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Hello Warwick! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Warwick schools will make up 25 days of missed speech therapy
  • What Kent Hospital's new $250K means for women's care in Warwick
  • Warwick veterans head to D.C. for a powerful day of honor

Also on today's calendar: 40th Annual Rhode Island Open Opening Reception and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: A steady afternoon breeze, with a high of 71 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, temps: high: 63, low: 40.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Warwick Speech Therapy Vacancy: Makeup Plan Detailed (upriseri.com) — Warwick families whose children missed school speech-language sessions will see services ramp up later this month, as a new district therapist and an agency provider work in tandem to make up roughly 25 days of lost time. Special education director Stephen Carter told the Warwick Special Education Advisory Committee that late resignations delayed hiring, but affected parents have been notified and a makeup plan is in place.
   

2. Kent Hospital raises $250K for Women's Care Center (pbn.com) — Warwick's Kent County Memorial Hospital has secured $250,000 for its Women's Care Center following the Evening of Hope fundraiser, strengthening local obstetrics and maternity services. Hospital leaders say the money and a major gift from the Howes family will fund facility upgrades and new equipment. The investment aims to keep high-quality birthing and women's health care close to home for Warwick families.
   

3. Honor Flight takes veterans to Washington, D.C. (wpri.com) — From Warwick's T.F. Green Airport, 70 Rhode Island veterans and their companions departed on an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. to visit war memorials and lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor Flight Hub has now flown roughly 1,000 veterans on these deeply meaningful journeys of recognition.
   

4. 'The India Experience – Season 2' to Screen in Cambridge, MA and Warwick, RI (indianewengland.com) — Warwick moviegoers can catch "The India Experience – Season 2" at Apple Cinemas on Sunday, Oct. 18, with a post-screening Q&A from filmmaker Bharatbala. The eight short documentaries spotlight India's diverse cultures and personal stories, and proceeds support the nonprofit Virtual Bharat project. Advance registration is required and seating is limited for the Warwick showing.
   

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Ok Warwick! 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: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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