🌱 Patch AM: Which hit movies were secretly filmed around Woonsocket streets?

Coffee in hand, Woonsocket? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Which hit movies were secretly filmed around Woonsocket streets?
• How Woonsocket's direct federal grants differ from nearby towns' funding

Also on today's calendar: Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Downpours; breezy in the a.m., with a high of 64 and low of 58 degrees.
• Monday: Rain, temps: high: 62, low: 54.
• Tuesday: A morning shower; cloudy, with a high of 66 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 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 Woonsocket during the nor'easter, you've got plenty of screen-time options filmed right in your backyard, from "Hachi: A Dog's Tale" to "The Purge: Election Year." This statewide roundup highlights more than 125 movies and shows set or shot in Rhode Island, making it easy to build a Woonsocket-flavored watchlist without leaving the couch.
   

• Lincoln CDBG Hearing Oct. 1; Grant Proposals Due Oct. 15 (upriseri.com) — While Lincoln is preparing for an Oct. 1 hearing on Community Development Block Grant proposals, Woonsocket is highlighted as one of six Rhode Island cities that receive and manage CDBG funds directly from the federal government. For Woonsocket residents, that means local leaders—not the state—decide how these housing, infrastructure, and service dollars are targeted in the community.
   

📸 Around Woonsocket

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Woonsocket

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★ Featured events ★

Monday September 28
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  Second Congregational Church, 50 Park St, Attleboro
  7:00 pm
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  Community Church of Providence, 372 Wayland Ave, Providence
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  Chester P Tuttle Post 279, 88 Bancroft St, Auburn
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday September 27
• Fall Arts & Crafts Show →
  Woonsocket Elks Lodge #850, 380 Social St, Woonsocket
  10:00 am
• Union Village; A Short Documentary →
  108 Smithfield Rd., Woonsocket
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Woonsocket Historical Society Open House →
  Woonsocket RI
  9:00 am
• Parent to Parent Training 2026 →
  The Autism Project, 1516 Atwood Ave, Johnston
  9:30 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
• The Divas of Drag →
  Stadium Theatre, 28 Monument Square, Woonsocket
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Neal Vitullo Band at Chan's Fine Oriental Dining →
  Chan's Fine Oriental Dining, 267 Main Street, Woonsocket
  7:00 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

• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager II in Woonsocket. Apply here.
• Kohl's posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate in North Smithfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Woonsocket here.

🗞 Nearby News

North Smithfield

• Sports must go on, even as storm bears down on RI. Here are the scores (newportri.com)

Cumberland

• HS roundup/scores: Coleman Keuchkarian-McKeen, Watertown stay unbeaten (bostonherald.com)

Lincoln

• Kendrick Ball Jr. vs. Job Herrera Official After CES Boxing Weigh-Ins (fightbookmma.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: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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