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🌱 Patch AM: Meet the Pawtucket neighbor turning a quiet backyard into fig heaven

Coming up: Halloween Costume Contest and Party to Benefit Kyle's Legacy Star Light Program on the Pawtucket Patch calendar

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Hello again Pawtucket! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the Pawtucket neighbor turning a quiet backyard into fig heaven
  • Which wonderfully weird Pawtucket landmarks made this statewide oddities tour?
  • How a last-second kick in Pawtucket decided the Governor's Cup

Also on today's calendar: Halloween Costume Contest and Party to Benefit Kyle's Legacy Star Light Program and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 72 and low of 43 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 63, low: 37.
  • Wednesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 67 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Ask Chef Walter: The Secret Orchard of Pawtucket (rinewstoday.com) — A Pawtucket real estate appraiser has quietly transformed his backyard into a thriving fig orchard, sharing cuttings and advice with neighbors across the city. Chef Walter visits the hidden garden, explains how the grower outsmarts Rhode Island winters, and offers detailed recipes—like a fig and walnut crostata—for locals inspired to cook with figs they might source from this very Pawtucket "secret orchard."
   

2. The ultimate tour of Rhode Island's weirdest attractions and oddities (providencejournal.com) — You'll find several of Rhode Island's strangest attractions right in Pawtucket, from giant chattering teeth on Newport Avenue to historic machinery at Old Slater Mill and a whimsical tiny red door in Slater Park. This statewide roundup of oddities also spotlights the Modern Diner and a relocated City Hall scallop shell planter, giving locals plenty of offbeat spots to explore close to home.
   

3. Rhode Island football wins Governor's Cup in nail-biter against Brown (providencejournal.com) — In Pawtucket, University of Rhode Island's football team reclaimed the Governor's Cup with a last-second 43-yard field goal to edge Brown 13–10. The tightly fought game at Centreville Bank Stadium featured big defensive stands, local Rhode Island standouts, and a dramatic final drive that left Rams fans celebrating and Brown supporters ruing missed chances.
   

4. People on the Move: HopeHealth Names Moronta Director… (golocalprov.com) — HopeHealth has appointed Helena L. Moronta as its new director of community engagement, a role focused on expanding education and outreach around hospice, palliative care, and grief support across Rhode Island. Moronta, who serves on the board of the Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket and several other nonprofits, brings decades of community and business experience to building stronger local connections.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Angel has been missing since early this morning 10/3.
    He lives in Pawtucket in the Blackburn St/Home Street area. Please check your garages and sheds. He's an indoor/outdoor cat but is 18 and very slow… (Nextdoor North Darlington)
  • 👋🏼
    I took down the second floor porch, anyone interested in scrap metal? Message me and I'll tell you the address to pick it up tomorrow if you can… (Nextdoor Newport Ave/Cottage St)
  • pOpshelf posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in CENTRAL FALLS RI S19284 in Central Falls. Apply here.
  • Sodexo, Inc. posted a job opening for Food Service Worker in Providence. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pawtucket here.

Ok Pawtucket! 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: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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