🌱 Patch AM: Foreclosure auction set for 42 MacArthur Drive in Smithfield.

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In today's newsletter:

• Foreclosure auction set for 42 MacArthur Drive in Smithfield.
• How a Smithfield-based credit union rallied Rhode Islanders for Colombia relief.

Also on today's calendar: RWU Law Providence Law School Fair and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 79 and low of 57 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 59.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 82 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• MORTGAGEE'S SALE 42 MacArthur Drive, Smithfield, RI 02917 (AP 19 (woonsocketcall.com) — A Smithfield home at 42 MacArthur Drive is scheduled for a foreclosure auction on September 15, 2026, at 9 a.m. on the premises, with a $10,000 deposit required to bid. The sale stems from a broken 2004 mortgage recorded in the Town of Smithfield's land evidence records and will be subject to any prior valid liens or encumbrances.
   

• Navigant Credit Union joins effort that raises $24,534 for Colombia earthquake relief (pbn.com) — From its Smithfield base, Navigant Credit Union helped raise $24,534 to support Colombian communities hit by the August 10 earthquake, focusing on the hard‑hit Chocó region. Working with R.I. General Treasurer James Diossa and the Colombian American Cultural Society, the effort drew on Rhode Islanders' strong ties to Colombia and highlighted local generosity.
   

📸 Around Smithfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Smithfield

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• RWU Law Providence Law School Fair →
  Providence Marriott Downtown, 1 Orms St, Providence
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 29
• NorthStar Special Olympics Team (SHS Track)
  Smithfield Senior High School Smithfield, RI 02917
  7:30 am
Sunday August 30
• Paint Pottery! →
  Art by You at Weirdgirl Creations Pottery Studio, 10 Wampanoag Trl, East Providence
  1:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Developing Your Inner Artist Homeschool Class (Interactive Online) →
  Art Play Learn Online
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 25
• Library Board of Trustees →
  Lincoln, RI Calendar, 145 Old River Road, Lincoln
  5:30 pm
• CHIODOS: IT'S NOT YOU, IT'S ME TOUR →
  Fete Music Hall, 103 Dike St, Providence
  6:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• 6th & 9th Grade Orientation
  Glocester Chepachet, RI 02814
  7:30 am
• Planning Board →
  Lincoln, RI Calendar, 100 Old River Road, Lincoln
  7:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• All Students Report to School
  Glocester Chepachet, RI 02814
  7:30 am
• Lincoln Housing Authority →
  Lincoln, RI Calendar Lincoln, RI 02865
  6:30 pm
• Comedy Night →
  Napolitano's Lounge & Brooklyn Pizzeria, 375 Putnam Pike, Smithfield
  8:30 pm
Saturday August 29
• NorthStar Special Olympics Team (SHS Track)
  Smithfield Senior High School Smithfield, RI 02917
  7:30 am
Tuesday September 1
• Zoning Board of Review →
  Lincoln, RI Calendar, 100 Old River Road, Lincoln
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Lincoln

• Servicemember aboard USS Lincoln decries father's ICE detention (wpri.com)

North Providence

• Rhode Island school-zone speed cameras are turning back on: here's where they're located (wpri.com)

Johnston

• NBC 10 I-Team: Former bank worker appears in Providence court to face heist charges (turnto10.com)
• Here's what the prediction markets say about Rhode Island's primaries (bostonglobe.com)
• Providence's Secret Society (feverup.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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