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ADOPT A FAMILY FOR THE HOLIDAYS Would you like to make someone’s holiday a little brighter? Or are you finding yourself in need of some assistance? ‘Tis the Season assists Coventry & West Greenwich families who need a little help. You, your family, your business or organization might consider the “Adopt a Family” Program. Please call 822-9178 for more information if you would like to request assistance or if you would like to donate. COVENTRY PUBLIC LIBRARY NEW CHAT FEATURE! At home in your slippers, but need to ask us a question? Try our new chat service! Click on the chat bubble logo on the bottom right corner of our website and ask away. If the library isn’t open, it will let you email us. Chat hours are: Monday through Wednesday 9AM-7:30PM, Thursday and Friday 9AM4:30PM, and Saturday 9AM-4:30PM (9AM-12:30PM during Summer Hours). WEST WARWICK PUBLIC SCHOOLS MENTORS NEEDED West Warwick Public Schools is in need of in person volunteer mentors for students in Grades K-12. The time commitment is 1 hour per week. Anybody who is interested in volunteering can call or email me, Dana Papitto, Mentor Coordinator, at: (401) 825-6530 or dpapitto@ww-ps.com WEST WARWICK FOOD CUPBOARD The West Warwick Assistance Agency operates a food cupboard at 1293 Main Street serving all West Warwick residents living at or below three times the federal poverty level. We are open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10AM-2PM, unless there is a town-wide parking ban in effect. We offer standard amounts of core groceries based on household size as well as self serve selections of produce, bread and assorted other noncore grocery items we have on hand. If you have any questions, feel free to call us at 828-0310, and no appointment is necessary to visit our facility. SIGN UP FOR IMPORTANT TOWN INFORMATION ALERTS CodeRed is a very helpful service in which you can receive important town information in a timely manner. Alerts include important town matters, COVID-19 vaccinations, weather emergencies, sex offender notifications, etc. To sign up for automated calls and/or texts on your cell phone or landline, register your phone numbers at the town’s website, www. coventryri.org or through the Coventry Police Dept. website, www.coventrypd.org

FREE LEGAL CLINIC AT THE COVENTRY RESOURCE & SENIOR CENTER The Coventry Resource & Senior Center, 50 Wood Street, Coventry, will offer a free “One on One” Legal Clinic on December 2. RI Legal Services will be on site to resolve your Civil (not Criminal) legal issues. Call 822-9175 for an appointment. ZUMBA FITNESS CLASSES

AT COVENTRY RESOURCE & SENIOR CENTER The Coventry Resource & Senior Center, 50 Wood Street, Coventry is offering Zumba Fitness Classes on Tuesdays from 11:15AM-12:15PM. Join them for some fun, easy to follow, low impact dance moves. Cost is $3 per class. Call 822-9175 to register.

RI COMMUNITY FOOD BANK If you are in need of food, you can call the RI Community Food Bank at 942-6325 or you can visit www.rifoodbank.org for a complete list of open pantries statewide. VOLUNTEER TOUR GUIDES NEEDED The Paine House, 7 Station Street in Coventry is looking for volunteer Tour Guides to share this unique historical site with the general public. Can you spare a few hours once or twice a month? All training and materials will be provided, no special skills required. This opportunity is suitable for High School students to adults. Training classes for the 2022 season will begin soon. If interested, call Bob at 439-7513 or email info@ westernrihistory.org

PASSPORT APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED AT THE WEST WARWICK PUBLIC LIBRARY The West Warwick Public Library, 1043 Main Street, West Warwick is accepting Passport Applications (DS-11 Forms only) on behalf of the US Dept. of State. Please contact Information Services at 828-3750, Ext. 1 or email ref@wwpl. org to schedule an appointment or for more information. For even more information, you can call 1-577-487-2778 or visit travel.state.gov

PAINE HOUSE MUSEUM NEEDS VOLUNTEERS Paine House needs your help. Volunteers needed to preserve local history. Looking for folks interested in research, computers, photography, gardening & yard work, fund raising, etc. If interested, call Bob at 439-7513 for more information. COVENTRY CARES COMMUNITY CARE CLINIC NURSE HOURS The Coventry Cares Community Care Clinic Nurses Hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday from 8:30AM12:30PM with Nurse Jane or Nurse Carolyn. The Clinic is set up at the Coventry Resource & Senior Center, 50 Wood Street, Coventry. ADDICTION SCREENINGS If you or a loved one is struggling with substance abuse, take the first step towards overcoming addiction. Call today for free screenings or referrals. 1-800-431-1754

