🌱 Patch AM: How you can volunteer with veterans right here in West Greenwich

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In today's newsletter:

• How you can volunteer with veterans right here in West Greenwich
• Heading to tonight's 9/11 Jeep convoy from Exeter–West Greenwich?

Also on today's calendar: The First Sunday Of Fall: An Early Halloween Celebration and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Turning sunny; less humid, with a high of 76 and low of 48 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 76, low: 57.
• Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 76 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• RI Veterans Voice 10.09.26 – Dental Services, Local Events, Resources – John A. Cianci (rinewstoday.com) — Veterans and volunteers from West Greenwich can plug into several upcoming benefits and service opportunities, including a recurring "Leave No Veteran Alone" visit at South Kingstown Nursing and Rehab on South County Trail in town. The column also explains who qualifies for VA and discounted dental care, highlights free and low-cost events for veterans across Rhode Island, and lists local discounts, hunting and fishing benefits, and support groups available year-round.
   

• Ceremonies for 25th anniversary of 9/11 held around RI, Mass. (wpri.com) — West Greenwich residents can join tonight's 401JeepWave "9/11 Under the Lights Run," starting at 6 p.m. from Exeter–West Greenwich Regional High School with a police-escorted Jeep convoy to Johnston Memorial Park. The roundup also lists dozens of other 25th-anniversary 9/11 ceremonies, blood drives, and remembrance events across Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts communities throughout the day.
   

📸 Around West Greenwich

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Greenwich

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• Rhode Island Music Festival →
  RI Music Festivals, 711 Hazard Rd, West Greenwich
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 12
• Kim Petrarca Solo Acoustic →
  West Greenwich RI
  1:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• Burrillville at Exeter-West Greenwich →
  930 Nooseneck Rd, West Greenwich
  6:00 pm
Friday September 25
• The Pickups at Arcadia Pizza →
  Arcadia Pizza, 780 Victory Hwy Unit 5, West Greenwich
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Legacy of Honor 250th Anniversary →
  Heroes Field, 711 Hazard Road, West Greenwich
  10:00 am
• Los Lonely Boys →
  The Greenwich Odeum, 59 Main St, East Greenwich
  8:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• The First Sunday Of Fall: An Early Halloween Celebration →
  Knights of Columbus, 475 Sandy Ln, Warwick
  11:00 am
Friday October 2
• The Damn Torpedoes - Tribute to Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers →
  The Greenwich Odeum, 59 Main St, East Greenwich
  8:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• TELL ME LIES A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac →
  The Greenwich Odeum, 59 Main St, East Greenwich
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday September 12
• Exeter, RI Level 4/5 →
  Rhode Island Fire Academy, 4 Green Lane, Exeter
  8:00 am
• Raise the Barn →
  Tilted Barn Brewery, One Hemsley Pl, Exeter
  1:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• NETA Trials →
  Exeter, RI, Exeter
  8:00 am
• NETA Trials In Exeter, RI →
  Exeter, RI, Exeter
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Just noticed a new antique store opening in West Greenwich!
  Tried the door , closed today but open Fri, Sat, Sun the sign says for those who appreciate vintage (Nextdoor West Greenwich)

• Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in COVENTRY, RI S18709 in Coventry. Apply here.
• Acosta posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser - Walmart in Coventry. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Greenwich here.

🗞 Nearby News

Coventry

• See the 54 RI students named National Merit semifinalists − and their schools (providencejournal.com)
• Why Bruno Guimaraes Isn't Playing for Arsenal vs. Napoli—Champions League (centralillinoisproud.com)

East Greenwich

• Foulkes Defeats McKee as East Greenwich Voters Turn Out for State Primary (eastgreenwichnews.com)
• Charlotte Dumas Is Latest Owner of Boston Post Cane (eastgreenwichnews.com)
• Maddie Potts Jamboree still going strong at Chariho (thewesterlysun.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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