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Did Exeter's most infamous "vampire" really terrify all of Rhode Island?
Also on today's calendar: OktoberVets 5K and German Festival .
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 75 and low of 62 degrees.
Friday: Very warm with sun and clouds, temps: high: 81, low: 53.
Saturday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, with a high of 70 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 39+ of the wildest, wackiest facts about Rhode Island (capecodtimes.com) — Exeter gets a particularly eerie spotlight in this roundup of quirky Rhode Island trivia, highlighting the infamous 19th-century Mercy Brown "vampire" exhumation and its ties to a tuberculosis outbreak. Alongside that story, you'll find one unusual fact for every city and town in the state, from odd landmarks to surprising firsts and forgotten scandals.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Upcoming lecture at URI: "Newest Research on Medications for Dementia and Supplements for Healthy Brain Aging. " Thursday Oct. 22, 4-5:30 p.m. URI Welcome Center. FREE (Nextdoor Exeter)
Werewolf Films to Howl Over! I have always loved werewolf films, perhaps even more than vampire films. There is just something about a creature that completely transforms from… (Nextdoor Pine Hill)
Adams and Associates, Inc. posted a job opening for Residential Advisor - Day Shift (63326) in Exeter. Apply here.
Canon Business Process Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Overnight Shift Supervisor in West Greenwich. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Exeter here.
🗞 Nearby News
Kingston
URI asks state for $20M boost to address budget shortfall (wpri.com)
URI Metcalf Institute's fall lecture takes participants outside to experience the North Woods Field Guide with DWELL Lab (uri.edu)
Emilio DiSpirito's Private Access Event Series Raises nearly $12,000 for Caroline Caprio Brain Tumor Foundation (rinewstoday.com)
Coventry
Coventry Man Charged With Possessing Child Pornography: Police (patch.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!) Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!