🌱 Patch AM: How one Peirce Street home holds 140 years of memories

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In today's newsletter:

• How one Peirce Street home holds 140 years of memories
• Why East Greenwich’s latest DUI stop is rippling through state politics

Today's riddle: What did the windowsill say to the glass? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Sunny, breezy and colder, with a high of 36 and low of 28 degrees.
• Tuesday: Cloudy with a bit of snow, temps: high: 36, low: 32.
• Wednesday: Breezy with clouds and sun, with a high of 39 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Tell Me About the Olden Days, Grandma' (eastgreenwichnews.com) — A longtime East Greenwich resident shares rich memories of her grandmother’s life in town, from East Greenwich Grammar School and the old post office to Peirce Street’s “Homestead” and local landmarks like Goddard Park and East Greenwich Cemetery. Her reflections connect past and present, showing how one family’s story is woven into more than a century of neighborhood history and everyday life here.
   

• GoLocalProv Foulkes Campaigns at Holiday Party With Bucci Just Hours After Cranston Politico's DUI Stop (golocalprov.com) — East Greenwich police recently charged Cranston Democratic leader Maria Bucci with several driving-related offenses after a late-night stop where body camera footage captured her criticizing the officer. Despite the incident, Bucci appeared hours later at a Cranston Democrats holiday event alongside gubernatorial candidate Helena Foulkes, raising questions about the campaign’s response as Bucci awaits a January arraignment.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Greenwich

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Wednesday December 31

• Sponsorship Registration: 2025 Main Street Strolls & Sip and Shop
  Main Street in East Greenwich, RI 02818

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 22

• Hand-Dipped Candle Making Workshop at the Colony House Holiday Market
  The Colony House , Washington Square , Newport
  1:00 pm
• Wellness 1 Day Workshop in Warwick, RI
  469 U.S. Rte 1 , North Kingstown
  2:00 pm
• Monday Mysteries
  Jamestown Philomenian Library , 26 North Rd , Jamestown
  3:00 pm
• Middletown Democratic Town Committee
  Middletown, RI Calendar , 239 Wyatt Road , Middletown
  5:30 pm
• South County (RI) Old-Time Jam
  South County Museum , 115 Strathmore St , Narragansett
  7:00 pm
• Town Council Regular Meeting - Canceled
  North Kingstown, RI Calendar , 80 Boston Neck Road , North Kingstown
  7:00 pm
• Town Council Regular Meeting
  Town Hall Council Chambers , 80 Boston Neck Road , North Kingstown
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Creative Threads fiber arts group
  Clark Memorial Library , 7 Pinehurst Dr , Richmond
  2:00 pm
• French Conversation Group-on pause for the holiday
  Willett Free Library , 45 Ferry Road , Saunderstown
  2:30 pm
• Beginner Guitar-On Break
  Willett Free Library , 45 Ferry Road , Saunderstown
  5:30 pm
• Zoning Board of Review
  Middletown, RI Calendar , 350 East Main Road , Middletown
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• This afternoon (Saturday 12/20/25) around 2pm 2 ladders were taken from our front yard on The Hill in East Greenwich.
  Our neighbor’s ring camera recorded a white pickup truck with a refrigerator in the back taking the ladders. If anyone has any information please… (Nextdoor The Hill)

• Compass Group posted a job opening for SOUS CHEF - New England Institute of Technology - East Greenwich, RI in East Greenwich. Apply here.
• Chipotle Mexican Grill posted a job opening for Crew Member in East Greenwich. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Greenwich here.

🗞 Nearby News

Warwick

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-- The Patch AM Team

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