FRIENDS OF THE WEST WARWICK PUBLIC LIBRARY BASKET RAFFLE The Friends of the West Warwick Public Library will hold their Annual Holiday Basket Raffle from November 28-December 10. More than two dozen themed baskets for adults and children will be featured. Tickets are $.50 each or 3/$1 and may be purchased at the Circulation Desk of the library, located at 1043 Main Street. The winning tickets will be drawn on December 10 at 1PM. The library will be open that Saturday from 12-4PM for a special Food Festival. All funds raised will help support library programs and services.

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MONTHLY CRAFT AT COVENTRY SENIOR CENTER Oak Street Health will sponsor monthly crafts at the Coventry Resource & Senior Center, 50 Wood Street, Coventry. This month’s craft will be on November 29 at 10:30AM. Sign up at the Mealsite desk by November 23. COVENTRY PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: VIDEO GAMES Did you know that Coventry Public Library has a wide variety of video games available to borrow for Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, and Xbox One? Video games can be pricey - Why buy when you can borrow? Video games check out for 21 days and can be put on hold, but cannot be renewed. Video games are fine free! For more information, call the Circulation Desk at 822-9100 and press 1.

SEEKING MUSICIANS Are you 55 or over? Play harmonica, guitar, banjo, mandolin, ukulele or any other instrument? We need you! Senior volunteer band plays gigs at Senior Centers, Nursing Homes, etc. Call David 368-6895 or Roger (nights) 397-5157.

LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF KENT COUNTY OFFERS ENGLISH LESSONS Learn to speak, read & write English. Enroll in Literacy Volunteers of Kent County’s free learning program. In just a few hours per week, you can improve your English skills in speaking, reading and writing. You will be paired with a Tutor who will instruct you, one-on-one according to your individual needs. Lessons are scheduled at your convenience and all information exchanged remains confidential. Please call 8229103 or email lvkc@coventrylibrary.org for more information.

• On Nov. 28, 1967, England’s National Hunt Committee, following the advice of the Ministry of Agriculture, canceled all horse racing in the country due to new outbreaks of footand-mouth disease. • On Nov. 29, 1972, Atari released the table tennis-themed arcade video game Pong. While originally designed as a training exercise by creator Allan Alcorn, Atari’s founders were pleased enough by its quality to manufacture it. The first commercially successful video game, it would prove instrumental in launching that industry. • On Nov. 30, 1982, Michael Jackson released his sixth solo studio album, “Thriller.” Earning a record 12 Grammy nominations and ultimately becoming the best-selling record album in music history, the title song’s video is the only one to be inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. • On Dec. 1, 1891, our beloved sport of basketball was created by Dr. James Naismith, a physical education instructor at the YMCA International Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, after he was asked by his boss to create an indoor game that would help athletes stay in shape during cold weather. Peach baskets served as the hoops, along with a soccer-style ball, and each time a point was scored, the game was paused so the janitor could fetch a ladder to retrieve the ball. • On Dec. 2, 2020, the U.N. Commission on Narcotic Drugs removed cannabis from the list of most dangerous drugs of the international drug control treaty, which included such highly addictive substances as heroin, opium, morphine, methadone and cocaine, although the U.N. still considers cannabis a controlled substance. • On Dec. 3, 1926, mystery novel maven Agatha Christie pulled a disappearing act from her home in Surrey, England. She rematerialized nearly two weeks later at a hotel in the spa town of Harrogate, where journalist Ritchie Calder found her using her husband’s mistress’s surname as a notable pseudonym. • On Dec. 4, 1875, William M. “Boss” Tweed, who notoriously led New York City’s Democratic political machine, escaped from his cell at the Ludlow Street Jail and went into hiding even as a civil case for misuse of city funds proceeded against him. Found guilty in absentia, Tweed fled again, to Spain, but was quickly captured there and returned to New York to serve his sentence.