🌱 Why a Warwick clambake once depended on seaweed from Swansea

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In today's newsletter:

• Why a Warwick clambake once depended on seaweed from Swansea

Also on today's calendar: Purr-fect Family Fun: New England Meow Outfit Announces Annual Cat Show in Seekonk, MA.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid; an afternoon shower, with a high of 86 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 84, low: 60.
• Saturday: A passing afternoon shower, with a high of 73 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A lost clambake tradition revives memory of legendary Gaspee parade founder (newportri.com) — A revived community clambake tradition in Warwick has unexpected ties to Swansea, where seaweed was once gathered as part of the labor-intensive cooking process. The event honored late historian Henry A.L. Brown and showcased old-school clambake methods, from quarry rocks to carefully layered seaweed, while some locals now hope to see the celebration become an annual fixture again.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Swansea

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• 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

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Other local events

Wednesday August 26
• Community Night (4-6pm)
  Swansea Public Schools 1 Gardners Neck Road, Swansea, MA 02777
  4:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Taylor Swift Live--Shake it Off Lunch Party →
  Venus de Milo, 75 Grand Army of the Republic Hwy, Swansea
  11:45 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Story TIme with Miss Cathy
  Blanding Public Library Goff Hall
  10:30 am
• Harnessing Your Super Power: ADHD Workshop (Part 2) →
  Dighton, MA Calendar, Dighton Public Library 207 Main Street, Dighton
  12:30 pm
• Harnessing Your Superpower!
  Dighton Library Teen Room, Dighton Public Library
  12:30 pm
• Dighton Public Library: Story Time →
  Dighton, MA Calendar, Children's Section of the Dighton Public Library 207 Main Street, Dighton
  1:00 pm
• Commission on Disability August meeting →
  Seekonk, MA Calendar, 540 ARCADE AVE Art Room, Seekonk
  4:30 pm
• Mah Jongg Club
  Dighton Library Teen Room, Dighton Public Library
  5:00 pm
• CPC Regular Meeting →
  Dighton, MA Calendar, 979 Somerset Ave, Dighton
  5:00 pm
• Dighton Public Library: Mah Jongg Club →
  Dighton, MA Calendar, Dighton Public Library 207 Main Street, Dighton
  5:00 pm
• Journey Through The Vines at Westport River Vineyards →
  Westport Rivers Vineyard, 417 Hixbridge Rd, Westport
  5:30 pm
• Knot Just Knitting group
  Berkley Public Library 2 North Main St., Berkley, MA 02779
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Somerset

• 3 suspects linked to dozens of 'ransacked' vehicles in Somerset (wpri.com)

Dighton

• Dighton woman mauled by family dog dies (wpri.com)
• NBC 10 AM Flash Briefing: August 19, 2026 (turnto10.com)

Rehoboth

• What should replace Fall River's old police station? Vote in our poll (heraldnews.com)
• My Review of Lizzie Borden Took An Ax (2014) (blogspot.com)
• Was Lizzie Borden Guilty? (britannica.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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