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🌱 Patch AM: Which big-name movies secretly filmed scenes in West Greenwich?
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- Which big-name movies secretly filmed scenes in West Greenwich?
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Today's riddle: How do you know the moon is going broke? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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📰 News we're reading
• Stuck inside? Watch these movies and TV shows filmed in or set in RI (newportri.com) — If you're hunkering down in West Greenwich during the nor'easter, you've got plenty of screen-time options with local ties. This updated roundup highlights more than 125 movies and shows filmed or set around Rhode Island, including scenes shot right at URI's Alton Jones Campus and in West Greenwich itself, plus nearby East Greenwich, Newport, Providence, and beyond. 
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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Greenwich
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- The Damn Torpedoes - Tribute to Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers →
The Greenwich Odeum, 59 Main St, East Greenwich
8:00 pm
Friday October 2
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Other local events
- TELL ME LIES A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac →
The Greenwich Odeum, 59 Main St, East Greenwich
8:00 pm - POSTPONED: The First Sunday Of Fall: An Early Halloween Celebration →
475 Sandy Ln, Warwick
11:00 am
Thursday October 8
Monday October 12
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Coventry vs Smithfield →
40 Reservoir Rd, Coventry
6:30 pm - Town Council →
East Greenwich, RI Calendar, 125 Main Street, East Greenwich
7:00 pm - Zoning Board of Review Meeting →
Richmond, RI Calendar, 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd., Wyoming
7:00 pm - Preserve Hike →
The Preserve Sporting Club & Residences, 1 Preserve Boulevard, Richmond
5:00 pm - Maisie E. Quinn Open House
John F. Deering Middle School West Warwick, RI 02893
6:00 pm - Ashaway Open House
Chariho Regional SD Wood River Junction, RI 02894
5:00 pm - Coventry High School Open House
Coventry Public Schools, 1675 Flat River Rd, Coventry
5:30 pm - WWHS - Open House
John F. Deering Middle School West Warwick, RI 02893
6:00 pm - CHS Open House
Coventry High School, 40 Reservoir Rd, Coventry
6:00 pm
Monday September 28
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The City of Providence posted a job opening for FSRI - Line Cook in Exeter. Apply here.
- AstroNova, Inc. posted a job opening for Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift in West Warwick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Greenwich here.
🗞 Nearby News
Coventry
- Coventry Schools Drop MySchoolBucks Under 2% Fee Cap (upriseri.com)
East Greenwich
- Police Log: Naked Man Brandishing Butter Knives & Fiery Cardboard (eastgreenwichnews.com)
- Obituary: Gilbert Charles 'Charlie' Hand, 77 (eastgreenwichnews.com)
- High school scores, stats, recaps from September 25 games in RI (newportri.com)
West Warwick
- Tigers option lefty to minors to open spot for Justin Verlander (mlive.com)
- 10 notorious Rhode Island court cases people still talk about (newportri.com)
Ok West Greenwich! 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: It's down to its last quarter. (Thank you Linda H. for sending it in!)
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