🌱 Patch AM: Where Scituate anglers can cast when trout season opens Friday

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In today's newsletter:

• Where Scituate anglers can cast when trout season opens Friday
• How Scituate's reservoir helped power 100 years of Rhode Island water

Also on today's calendar: Ponaganset Varsity Football @ Johnston.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Warm with periods of sun, with a high of 76 and low of 62 degrees.
• Friday: Chance of a p.m. shower, temps: high: 82, low: 54.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 70 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Trout season starts Friday (progressive-charlestown.com) — Anglers in Scituate can look forward to trout season starting Friday, with the Upper Pawtuxet in Hope/Scituate among 25 Rhode Island waterways being stocked. The state outlines where to fish, who needs trout stamps or licenses, and how to get real-time stocking updates and regulations online so you can plan your first fall outing close to home.
   

• Providence Water hosts Centennial celebration (turnto10.com) — Scituate residents rely on the century-old Philip J. Holton Water Purification Works, which treats water from the Scituate Reservoir for about 600,000 Rhode Islanders. Providence Water marked the plant's 100 years of service by highlighting its enduring engineering, the foresight behind creating the Scituate reservoir system in 1915, and ongoing investment plans to keep the facility strong for decades to come.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Scituate

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday October 7
• Scituate Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Cranston East →
  Cranston High School East, 899 Park Ave, Cranston
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 17
• Ponaganset Varsity Football @ Johnston →
  Johnston Senior High School, 345 Cherry Hill Rd, Johnston
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Open Practice/Study session →
  Rhode Island School of Mixology, 1395 Atwood Ave. Ste. 208, Johnston
  2:00 pm
• Open Practice/Study session 2pm-5pm →
  Rhode Island School of Mixology, 1395 Atwood Ave. Ste. 208, Johnston
  2:00 pm
• Goodjuice - Tequila Tasting →
  Condesa Restaurante Mexicano, West Warwick
  5:00 pm
• Mixology Practical Exam check in time is 5pm →
  Rhode Island School of Mixology, 1395 Atwood Ave. Ste. 208, Johnston
  5:00 pm
• Goodjuice →
  West Warwick RI
  5:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Partner Peace Walks
  Clark Dalrymple Boathouse in Roger Williams Park, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence
  12:00 pm
• Johnston at West Warwick →
  West Warwick High School, 1 Webster Knight Dr, West Warwick
  6:00 pm
• Tai Chi Paradigm® Introduction - Beginner Level
  RWP Gateway Center, 1197 Broad St., providence
  6:30 pm
• Homecoming Football Game (vs. Pilgrim HS)
  Ponaganset High School, 137 Anan Wade Rd, North Scituate
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Yoga for Every Body with Mimi Budnick
  RWP Gateway Center, 1197 Broad St., providence
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Global Partners LP posted a job opening for Guest Service Associate/Cashier - Seasonal Flex in Foster. Apply here.
• LifeStance Health posted a job opening for Psychiatrist in Greenville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Scituate here.

🗞 Nearby News

Johnston

• Military families receive custom playhouses built by volunteers in Johnston (turnto10.com)
• Roundup: JHS volleyball wins 8th straight (johnstonsunrise.net)
• Whistleblower Alleges Johnston, RI, Firefighters Get High, Drunk on Duty (firehouse.com)

Cranston

• Slow Down Together With an Inner Peace Party (naturalawakeningsboston.com)
• 11 Restaurants Just Outside Providence That Are Worth the Short Drive (newsbreak.com)

Coventry

• Coventry Man Charged With Possessing Child Pornography: Police (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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