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Be sure to catch **POSTPONED**Horse Play's Midsummer Fun Day on the Exeter Patch calendar

Saturday August 22nd Patch AM (Patch graphic)

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Coming up on the calendar:

  • **POSTPONED**Horse Play's Midsummer Fun Day at Horse Play
  • Lunch & Learn with Dr. Lee Francis IV
  • Raise the Barn at Tilted Barn Brewery

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, with a high of 74 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Sunday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 79, low: 61.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 55 degrees.

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    Monday August 24
  • CONVOCATION - Staff Orientation
    Chariho Regional SD Wood River Junction, RI 02894
  • RES New Student Orientation
    Chariho Regional SD Richmond Elementary School
    12:00 pm
  • 2026 RICABOR Golf Outing →
    Pinecrest Golf Course, 25 Pinehurst Dr, Richmond
    12:30 pm
  • Charlestown Kindergarten Orientation
    Chariho Regional SD Wood River Junction, RI 02894
    1:00 pm
  • RES Kindergarten Orientation
    Chariho Regional SD Richmond Elementary School
    3:00 pm
  • 5th Grade Orientation
    Chariho Regional SD Auditorium
    5:30 pm
  • Zoning Board of Review Meeting →
    Richmond, RI Calendar, 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd., Wyoming
    7:00 pm
  • Tuesday August 25
  • DISTRICT PD DAY
    Chariho Regional SD Wood River Junction, RI 02894
  • School Committee Meeting-if needed →
    Exeter-West Greenwich Regional SD West Greenwich, RI 02817
    6:00 pm
  • Planning Board Meeting - CANCELLED →
    Richmond, RI Calendar, 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd., Wyoming
    6:30 pm

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  • Courtney Touting $13.6 Million Navy Contract For UConn Undersea Technology Research (patch.com)
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  • Officials break ground on new 126th Army Aviation headquarters (ricentral.com)

North Kingstown

  • North Kingstown card shop site of rare Cooper Flagg 1-of-1 pull (independentri.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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