5 THINGS: Road Construction and Book Delays

Here are the (more than) Five Things for Thursday, September 20, 2012:

Detour! According to the Rhode Island Department of Transportation, the right lane of Route 108 southbound from Main Street to Charles Street will be closed for maintenance from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Not about telephones, so don’t bother Beyonce. The Rotary Club of Wakefield meets at Liliana’s Italian Restaurant at 12:15 p.m. They meet every week, you know, so swing by for fellowship, lunch and a guest speaker.

BLOOD! The Rhode Island Blood Center is hosting blood drives from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. today in the atriums of the University of Rhode Island Memorial Union.

“It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.” – Ronald Reagan. Here are today’s government meetings:

• The Narragansett Affordable Housing Committee and Trust meets at 8:30 a.m. at town hall.
• Narragansett Municipal Court is being held at 6 p.m. at town hall.
• The Narragansett Zoning Board of Review meets at 7 p.m. at town hall.

Oh no! Maybe there seriously aren’t that many events today, given that it’s Independence Day for South Ossetia. As a result, our events calendar for today is a bit barren. If you’re having an event, please let us know in the comments. Also, make sure it isn’t left out in the future – Submit it via this link (as long as you’re logged into your Patch account).

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What a he-man woman hater, in the words of some wise men. On this day in 1973, Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes tennis match.

Will you just hurry up and write another ******* book so my friends will stop complaining? Happy 63^rd birthday to George R.R. Martin, the guy behind Games of Thrones!

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