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🌱 Why a Warwick clambake once depended on seaweed from Swansea
Coming up on the Swansea Patch calendar: Purr-fect Family Fun: New England Meow Outfit Announces Annual Cat Show in Seekonk, MA
Good morning to you Swansea! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
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!)
- 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. 
📸 Around Swansea
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Swansea
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★ Featured events ★
- 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
Saturday August 22
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Other local events
- Community Night (4-6pm)
Swansea Public Schools 1 Gardners Neck Road, Swansea, MA 02777
4:00 pm - Taylor Swift Live--Shake it Off Lunch Party →
Venus de Milo, 75 Grand Army of the Republic Hwy, Swansea
11:45 am
Wednesday August 26
Sunday September 13
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 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
Thursday August 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Healthcare Services Group posted a job opening for Dietary Aide in Swansea. Apply here.
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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
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