🌱 Patch AM: How 27 new acres just changed Tiverton’s open space forever

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In today's newsletter:

• How 27 new acres just changed Tiverton's open space forever
• How could the scaled-back Friendship Farms plan still reshape Stafford Road?

Also on today's calendar: FOWL Annual Book Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid; an a.m. shower or two, with a high of 85 and low of 59 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 78, low: 48.
• Saturday: Delightful with plenty of sun, with a high of 76 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• DEM and TNC Conserve 27 acres in Tiverton (nature.org) — A new 27-acre forest parcel in Tiverton has been permanently conserved, linking Pocasset Ridge Conservation Area with Pardon Gray Preserve and Weetamoo Woods and expanding protected open space above the Sakonnet. State and federal funding, along with The Nature Conservancy and local partners, helped secure the land, which safeguards wildlife habitat, local water quality, and more outdoor recreation opportunities for Tiverton residents.
   

• Manufactured home housing plan cut by a third (eastbayri.com) — Developers have downsized the proposed Friendship Farms manufactured home project on Stafford Road to 104 units, including 25 affordable homes, but Tiverton officials and neighbors still worry about traffic, water, and school impacts. Planning Board members questioned earlier traffic studies and potential strain on the North Tiverton Water District, and the project will return for more debate at the October meeting.
   

📸 Around Tiverton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tiverton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• FigMamma Farms Fig Fest →
  Firefly Figs, 630 Neck Road, Tiverton
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 10
• Zumba Class
  Gymnasium, 278 N Brayton Rd, Tiverton
  6:30 pm
Friday September 11
• FOWL Annual Book Sale →
  Westport Free Public Library, 408 Old County Rd, Westport
  5:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• Community Yard Sale →
  Countryview Estates, 213 Hurst Ln, Tiverton
  9:00 am
• 2026 FigMamma Farms Fig Festival →
  Tiverton Farmers Market, 630 Puncatest Neck Road, Tiverton
  2:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• 3rd Annual Volleyball Car Show
  Tiverton Schools Parking Lot 100 N Brayton Rd Tiverton RI 02878
  8:30 am
• Kids & Teens Kickoff Sunday →
  Amicable Congregational Church, 3736 Main Rd, Tiverton, RI, 02878
  10:00 am
• Tiverton Farmers Market ~ Sunday, September 13th - OUTSIDE →
  3588 Main Rd, Tiverton
  10:00 am
• All Charity Day at Newport Polo →
  Newport Polo, 250 Linden Ln, Portsmouth
  3:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Tech Tuesday: Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Slides In-Person →
  Tiverton Public Library, 34 Roosevelt Ave, Tiverton
  2:00 pm
• Art House Film Night--Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody →
  Tiverton Public Library, 34 Roosevelt Ave, Tiverton
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Fall Visitors Weekend →
  West Place Animal Sanctuary, 3198 Main Rd, Tiverton
  9:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• UPDATE : FOUND.
  I found Milo and returned him to his owner. He's my neighbors dog. All's well that ends well!! Anyone missing their dog? 5:31 Tuesday, 9/8… (Nextdoor Stafford Rd)

• BJ's Wholesale Club posted a job opening for Meat Cutter Full Time $1000 Sign ON Bonus in Middletown. Apply here.
• Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Middletown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tiverton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Portsmouth

• Blount, Ferreira share 2026 Portsmouth Award (eastbayri.com)
• Their farm keeps growing in Portsmouth (eastbayri.com)
• The oldest topiary garden in America hides on a bluff over Narragansett Bay (wheninyourstate.com)

Little Compton

• See the first trailer for M. Night Shyamalan RI-shot movie 'Remain' (providencejournal.com)

Middletown

• Middletown home sold for $6.2M tops latest Newport County sales (newportri.com)
• Real Estate: August 24 to August 28 (newportthisweek.com)

Ok Tiverton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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