🌱 Meet Somerset’s scholar-athlete on a prestigious New England honor roll
Somerset, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Somerset! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Meet Somerset’s scholar-athlete on a prestigious New England honor roll
Also on today's calendar: Town Hall With Jason Poulos and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid with periods of sun, with a high of 87 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Hot; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 90, low: 72.
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 124 Monks Listed on 2025-26 EAST-COMM Academic Honor Roll (gomonks.com) — Somerset residents can cheer on William Dionne, a Saint Joseph’s College baseball player from Somerset who earned a spot on the 2025–26 EAST-COMM Academic Honor Roll. He’s one of 124 Monks student-athletes recognized for maintaining at least a 3.4 GPA while competing across multiple sports. 
📸 Around Somerset
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Town Hall With Jason Poulos →
Taunton Public Library, 12 Pleasant St, Taunton
5:30 pm
Monday August 17
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Other local events
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Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - New Bedford
Charlton Memorial Hospital New Beginnings Moms Do Care, 543 North Suite D, New Bedford, MA, United States
6:30 am -
Be Well Wareham Walk
Charlton Memorial Hospital Gleason YMCA, 33 Charge Pond Road, Wareham, MA, 02571, United States
8:30 am -
Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - Dartmouth
Charlton Memorial Hospital 300B Faunce Corner Road, 300B Faunce Corner Road, Dartmouth, United States
10:30 am -
Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - Swansea
Charlton Memorial Hospital Swansea Free Public Library, 69 Main Street, Swansea, MA, 02777, United States
6:30 am -
Widow and Widower Grief Support Group
Charlton Memorial Hospital Somerset Public Library, 1464 County Street, Somerset, MA, 02726, United States
9:30 am -
Senior Portraits (Smile-Pro)
Somerset Berkley Regional High School Gymnasium
8:00 am -
General Loss Grief Support Group
Charlton Memorial Hospital Fairhaven Council on Aging, 229 Huttleston Avenue, Fairhaven, MA, 02719, United States
1:00 pm -
Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - New Bedford
Charlton Memorial Hospital New Beginnings Moms Do Care, 543 North Suite D, New Bedford, MA, United States
6:30 am -
Purr-fect Family Fun: New England Meow Outfit Announces Annual Cat Show in Seekonk, MA →
Ramada Inn, located at 213 Taunton Ave., Seekonk, MA,
9:00 am
Friday August 7
Saturday August 8
Tuesday August 11
Wednesday August 12
Thursday August 13
Friday August 14
Saturday August 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Widow and Widower Grief Support Group
Charlton Memorial Hospital Mattapoisett Council on Aging, 17 Barstow Street, Mattapoisett, MA, 02739, United States
5:30 am -
Assembly of Dust →
Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St, Fall River
7:00 pm -
Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - New Bedford
Charlton Memorial Hospital New Beginnings Moms Do Care, 543 North Suite D, New Bedford, MA, United States
6:30 am -
The James Hunter Six →
Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St, Fall River
8:00 pm
Thursday August 6
Friday August 7
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- Premium Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser - Walmart in Swansea. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Swansea
- These Massachusetts Sunflower Fields Are Almost Ready For Their Most Beautiful Season (takingthekids.com)
- Benfica confirm Tiago Parente loan to Swansea as he is not in Marco Silva's plans (onefootball.com)
- Vault Vintage Vinyl record shop in Swansea has its swan song (heraldnews.com)
Fall River
- Faces of Fall River #10: Ryan Fitzgerald (fallriverreporter.com)
- ICE Arrests Brazilian Illegal Alien In Fall River Charged With Assault & Battery on a Child Under 14 (newbedfordguide.com)
- Which Fall River area head coach was the best prep football player? (heraldnews.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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