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🌱 Patch AM: How did Exeter’s gas prices compare across Washington County?
Be sure to catch Pilates & Pints - NEW DATE!!! on the Exeter Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How did Exeter's gas prices compare across Washington County?
Also on today's calendar: Giant Annual Yard Sale and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 53 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 72, low: 42.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 39 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Where could drivers find the cheapest gas in cities within Washington County in week ending Sept. 26? (southcotimes.com) — Drivers in Exeter can compare how their late-September gas prices stacked up against nearby Washington County towns, with local stations listed among the county's cheapest options. The report also explains why prices surged statewide this year, from refinery outages to global oil tensions, helping Exeter residents understand what's behind their fuel bills. 
📸 Around Exeter
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Exeter
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★ Featured events ★
- Pilates & Pints - NEW DATE!!! →
Tilted Barn Brewery, One Hemsley Place, Exeter
11:00 am
Sunday October 11
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Other local events
- Pilates & Pints →
Tilted Barn Brewery, One Hemsley Place, Exeter
11:00 am - Liberty Tree Planting: Veterans' Memorial Cemetery →
Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, 15 Veterans Lane, Exeter
9:00 am - Giant Annual Yard Sale →
St. Francis de Sales Church, 381 School St, North Kingstown
8:00 am - Trunk or Treat →
Living Hope Christian Church, 730 S County Trail, North Kingstown
12:30 pm - Exeter, RI Level 6/7 →
Rhode Island Fire Academy, 4 Green Lane, Exeter
8:00 am
Sunday October 11
Friday October 16
Saturday October 24
Sunday October 25
Saturday October 31
📣 Exeter Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Municipal Court →
Richmond, RI Calendar, 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd., Wyoming
10:00 am - Senior Activities Committee Meeting →
Richmond, RI Calendar, 1168 Main St. 2nd Floor, Wyoming
11:00 am - Trivia Nights →
Wood River Bar & Grill, 1139 Main St, Wyoming
6:30 pm - TELL ME LIES A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac →
The Greenwich Odeum, 59 Main St, East Greenwich
8:00 pm - The Pickups at Arcadia Pizza →
Arcadia Pizza, 780 Victory Hwy Unit 5, West Greenwich
8:00 pm - Board of Canvassers Meeting →
Richmond, RI Calendar, 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd., Wyoming
2:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Tuesday October 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- "Atta Boy, Luther!
" How THE GHOST AND MR. CHICKEN Haunted Hollywood and Made Don Knotts a Movie Star Released in 1966 by Universal Pictures, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken… (Nextdoor Pine Hill)
- University of Rhode Island posted a job opening for Assistant Manager, Payroll Office in Kingston. Apply here.
- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Team Member in Ashaway. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Exeter here.
🗞 Nearby News
Richmond
- Bronx Man Wanted In 2 States Nabbed In Richmond: Cops (patch.com)
Kingston
- A10 2026-27 Schedule Announced (gorhody.com)
- URI's 11th Guitar and Mandolin Festival to feature global artists Oct. 18-25 (southcotimes.com)
- URI lecture series explores regenerative landscapes through science, planning, and design (uri.edu)
North Kingstown
- New England High School Football Top 25 Regional Rankings (Oct. 5, 2026) (newsbreak.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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