🌱 Patch AM: How North Smithfield’s new-look Northmen shut out Hope, 26-0.

Hello North Smithfield! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How North Smithfield's new-look Northmen shut out Hope, 26-0.
• What a 126-home plan in Nipsachuck Woods means for North Smithfield.

Also on today's calendar: Pop Culture Trivia and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, with a high of 68 and low of 47 degrees.
• Sunday: Cloudy and cooler; p.m. rain, temps: high: 62, low: 53.
• Monday: A steady morning breeze, with a high of 67 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• North Smithfield rolls past Hope in Division IV football action (woonsocketcall.com) — North Smithfield football fans just saw their team dominate Hope 26-0 at the home opener on the Providence Pike turf, with new quarterback Tyler Bratcher accounting for three touchdowns. Transfer running back Jaz Acosta and several returning Northmen sparked a balanced rushing and passing attack, while the defense snagged four turnovers. The team now turns its attention to hosting Tiverton next Friday night.
   

• 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 highlighted as a warning sign of ongoing sprawl, as former state ecologist Rick Enser worries towns are losing forests faster than they can protect them. Rhode Island's major environmental nonprofits explain how they prioritize land conservation, forest protection, and Narragansett Bay health, and why they support reviving the state's Natural Heritage Program. Their work could shape how future development in places like North Smithfield is reviewed.
   

📸 Around North Smithfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in North Smithfield

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★ Featured events ★

Monday September 21
• Adult Craft - Fall Scent Soy Candle →
  North Smithfield Library, 20 Main St, Slatersville
  1:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday September 21
• 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
Friday September 25
• Growing a Reader Storytime →
  North Smithfield Library, 20 Main St, Slatersville
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday September 19
• Radical Robots (Mad Science) →
  Cumberland, RI Calendar, The Amaral Building, Cumberland
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A convincing explanation can sound right and still leave important questions unanswered.
  When the same outcome keeps repeating, clarity comes from looking beyond the story and examining what actually happened, what changed, and what… (Nextdoor Smartstyle/ Eddy D Hwy)

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for 1:30am Baker Crew Opener Barista SLAT in North Smithfield. Apply here.
• Phenom People posted a job opening for Cashier Part Time in North Smithfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near North Smithfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Woonsocket

• Video Tour: Inside CVS Health's In-plant (inplantimpressions.com)
• CVS Health Hiring Senior Analyst Layout in Woonsocket Rhode Island (news-usa.today)
• Who won Thursday's RI high school games? We've got it covered (providencejournal.com)

Smithfield

• Canadian Consul General and Moody's Economic Expert to Headline Bryant University's 40th Global Trade Summit (bryant.edu)

North Providence

• North Providence Man Guilty Of Attempting To Sex Traffic Child: Feds (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: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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