🌱 When can Kittery readers meet the author behind this genocide novel?

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In today's newsletter:

• When can Kittery readers meet the author behind this genocide novel?

Also on today's calendar: Northern Pool & Spa: Spa & Hot Tub Sale and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 64 and low of 47 degrees.
• Sunday: A touch of afternoon rain, temps: high: 62, low: 51.
• Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 48 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Book Review: ‘The Kaleidoscope of Destiny' (armenianweekly.com) — Kittery readers will soon have a chance to hear author Sarah Ignatius discuss her debut novel, “The Kaleidoscope of Destiny,” during an upcoming talk in town. The book follows a 14-year-old Armenian boy surviving genocide, highlighting unexpected kindness, moral complexity, and hope, and is recommended for fans of historical fiction and human-rights themes.
   

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📸 Around Kittery

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kittery

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★ Featured events ★

Monday September 21

• Northern Pool & Spa: Spa & Hot Tub Sale →
  291 ME-236, Eliot
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 19

• 2026 Garage Dance Fundraiser feat. Ben Baldwin And The Big Note →
  The Kittery Lions Club, 117 State Road, Kittery
  7:00 pm

Sunday September 20

• Shop at The Fabulous Find to Benefit CVNA →
  The Fabulous Find, 139 State Road, Kittery
• Kittery Community Market 2026 Season →
  Kittery Community Market, 10 Shapleigh Rd, Kittery
  10:00 am

Monday September 21

• NO-GI BJJ ALL LEVELS (Chris) →
  Port City BJJ, 280 Route 1 (Next to Orvis), Kittery
  5:30 am
• No-Gi BJJ All Levels →
  Port City BJJ, 280 Route 1 (Next to Orvis), Kittery
  6:00 pm
• NO-GI BJJ ALL LEVELS (Greg) →
  Port City BJJ, 280 Route 1 (Next to Orvis), Kittery
  6:00 pm

Tuesday September 22

• BJJ Fundamentals Gi →
  Port City BJJ, 280 Route 1 (Next to Orvis), Kittery
  6:00 pm
• Introduction to QiGong →
  Traip Academy, 12 Williams Ave., Kittery
  6:00 pm
• BJJ FUNDAMENTALS GI (Greg) →
  Port City BJJ, 280 Route 1 (Next to Orvis), Kittery
  6:00 pm
• Advanced BJJ Gi (Jay) →
  Port City BJJ, 280 Route 1 (Next to Orvis), Kittery
  7:00 pm
• Advanced BJJ Gi →
  Port City BJJ, 280 Route 1 (Next to Orvis), Kittery
  7:00 pm

Wednesday September 23

• Shop at The Fabulous Find to Benefit CVNA →
  The Fabulous Find, 139 State Road, Kittery

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• #holidayseason inspiration...
  holds little bites of chocolate, a nip and lottery ticket, nailpolish and hair accessories...need bigger and a few more...maybe different colors? … (Nextdoor Kittery Foreside)

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Team Member 2:00pm - 10:00pm in Kittery. Apply here.
• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Early Morning Team Member in Kittery. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kittery here.

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🗞 Nearby News

South Berwick

• Thursday Seacoast Roundup: Perry cards medalist round for STA, more results (seacoastonline.com)

Ogunquit

• For the first time a member of ‘The Beatles' is coming to Portland (newscentermaine.com)
• Video: Jason Kravits Performs 'King of Broadway' in THE PRODUCERS at Ogunquit Playhouse (broadwayworld.com)
• Marilynn Ruth Moran (saratogatodaynewspaper.com)

Berwick

• The Cookie Shack In Berwick, Maine Sells Homemade Treats Roadside (wjbq.com)
• Seacoast Pool & Spa Opens 2027 In-Ground Pool Scheduling (desmoinesregister.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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