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In today's newsletter:

• How Smithfield firefighters saved an unconscious dog from a burning home
• Know anything about the stolen accessibility ramp on Smithfield Road?

Also on today's calendar: RWU Law Providence Law School Fair.

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

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Less humid with some sun, with a high of 80 and low of 54 degrees.
• Sunday: Sun and some clouds, temps: high: 83, low: 66.
• Monday: Humid; a p.m. shower or two, with a high of 85 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• NBC 10 PM Flash Briefing: August 27, 2026 (turnto10.com) — Smithfield firefighters recently pulled an unconscious pit bull from a burning home in town, reviving him after finding him hidden under blankets and towels. That dramatic rescue leads a regional news roundup that also covers a mortar shell found in West Warwick, a fatal crash involving a Warwick motorcyclist, a deadly Newport Harbor incident, and a stabbing in Pawtucket.
   

• Wheelchair ramp stolen from church in Woonsocket (turnto10.com) — Police in nearby Woonsocket are asking for tips after a 5‑foot aluminum wheelchair ramp was stolen from Our Saviour's Parish Church on Smithfield Road, a case that may concern local congregants and caregivers. Investigators want residents and businesses, including those in the Smithfield area, to watch for anyone discarding or trying to sell a similar ramp and to contact Detective Gormley with information.
   

📸 Around Smithfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Smithfield

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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

Sunday August 30
• Paint Pottery! →
  Art by You at Weirdgirl Creations Pottery Studio, 10 Wampanoag Trl, East Providence
  1:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• NorthStar Special Olympics Team (SHS Track)
  Smithfield Senior High School Smithfield, RI 02917
  7:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

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
Wednesday September 2
• Conservation Commission →
  Lincoln, RI Calendar, 100 Old River Road, Lincoln
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Municipal Court →
  Lincoln, RI Calendar Lincoln, RI 02865
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• Steve Smith and the Nakeds →
  Hill's Tavern & Grill, 417 Putnam Pike, Chepachet
  3:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• Lainey Dionne →
  Mulberry Vineyards, 95 Pound Rd, Chepachet
  1:00 pm
Monday September 7
• NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY
  Glocester Chepachet, RI 02814
• Harmony Café – Manville, RI →
  Harmony Cafe, 47 Summer St, Manville
  7:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Different StrokeZ: Live Music @ Chelos Waterfront →
  Chelo's Hometown Bar & Grille - Smithfield, 445 Putnam Pike, Greenville
  6:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Maria Bamford →
  Uptown Theater, 270 Broadway, Providence
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ITS HARD TO SEE THEM.
  I WAS FEEDING OUR FISH AND GUESS WHAT. WE HAD BABIES SO FAR I CAN SEE 6 OF THEM. THERE DARK COLOR UNTIL THEY CHANGE COLOR!!! (Nextdoor Deer Run Trail)
• LOOK HOW CUTE!!
  LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW!!! I CAN SEE SEYMOUR!!! (Nextdoor Deer Run Trail)

• Goodwill Industries Southern New England Inc posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor F/T in Smithfield. Apply here.
• Cumberland Farms posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Smithfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Smithfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lincoln

• 196 Old River #5D, Lincoln, RI 02865 Property for sale (corcoran.com)
• Bilingual HSE Senior Manager Job in , Career, Jobs in ICIMS (military.com)
• See a day on the campaign trail with Gov. Dan McKee (providencejournal.com)

North Providence

• Johnston families still concerned about new school bus service (wpri.com)
• Motorcyclist killed in Johnston crash (wpri.com)

Woonsocket

• Accessibility Ramp Stolen From Our Saviour's Parish In Woonsocket (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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