🌱 Patch AM: How a new sewage deal could hit Woonsocket ratepayers this year

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

In today's newsletter:

• How a new sewage deal could hit Woonsocket ratepayers this year
• Why Empire Buffet in Woonsocket belongs on your next seafood road trip

Also on today's calendar: Saint Blaise 18th Annual Vendor Fair &Carolyn Carey's Grandma's Attic and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Increasing cloudiness, with a high of 72 and low of 50 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and comfortable, temps: high: 78, low: 61.
• Thursday: Humid; a shower in the p.m., with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Woonsocket vows to close its sewage incinerator. For now, a new company holds promise. (newsfromthestates.com) — Woonsocket officials are poised to hire Veolia North America to temporarily run the city's troubled sewage treatment plant and sludge incinerator, replacing Jacobs after a contract dispute. City leaders still aim to close the odor-plagued incinerator, but a collapsed deal with the Narragansett Bay Commission complicates that goal. Sewer fees are already rising for residents to cover the more expensive interim contract.
   

• Rhode Island Seafood Spots So Good They Deserve A Full Road Trip In 2026 (takingthekids.com) — Woonsocket diners get a special shout-out in this statewide seafood road-trip guide, which spotlights Empire Buffet's massive, constantly refreshed spread on Diamond Hill Road. You will also find several other Rhode Island seafood and buffet destinations, with tips on hours, seasonal schedules, and why each spot might be worth adding to your next in-state food adventure.
   

📸 Around Woonsocket

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Woonsocket

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Saint Blaise 18th Annual Vendor Fair &Carolyn Carey's Grandma's Attic →
  Saint Blaise Catholic Church, 1158 S Main St, Bellingham
  8:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 16
• Woonsocket Historical Society Open House →
  Woonsocket RI
  9:00 am
Thursday September 17
• Sports Card Show →
  Woonsocket Elks Lodge #850, 380 Social St, Woonsocket
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Believers United in Christ →
  885 Oakland Beach Ave, Warwick
  10:00 am
• Ripples of Love Gala →
  Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick (Airport) by IHG, 801 Greenwich Ave, Warwick
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Women Leading Change →
  Bally's Lincoln, 100 Twin River Rd, Lincoln
  5:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• Woonsocket VISION Group (Topic: Disclosure and Self Advocacy) →
  Woonsocket Public Library, 303 Clinton Street, Woonsocket
  10:00 am
• Woonsocket VISION Group →
  Woonsocket Public Library, 303 Clinton Street, Woonsocket
  10:00 am
Sunday September 27
• Fall Arts & Crafts Show →
  Woonsocket Elks Lodge #850, 380 Social St, Woonsocket
  10:00 am
Thursday October 1
• Lights On, Plates Full →
  Track 15, 1 Union Station, Providence
  4:00 pm
• Music in the Galleries →
  Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), 20 Washington Pl, Providence
  5:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• New England Patriots Watch Party to Benefit Jay G. Lawrence Foundation →
  The Last Resort Restaurant and Bar, 325 Farnum Pike, Smithfield
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Premium Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser - Walmart in North Smithfield. Apply here.
• Snipes posted a job opening for Cashier in Pawtucket. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Woonsocket here.

🗞 Nearby News

North Smithfield

• Who's The Providence Journal Boys Soccer Player of the Week? Vote now! (providencejournal.com)

Cumberland

• Who's The Providence Journal Girls Soccer Player of the Week? Vote now! (providencejournal.com)

Smithfield

• Women's Tennis Opens 2026-27 Campaign at Bryant Invitational (stonehillskyhawks.com)
• State advises avoiding all contact with Lower Melville Pond in Portsmouth over algae bloom (whatsupnewp.com)
• Rhode Island upcoming events Sep 14 (lemonwire.com)

Ok Woonsocket! 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: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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