🌱 Patch AM: Want to know exactly what Narragansett’s Zoning Board just approved?

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In today's newsletter:

• Want to know exactly what Narragansett's Zoning Board just approved?
• What did Narragansett councilors decide on food trucks and Ocean Road safety?
• How Narragansett voters figured into Rhode Island's big primary surprise

Also on today's calendar: Book Launch and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Turning sunny; less humid, with a high of 77 and low of 53 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 73, low: 64.
• Sunday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 75 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Narragansett, RI Zoning Board — September 17, 2026 (meetingwatch.org) — Narragansett residents can review what their Zoning Board decided at its September 17, 2026 meeting, including site plan approvals and conditions, through MeetingWatch's report and linked video. The platform lets you ask plain-English questions tied to official records, minutes, and exact video timestamps so you can quickly verify how land-use decisions may affect your neighborhood.
   

• Narragansett Delays Boon Street Market Food Truck License (upriseri.com) — Narragansett's Town Council has delayed a mobile food license for Boon Street Market's food truck after residents raised past violation concerns, and is pushing back on flashing pedestrian signs proposed for Ocean Road while supporting curb bump-outs. Councilors also advanced contracts for the Community Center elevator, road striping, generators, cyber security, and sewer projects, and confirmed dredging permits and ongoing outdoor water restrictions.
   

• Conservative business group's multi-PAC strategy flops as General Assembly incumbents prevail • Rhode Island Current (rhodeislandcurrent.com) — Narragansett voters helped reelect Sen. Alana DiMario, who easily defeated a challenger backed by a conservative business group using an aggressive multi-PAC fundraising strategy. The article explains how that group's big-money plan failed across Rhode Island primaries, while incumbents and well-organized local campaigns, including in the district spanning North Kingstown and Narragansett, largely held their seats.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Narragansett

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Book Launch →
  Maury Loontjens Memorial Library, 25 Pier Market Pl, Narragansett
  2:30 pm
Sunday September 13
• Horse Play's Fun Day →
  Horse Play, 143 Gilbert Stuart Rd, North Kingstown
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday September 11
• Erev Rosh Hashana →
  Aqua Blue, 1 Beach St., Narragansett
  6:45 pm
Saturday September 12
• Get Ready for Fall 3 day yard sale →
  72 Breakwater Rd, South Kingstown
  8:00 am
• Life Rolls on Surf Event →
  South Pavilion, 39 Boston Neck Rd., Narragansett
  8:00 am
• Ghostly Fun- Clay Class →
  344 Main St, South Kingstown
  9:00 am
• Tabitha's Closet Grand Re-Opening →
  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
• 50th Reunion Class Of 1976 →
  Laurel Lane Country Club, 309 Laurel Ln, South Kingstown
  6:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Animal Rescue Rhode Island: Bark on the Beach →
  39 Boston Neck Rd, Narragansett
  9:30 am
Saturday September 19
• Hand,Foot and Paw Prints in Clay →
  344 Main St, South Kingstown
  10:00 am
• David Farrell Book Signing →
  Wakefield Books, 160 Old Tower Hill Rd, South Kingstown
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

South Kingstown

• Point Judith Yacht Club celebrates its 100th anniversary (ricentral.com)
• Football: Rebels look well prepared for opener (independentri.com)
• Still no definitive end to water ban in sight (independentri.com)

Kingston

• Rams Back at Home Thursday for Battle with Brown - University of Rhode Island (gorhody.com)

Middletown

• 3-Year-Old Killed When Vehicle Slammed Into Stone Wall And Pole: Cops (patch.com)

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