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🌱 How a routine trip from Cape Neddick Harbor ended in tragedy
Spotted on the Cape Neddick calendar: Bingo Night

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In today's newsletter:
- How a routine trip from Cape Neddick Harbor ended in tragedy
Also on today's calendar: She Rises: Sunrise Hike & Swell Sips and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Occasional morning rain, with a high of 64 and low of 56 degrees.
- Wednesday: Remaining cloudy, temps: high: 66, low: 55.
- Thursday: Sun, then clouds, with a high of 71 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 84-Year-Old Massachusetts Boater Chester Wiggins Found Dead Off York, Maine, Days After Leaving Cape Neddick Harbor on His Blue Boston Whaler (centralrecorder.com) — An 84-year-old Massachusetts boater who left Cape Neddick Harbor Tuesday evening was found dead off the York shoreline Friday afternoon, ending days of intensive searching along this familiar stretch of coast. His empty blue Boston Whaler had earlier washed ashore near Freeman Street, and Maine Marine Patrol and York police are still investigating what caused the crash and his death.
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📸 Around Cape Neddick
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cape Neddick
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★ Featured events ★
- Bingo Night →
60 Shore Rd, Cape Neddick
5:30 pm
Friday October 2
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Other local events
- Ahead of the Reading Curve Book Chat
York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Rd, York
11:00 am - Homeschool Library Tour
York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Rd, York
11:00 am - Period Prep Party!
York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Rd, York
5:00 pm - Little Movers (Drop-in)
York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Rd, York
10:30 am - Sensory-Friendly Hours (Youth Services)
York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Rd, York
12:00 pm - Baby and Toddler Storytime
York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Rd, York
10:30 am - Week in Review Discussion Group
York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Rd, York
3:00 pm - She Rises: Sunrise Hike & Swell Sips →
Mount Agamenticus Trailhead and Parking, Mount Agamenticus Rd, Cape Neddick
6:00 am - YPL at Living History Day
York Public Library, 3 Lindsay Road, York
10:00 am - Canine Cuddles
York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Rd, York
10:30 am - Budding Builders
York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Rd, York
10:30 am
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
📣 Cape Neddick Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- York Hospital posted a job opening for Housekeeper - in York. Apply here.
- The Juicery posted a job opening for Maine Squeeze Team Member - Kittery in Kittery. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cape Neddick here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ogunquit
- 'Someone's got to stand up.' If you thought Ogunquit v. Lawn Roosters was over, check out the latest fine. (bostonglobe.com)
Kittery
- Power outages, downed trees surge across coast amid weekend nor'easter (pressherald.com)
South Berwick
- Seacoast high school football: Here are 6 players who stood out in Week 4 (fosters.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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