🌱 Patch AM: How wild is The Trap’s Patriots burger challenge tonight?

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In today's newsletter:

• How wild is The Trap’s Patriots burger challenge tonight?

Today's riddle: I am on a seafood diet. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A shower in the a.m.; cloudy, with a high of 44 and low of 25 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny; breezy, colder, temps: high: 38, low: 29.
• Tuesday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 45 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fans, local businesses excited ahead of Patriots-Chargers playoff game (wpri.com) — An East Greenwich restaurant, The Trap, is leaning into Patriots playoff fever with a massive “Drake Maye Burger” and a halftime eating challenge that could win diners a free meal and $100 gift card. Local fans and businesses across Rhode Island say the team’s turnaround season has boosted excitement and foot traffic, with more themed menu items planned if the Patriots keep winning.
   

📸 Around East Greenwich

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Greenwich

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday January 11

• Direct From Sweden - The Music of ABBA
  The Greenwich Odeum, 59 Main St, East Greenwich
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday January 12

• Town Council
  East Greenwich, RI Calendar , 125 Main Street , East Greenwich
  7:00 pm

Wednesday January 14

• Special Education Advisory Committee
  Archie R. Cole Middle School , 100 Cedar Ave , East Greenwich
  6:30 pm

Thursday January 15

• PROBATE COURT
  East Greenwich, RI Calendar , 125 Main Street , East Greenwich
  9:30 am

Wednesday January 21

• Municipal Court
  East Greenwich, RI Calendar East Greenwich, RI 02818
  9:30 am

📣 East Greenwich Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday January 11

• Vision Board Party 2026
  HER Collaborative , 960 Tiogue Ave Bldg A , Coventry
  9:30 am
• Rhode Home Rescue
  Rumford Pet , 1340 Ten Rod Rd , North Kingstown
  10:00 am
• Sunday Service
  Ananda Rhode Island Meditation and Yoga Center , 714 Ten Rod Rd , North Kingstown
  10:00 am
• Not Your Grandma's Comedy Bingo Brunch at Marasco's In Cranston RI
  Marasco's Bar & Griill , 1458 Park Ave , Cranston
  10:30 am
• Books and Banter Book Club
  Botanical Center , 1000 Elmwood Ave , Providence
  11:00 am
• Spiritual Support Group
  Soul Sanctuary , 808 Tiogue Ave , Coventry
  11:30 am
• Reiki Circle
  Deep Breaths Salon and Holistic Self-Empowerment Center , 1 Starline Way , Cranston
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• There are two loose dogs.
  They seem to look like huskies. I live in the neighborhood over by Meadowbrook elementary. (Nextdoor The Hill)

• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Traveling Store Merchandiser in East Greenwich. Apply here.
• Imperiall posted a job opening for Cleaning Specialist in East Greenwich. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Greenwich here.

🗞 Nearby News

West Warwick

• Trooper Warwick Arrests Jan. 9: Larceny, Heroin, Fraud (warwickpost.com)

Warwick

• Wellness In 2026: Where To Sweat, Stretch & Recharge In Charlestown (patch.com)
• State employee unions demand accountability for paycheck errors amid new software rollout • Rhode Island Current (rhodeislandcurrent.com)

West Greenwich

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I see food and I eat it.
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