🌱 Patch AM: How two Smithfield properties could change at the October 15 meeting

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In today's newsletter:

• How two Smithfield properties could change at the October 15 meeting

Also on today's calendar: First Time Home Buyer Seminar and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 53 degrees.
• Monday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 71, low: 41.
• Tuesday: Sunny and cooler, with a high of 62 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Smithfield Planning Board Lists October 15 Reviews (upriseri.com) — Smithfield's Planning Board will review a minor subdivision at 191 Log Road and another application for 61 Harris Road at its October 15 meeting, currently scheduled for 6 p.m. at Town Hall. Residents can look up application files online, submit written comments, and speak at the hearing, with help available from the Planning Department if they have trouble accessing documents.
   

📸 Around Smithfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Smithfield

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 6
• In Person - Small Business Networking Night →
  1005 Douglas Pike, Smithfield
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• First Time Home Buyer Seminar →
  1005 Douglas Pike, Smithfield
  5:30 pm
Sunday October 11
• Powerful Plants in the Garden →
  Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge, 12 Sanderson Road, Smithfield
  1:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Smithfield Prevention Coalition Meeting →
  Smithfield RI
  7:30 am
Sunday November 1
• Lauren King at The Trap North →
  The Trap North, 10 Smith Ave, Smithfield
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday October 4
• Show Team Gig: Sunday Funday at The Harmony Cafe →
  Harmony Cafe, 47 Summer St, Manville
  4:00 pm
• Adult/Junior Tennis - SCWTF (Greenville, RI) →
  Rally Point Racquet Club, 15 Church St, Greenville
  4:30 pm
Monday October 5
• Snail Mail & Soccer Mommy →
  The Strand Ballroom, 79 Washington St, Providence
  7:00 pm
• Harmony Café – Manville, RI →
  Harmony Cafe, 47 Summer St, Manville
  7:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• $20 Airsoft Tuesday →
  Battlegroundz, 100 Higginson Ave, Lincoln
  5:00 pm
• Planning Board
  Glocester Town Hall
  7:00 pm
• Zoning Board of Review →
  Lincoln, RI Calendar, 100 Old River Road, Lincoln
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Panera posted a job opening for Catering Lead in Greenville. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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• O-Zone: Full Confidence (jaguars.com)

North Providence

• North Providence Police Cancel Silver Alert for 84-Year-Old Sandra Laurie After Missing Woman Was Reported Last Seen Thursday in Providence (centralrecorder.com)
• The Giant Meatballs At This Rhode Island Italian Restaurant Have Become A Local Favorite (takingthekids.com)
• Side of the Rhode: Who's Hot and Who's Not - October 2, 2026 (golocalprov.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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