🌱 Patch AM: What a 126-home Nipsachuck Woods plan means for North Smithfield’s future

Good day North Smithfield! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What a 126-home Nipsachuck Woods plan means for North Smithfield's future
• Which North Smithfield teams are in action and how they're doing

Also on today's calendar: The 19th Annual North Smithfield Pumpkin Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 48 degrees.
• Saturday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, temps: high: 69, low: 50.
• Sunday: Cloudy and cooler; p.m. rain, with a high of 62 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Big Three: How Rhode Island's Largest Environmental Nonprofits View Their Role (ecori.org) — A planned 126-house subdivision in North Smithfield's Nipsachuck Woods is raising alarms among conservationists worried about losing 250 acres of forest and accelerating suburban sprawl. The piece explains how Rhode Island's major environmental nonprofits see their roles, why reestablishing the state's Natural Heritage Program matters for towns like North Smithfield, and how forest protection ties into climate and development decisions statewide.
   

• Who won Thursday's RI high school games? We've got it covered (providencejournal.com) — North Smithfield athletes had a strong showing Thursday, with girls soccer edging Exeter-West Greenwich 1-0 and the football team set to face Hope tonight at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The roundup also lists dozens of other Rhode Island high school scores and today's full statewide schedule, but local readers will especially want to note when and where North Smithfield teams are playing.
   

📸 Around North Smithfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in North Smithfield

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• NSHA Nipsachuck Driving/Walking Tour →
  Grange Road, North Smithfield
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 19
• The 19th Annual North Smithfield Pumpkin Festival →
  North Smithfield RI
  11:00 am
Monday September 21
• Adult Craft - Fall Scent Soy Candle →
  North Smithfield Library, 20 Main St, Slatersville
  1:30 pm
• Pop Culture Trivia →
  North Smithfield Library, 20 Main St, Slatersville
  4:00 pm
• North Smithfield Town Council Meeting →
  North Smithfield, RI Calendar, 83 Greene Street, North Smithfield
  6:45 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Preschool Yoga →
  North Smithfield Library, 20 Main St, Slatersville
  10:30 am
• Read with a Dog: Joy with Jasmine →
  North Smithfield Library, 20 Main St, Slatersville
  4:30 pm
• Adult Craft - Fall Scent Soy Candle →
  North Smithfield Library, 20 Main St, Slatersville
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Stories in the Backyard →
  North Smithfield Library, 20 Main St, Slatersville
  4:30 pm
Thursday September 24
• Good Networking Coffee Hour at Good Working – September 2026 →
  Good Working coworking, 585 Smithfield Road, North Smithfield
  8:00 am
• Good Networking Coffee Hour at Good Working →
  Good Working coworking, 585 Smithfield Road, North Smithfield
  8:00 am
• Seedlings Storytime →
  North Smithfield Library, 20 Main St, Slatersville
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CVS Health posted a job opening for Manager, Drive Thru Customer Experience in Woonsocket. Apply here.
• Oak St. Health posted a job opening for Asst,Mail clerk in Woonsocket. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near North Smithfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Woonsocket

• CVS Health Hiring Senior Analyst Layout in Woonsocket Rhode Island (news-usa.today)
• On Deck Preview - Northern New England Fall ID: Daniel Delk (Bishop Stang, MA) (prepbaseballreport.com)
• WATCH: Body-worn camera video shows NY arrests of Federal Hill bank heist suspects (wpri.com)

Smithfield

• Who are the experts picking? Week 2 football ProJo Pigskin Picks (providencejournal.com)

Pawtucket

• Central Falls Man Charged With DUI and Possessing Meth: Cops (patch.com)

Ok North Smithfield! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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