🌱 Patch AM: When to brave Scituate’s Spyntinglin’ Manor this Halloween season

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In today's newsletter:

• When to brave Scituate's Spyntinglin' Manor this Halloween season
• How a Scituate native is shaping a career in environmental law

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

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Turning sunny; less humid, with a high of 71 and low of 44 degrees.
• Sunday: A thick cloud cover, temps: high: 63, low: 52.
• Monday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 68 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The best local Halloween displays of 2026 in RI, Mass. (wpri.com) — Scituate's own Spyntinglin' Manor on Heather Lane is back for its 10th year, lighting up nightly and offering a haunted indoor walk-through on October weekends and Halloween while raising donations for St. Jude. It's one of dozens of standout Halloween displays across Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts, giving local families plenty of options for spooky drive-bys, walk-through haunts, and charity-focused light shows all month long.
   

• Timothy Picard (uri.edu) — A Scituate native, Timothy Picard is advancing from stone masonry and criminal defense work into a joint law and marine affairs degree focused on environmental enforcement. Local readers may appreciate how his Rhode Island roots and work with DEM and coastal resilience projects are shaping a career in environmental litigation that could influence the state's coastal and marine policies.
   

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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

Saturday October 3
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) Training in Cranston, RI →
  101 New London Ave, Cranston
  9:00 am
• Free First Saturdays In The Park
  Roger Williams Park, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence
  9:00 am
• Yoga for Every Body with Mimi Budnick
  RWP Gateway Center, 1197 Broad St., providence
  9:00 am
• Coventry High School vs Smithfield →
  Coventry High School, 40 Reservoir Rd, Coventry
  10:00 am
• Liberty Tree Planting: Town of Foster →
  Coventry RI
  10:00 am
• Free Monthly Soil Testing
  Botanical Center, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence
  10:00 am
• Muumuus, Mocktails, and Menopause →
  The Elliotte Events & Catering, 848 Park Avenue, Cranston
  12:00 pm
• Homecoming Dance
  Ponaganset High School, Aux Gym, 137 Anan Wade Rd, North Scitua
  6:00 pm
• Kenny VS Spenny Live In Providence RI →
  The Last Resort Restaurant and Bar, 325 Farnum Pike, Smithfield
  8:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• PPS's Festival of Architecture & Design: Foster Modernism Field Trip →
  109 Danielson Pike, Foster

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager in Cranston. Apply here.
• Gap posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate, Full Time - Garden City Center in Cranston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Scituate here.

🗞 Nearby News

Johnston

• Young student, ex-teacher share bond of co-authorship (johnstonsunrise.net)
• A day in the life of 1776 (johnstonsunrise.net)
• Anaergia Signs Definitive Agreement to Divest Non-Core Assets, C (gurufocus.com)

Cranston

• Providence Woman Loses Her Honda Accord and More Than $10,000 After Fake Facebook Marketplace Sale in Cranston, Police Warn Buyers to Check Vins (centralrecorder.com)

Providence

• Providence Man Charged With Possessing Fentanyl, Oxycodone And Ecstasy: Cops (patch.com)
• Roger Williams Park Zoo Jack-O'-Lantern Spectactular Returns (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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