🌱 Patch AM: What unanswered questions surround Smithfield’s high‑stakes AI corporate complex plan?

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In today's newsletter:

• What unanswered questions surround Smithfield's high‑stakes AI corporate complex plan?
• How did Bryant edge Providence in Smithfield's Saturday night showdown?

Also on today's calendar: Brewology and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Not as warm with heavy rain, with a high of 71 and low of 64 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 76, low: 48.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Rhode Island AI Plans Face Data Center Cost Test (upriseri.com) — Smithfield's proposed corporate complex has become Rhode Island's key test case for how AI-related data centers could affect local power costs, water use, taxes, and permanent jobs. Town records detail an evolving application, zoning debates, and unanswered questions about tenants and infrastructure, while state leaders push AI training programs and rules to keep big facilities from shifting costs onto residents.
   

• Men's Soccer Defeated At Bryant, 3-2, On Saturday Night (friars.com) — A tight men's soccer match at Bryant's Beirne Stadium in Smithfield saw Providence College fall 3–2 on Saturday night, despite early and second-half leads. Local fans get a full breakdown of the scoring, key stats, and what's next as the Friars head to Creighton for their upcoming road test.
   

📸 Around Smithfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Smithfield

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 15
• Love, Power, and Policy: Building Movements that Transform Systems →
  1150 Douglas Pike, Smithfield
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday September 14
• Boys & Girls Cross Country Varsity Smithfield vs. North Blackstone
  Deerfield Park, Lisa Ann Cir, Greenville
  4:00 pm
• Girls Field Hockey JV/Varsity Pilgrim vs. Smithfield at Warwick Vet
  Warwick Veterans Memorial Middle School, 2401 W Shore Rd, Warwic
  4:30 pm
• Boys Football JV Smithfield vs Tiverton at Home
  Smithfield Senior High School Smithfield, RI 02917
  5:30 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Girls Field Hockey Varsity Woon/Burr Co-op vs. Smithfield at Dionne
  Dionne Track , Woonsocket, RI 02895, USA
  5:00 pm
• Girls Soccer JV/Varsity Cranston West vs Smithfield at Cranston Wes
  Cranston High School West, 80 Metropolitan Ave, Cranston
  6:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Brewology →
  Brewology, 9 Cedar Swamp Road, Smithfield
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Speed Dating Ages 50+ at Napolitano's Lounge & Brooklyn Pizzeria →
  Napolitano's Lounge & Brooklyn Pizzeria, 375 Putnam Pike, Smithfield
• First Time Home Buyer Seminar →
  1005 Douglas Pike, Smithfield
  8:30 am
• ROOTSTOCK! Revive The Roots's 6th Annual Music, Art & Farm Festival →
  Revive the Roots, 374 Farnum Pike, Smithfield
  12:00 pm
• Rootstock: Revive The Roots Festival →
  Mowry Commons, 374 Farnum Pike, Smithfield
  12:00 pm
• Share Space Recruitment for Rootstock 2026 at Revive The Roots →
  Mowry Commons, 374 Farnum Pike, Smithfield
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Rhode Island Department of Health is alerting the public that a bat in Roger Williams Park Zoo in late August was reported to have been exhibiting behavior that is consistent with rabies.
  Read the full press release here: https://tinyurl.com/22jppv74 (Nextdoor )
• There is an emergency vehicle on US-6 E reported...
  There is an emergency vehicle on US-6 E reported at 7:37 AM. "Tow Truck on Roadside" (Nextdoor )

• Kohl's posted a job opening for Part-Time Beauty Advisor - Sephora in Smithfield. Apply here.
• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Production Baker in Smithfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Smithfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

North Providence

• Not just a football Friday. Here's the rest of the scores from across RI (providencejournal.com)
• Ceremonies for 25th anniversary of 9/11 held around RI, Mass. (wpri.com)

Johnston

• Constellation Purchases RISEC from Shell for $715M (themiddlemarket.com)
• Pick your own apples this fall at these 8 Rhode Island orchards (providencejournal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They start each day with a cup of caw-fee. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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