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🌱 Meet the Riverside neighbor just honored with a major Harvard alumni award.
Happening soon: 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize on the Riverside Patch calendar
Good day Riverside! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Meet the Riverside neighbor just honored with a major Harvard alumni award.
Also on today's calendar: 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms, with a high of 81 and low of 70 degrees.
- Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 82, low: 65.
- Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Six Honored with John P. Reardon Jr. Alumni Award for Outstanding Service (harvard.edu) — A Riverside resident, Eryn Ament Bingle, is among six alumni honored with Harvard's 2026 John P. Reardon Jr. Alumni Award for exceptional service to the university. The longtime Harvard volunteer and nonprofit CFO is recognized for leading reunions, fundraising efforts, and alumni initiatives that support future students and strengthen the global alumni community. 
📸 Around Riverside
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Riverside
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★ Featured events ★
- 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize →
Long Island Sound, - Connecticut Ballet Center presents Creative Movement and Boys Ballet Classes →
Connecticut Ballet Center, 20 Acosta St, Stamford
9:00 am - Explore Your Faith in a Welcoming Community →
254 E Putnam Ave, Greenwich
7:00 pm
Saturday August 29
Monday September 14
Wednesday September 16
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Other local events
- Open House German School of Connecticut →
Rippowam Middle School, 381 High Ridge Rd, Stamford
10:00 am - New Weekly Mom & Baby Postnatal Yoga Fitness Class in OG →
OG Yoga Studio, 188 Sound Beach Ave, Greenwich
11:00 am - The Blessing of the Backpacks →
254 E Putnam Ave, Greenwich
10:00 am - Joyful Noise: Contemporary Worship with Anna Jacobson →
Christ Church Greenwich, 254 E Putnam Ave, Greenwich
5:00 pm - Come & Enjoy the Choir of Merton College: Oxford's leading mixed-voice choirs! →
Christ Church Greenwich, 254 E Putnam Ave, Greenwich
6:30 pm
Saturday September 5
Thursday September 10
Sunday September 13
Monday September 14
📣 Riverside Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Your Plate Squared: Celebrating America's 250th →
Greenwich, CT Calendar, Bruce Museum 1 Museum Drive, Greenwich
10:00 am - Tai Chi →
Greenwich, CT Calendar, 299 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich
10:30 am - Board of Selectmen Meeting In Person at Town Hall and Virtual via Zoom →
Greenwich, CT Calendar, Town Hall, 1st floor, Room 105 101 Field Point Road, Greenwich
10:30 am - Buff Bones Pilates [ZOOM] with Wendy →
Greenwich, CT Calendar Greenwich, CT 06830
11:15 am - Public Tree Hearing-22 Sound Shore Dr., Cos Cob →
Greenwich, CT Calendar
11:30 am - Nathaniel Witherell Finance Committee Meeting →
Greenwich, CT Calendar Greenwich, CT 06830
12:00 pm - Walk the Distance @ Cos Cob Park →
Greenwich, CT Calendar, Shore Rd, Greenwich
12:15 pm
Thursday August 27
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- Children's Art Classes at the Greenwich Art Society
The Greenwich Art Society is offering Fall classes for children ages 6 to 12 starting in September. All materials included. Creative Arts with M... (More info)
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Buck Mason posted a job opening for Part Time Stock Coordinator (Greenwich) in Old Greenwich. Apply here.
- Jcrew posted a job opening for Stock Associate in Old Greenwich. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Riverside here.
🗞 Nearby News
Old Greenwich
- Cal Raleigh hits 3 homers as Mariners snap Phillies' 9-game win streak with 9-2 victory (greenwichtime.com)
- PHOTOS: New Central Middle School Marks Grand Opening with Ribbon Cutting (greenwichfreepress.com)
- Port Chester Swimmer Going to Great Lengths to Promote Clean Water (yonkerstimes.com)
Greenwich
- Best High-End Pool Renovation Companies in Greenwich, Fairfield and New Haven: Complete 2026 Guide (patch.com)
Stamford
- Popular Stamford Restaurant To Close After Over 10 Years In Business (patch.com)
- New CFO Appointed For Stamford Public Schools (patch.com)
Ok Riverside! 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: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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