🌱 Patch AM: How Narragansett is finally welcoming home a WWII airman lost in 1944

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In today's newsletter:

• How Narragansett is finally welcoming home a WWII airman lost in 1944
• Pay just $2 for curb-to-curb rides in Narragansett's Flex zone

Also on today's calendar: Pop up Gallery and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 77 and low of 58 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 79, low: 66.
• Monday: Humid; brief p.m. showers, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Community set to honor local soldier missing since 1944 (independentri.com) — A long-missing World War II airman from a Narragansett family is finally being laid to rest with full military honors in nearby Wakefield, more than 80 years after his plane vanished over Thailand. Relatives recall the Prospect Street home where his parents received the dreaded telegram and the Narragansett memorial marker that carried his name for decades, as officials and family prepare to welcome him home at last.
   

• Shortchanged RIPTA Flexes On Demand (ecori.org) — Narragansett residents can use RIPTA's Flex On Demand microtransit service for just $2 a ride, with an initial zone specifically covering Narragansett, South Kingstown, and Kingston. The app-based, ADA-compliant vans offer curb-to-curb trips, help fill gaps from recent bus cuts, and are part of a broader network of Flex zones that supporters say could be transformative if the state better funded public transit.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Narragansett

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Pop up Gallery →
  St. Peter's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 72 Central St, Narragansett
  10:00 am
Wednesday September 2
• Jokin Off at The Joyce →
  The Joyce Restaurant & Pub, 195 Main St, South Kingstown
  7:30 pm
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

Saturday August 29
• Final Summer SALEbration! →
  Peace Dale Congregational Church, 261 Columbia St, South Kingstown
  9:30 am
• Dahlia Days Art Market →
  The Dahlia Patch, 120 Plain Meeting House Rd, West Greenwich
  10:00 am
• Pumpkin Palooza →
  344 Main St, South Kingstown
  11:00 am
• Fall Pumpkins and Pottery Event - All Day at Rebekah Cook Art →
  344 Main St, South Kingstown
  11:00 am
• Padma Venkatraman Book Signing at Wakefield Books →
  Wakefield Books, 160 Old Tower Hill Rd, South Kingstown
  11:00 am
• Wakefield Books Pop-Up Bookshop at Ocean State Renaissance Faire →
  Saugatucket Park, Private Unnamed Lane, South Kingstown
  11:00 am
Tuesday September 1
• Back to School - Mom's Mixed Media Class →
  344 Main St, South Kingstown
  10:00 am
• Conservation Commission - Tree Board →
  Narragansett Calendar, Narragansett Town Hall 25 Fifth Avenue, Narragansett
  5:30 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Hale House Open for the Season →
  Historic Hale House, 2625 Commodore Perry Hwy, South Kingstown
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lawsuit Seeks Police Records in 2021 Narragansett Death —Tony Jones Read on Patch

• Not a Bobcat on Elm.
  Looked more like a mountain lion with a long tail. Very big. (Nextdoor Sand Hill Cove)
• Just a FYI my electric bill was $610 this month, I called R.
  I. energy and they stated that the Narragansett plan that they signed us all up for is 2.5% higher than the standard rate of R.I. energy. You can opt… (Nextdoor Mettatuxet)

• National Veterinary Association posted a job opening for Veterinary Hospital Manager in Kingston. Apply here.
• Walashek Industrial & Marine, Inc. posted a job opening for Pipefitter in Newport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Narragansett here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Kingstown

• 575 South Shore Village, South Kingstown, RI 02879 Property for sale (corcoran.com)
• South Kingstown welcomes upgraded harbor patrol boat (independentri.com)
• Kim Stack (pbn.com)

Kingston

• NK Council approves majority of costs for public safety complex (independentri.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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