Aquidneck Island.
   

• Easton's Point home sells for $6.2 million, Middletown's highest since 2023 (whatsupnewp.com) — A luxury home on Easton's Point in Middletown just sold for $6.245 million, marking the town's highest residential sale since 2023. Located on Tuckerman Avenue across from Purgatory Chasm and near Second Beach, the renovated five-bedroom property features expansive decks, ocean views, and high-end amenities, and joins two other nearby sales as Middletown's top transactions of the past decade.
   

📸 Around Middletown

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Middletown

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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
• Music At The Beach With The Ravers Followed By Fireworks →
  Middletown, RI Calendar, 315 Sachuest Point Road, Middletown
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Newport / Middletown Situation Table →
  Middletown, RI Calendar, 239 Wyatt Road, Middletown
  9:00 am
• Aquidneck Growers Market →
  Middletown, RI Calendar, Memorial Blvd, Newport
  2:00 pm
• Girl Scout Troop #187 Newport/Middletown RI →
  Middletown, RI Calendar, 239 Wyatt Road, Middletown
  4:30 pm
• Easton's Point Association Monthly Meeting →
  Middletown, RI Calendar, 239 Wyatt Road, Middletown
  5:45 pm
• Library Building Committee Meeting →
  Middletown, RI Calendar, 700 West Main Road, Middletown
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Probate Court →
  Middletown, RI Calendar, 350 East Main Road, Middletown
  8:30 am
• Affordable Housing Committee →
  Middletown, RI Calendar, 239 Wyatt Road, Middletown
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 31
• Pine House Kitchen and Bar – Tiverton, RI →
  Pine House Kitchen & Bar, 13 Crandall Rd, Tiverton
  6:00 pm
Monday September 7
• No School/Holiday - Labor Day
  Bristol Warren Regional SD Bristol, RI 02809
Saturday September 12
• Live Music: Stefan Couture — Sakonnet Vineyard →
  Sakonnet Vineyard, 162 W Main Rd, Little Compton
  1:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac →
  Belcourt of Newport, 657 Bellevue Ave, Newport
  9:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Healthcare Services Group posted a job opening for Dietary Aide in Newport. Apply here.
• ASC Engineered Solutions - The Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co., Inc. posted a job opening for Shipping and Receiving Clerk in North Kingstown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Middletown here.

🗞 Nearby News

Newport

• What Sold: Newport County real estate market finds more balance as August comes to a close (August 24 (whatsupnewp.com)
• Roger Federer Breaks Down During Emotional Hall of Fame Speech in Newport (theroanokestar.com)

Little Compton

• Little Compton Board Splits Over Final Housing Approval (upriseri.com)
• Little Compton Board Weighs Well Risk at 209 Long Highway (upriseri.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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