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🌱 Patch AM: Which West Warwick store sold a $30,000 winning scratch ticket?
And on the West Warwick Patch calendar - Purr-fect Family Fun: New England Meow Outfit Announces Annual Cat Show in Seekonk, MA
Hi West Warwick! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Which West Warwick store sold a $30,000 winning scratch ticket?
Also on today's calendar: Purr-fect Family Fun: New England Meow Outfit Announces Annual Cat Show in Seekonk, MA.
Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Periods of rain, with a high of 73 and low of 64 degrees.
- Saturday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, temps: high: 72, low: 65.
- Sunday: Heavy rain in the morning, with a high of 78 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Rippy's customer wins $30K on R.I. Lottery scratch ticket (thewesterlysun.com) — A West Warwick man just claimed a $30,000 prize on the Magnificent Money scratch ticket, bought at MK Fuel & Mart in town, and says he'll use it to pay bills. The Rhode Island Lottery also announced two other big instant-ticket wins and a second-chance Soccer Fortune drawing on Sept. 2. 
📸 Around West Warwick
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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Warwick
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★ Featured events ★
- Purr-fect Family Fun: New England Meow Outfit Announces Annual Cat Show in Seekonk, MA →
Ramada Inn, located at 213 Taunton Ave., Seekonk, MA,,
9:00 am
Saturday August 22
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Other local events
- Paint Pottery! →
Art by You at Weirdgirl Creations Pottery Studio, 10 Wampanoag Trl, East Providence
1:00 pm
Sunday August 30
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🗓 Events Nearby
- NK REC. - Youth Summer Camp Program
FOREST PARK EL. SCHOOL Forest Park Elementary School, 50 Woodlawn Dr, North Kingstown
8:00 am - Patio Party Fundraiser 5pm
Willett Free Library 45 Ferry Road, Saunderstown, RI 02874 - Escada Restaurant & Bar – Johnston – RI →
Escada Restaurant & Bar, 39 Putnam Pike, Johnston
6:30 pm - Taylor Hollingsworth with Stev Delmonico and Rachel Jorgensen →
The Parlour Providence, 1119 N Main St, Providence
8:00 pm - Planning Commission Site Visit →
North Kingstown, RI Calendar, 84 & 100 Pleasant Valley Road, North Kingstown
7:30 am - BAH at Sombra
East Greenwich Chamber of Commerce 580 Main St, East Greenwich, RI 02818
5:30 pm - Zoning Board of Review Meeting →
North Kingstown, RI Calendar, 80 Boston Neck Road, North Kingstown
6:00 pm - School Committee Meeting-if needed →
Exeter-West Greenwich Regional SD West Greenwich, RI 02817
6:00 pm - Ice Cream Social
SUZANNE M. HENSELER QUIDNESSET North Kingstown, RI 02852
4:00 pm - Learn to Play Mah Jongg one time
Willett Free Library 45 Ferry Road, Saunderstown, RI 02874
4:00 pm - 2026 - North Kingstown Summer Concert Series: Brass Attack →
North Kingstown Arts Council, 100 Fairway Dr, North Kingstown
5:00 pm
Friday August 21
Sunday August 23
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Why is it so hard to find someone who can just raise my kitchen cabinet's ?
instead everybody wants to do a full kitchen remodel that I don't want. Just want the cabinets moved up picture to show how low they are. (Nextdoor West Warwick)
- Savers Value Village posted a job opening for Retail Warehouse & Production Associate in Warwick. Apply here.
- Unifi posted a job opening for Customer Service Supervisor - PVD in Warwick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Warwick here.
🗞 Nearby News
Warwick
- Aptt Law Represents Buyer in Acquisition of Wild Birds Unlimited Franchise in Warwick (pbn.com)
- Back-to-School Marketplace Returns to Warwick Mall This Saturday (wpri.com)
- Owner of German shepherd who traveled to 48 states works to preserve dog's legacy (turnto10.com)
East Greenwich
- Buzz on Business: Ferrara's on Main Street, Ocean State Job Lot (eastgreenwichnews.com)
Providence
- Wanted MA Man Arrested After Providence Traffic Stop: Cops (patch.com)
- Providence Man Arrested On Gun And Drug Charges: Cops (patch.com)
Ok West 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: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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