🌱 Patch AM: How Jamestown votes helped decide the Senate District 13 primary

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In today's newsletter:

• How Jamestown votes helped decide the Senate District 13 primary
• How a Jamestown skipper led the fleet Around the Island
• Jamestown remembers the life and service of Mark E. Girard

Also on today's calendar: Horse Play's Fun Day and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 64 degrees.
• Sunday: Rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 74, low: 64.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 77 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Euer holds off Lima in Newport's only contested legislative primary (whatsupnewp.com) — Voters in Senate District 13, including Jamestown residents, helped return Sen. Dawn Euer to the Democratic nomination with about two-thirds of the vote over challenger Angela Lima. With Jamestown and Newport fully reporting, all other Newport County legislative incumbents advanced unopposed, setting the stage for the Nov. 3 general election that will decide the region's State House delegation.
   

• Boudicca wins Around the Island Race line honors (jamestownpress.com) — Jamestown sailors and spectators had plenty to cheer as local resident Rich Moody's 66-foot Boudicca claimed line honors in the Conanicut Yacht Club's 99th Around the Island Race. Steady northerly winds, a shortened course at Beavertail, and tight finishes under the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge made this year's tradition on Narragansett Bay especially memorable for island racing families.
   

• Mark Girard (jamestownpress.com) — Jamestown is mourning longtime resident Mark E. Girard, 81, who passed away Sept. 4 surrounded by family after 13 years on the island. A devoted husband, father, veteran, and food-service educator, he loved gathering loved ones over meals, digging clams in Narragansett Bay, and serving his church and community; services will be private, with donations suggested to Save the Bay.
   

📸 Around Jamestown

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Jamestown

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 13
• Horse Play's Fun Day →
  Horse Play, 143 Gilbert Stuart Rd, North Kingstown
  9:00 am
Wednesday September 16
• Public Meeting - Naval Station Newport Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) →
  Sonesta Select Newport Middletown, 9 Commerce Dr, Middletown
  6:30 pm
• Open Mic: Wednesday Night Live at the Ganny →
  25 Narragansett Ave, Jamestown
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Speak with Confidence: Acting Techniques and Public Performance →
  Jamestown Philomenian Library, 26 North Rd, Jamestown
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 16
• Jamestown Republican Town Committee Monthly Meeting →
  21 Bay View Drive, Jamestown
  7:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac →
  Belcourt of Newport, 657 Bellevue Ave, Newport
  9:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• 4th Annual Fishes at the Fort →
  Fort Getty Pavilion, Jamestown
• Fishes at the Fort | Eating with the Ecosystem Fundraiser →
  Jamestown RI
  4:00 pm
• Fishes at the Fort Fundraiser Dinner & Auction →
  Fort Getty, 1050 Fort Getty Road, Jamestown
  4:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• VHBC PRIDE'S 4TH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT →
  Jamestown Golf Course, 245 Conanicus Ave, Jamestown
  9:00 am
Saturday September 26
• Joe Rocco's Newport Comedy Series →
  Newport Elks Lodge, 141 Pelham St, Newport, RI, 02840
  7:30 pm

📣 Jamestown Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday September 12
• Gender Affirming Voice Lessons: Transfeminine Edition →
  The Newport Pride Center, 42 Spring St, STE 2, Newport
  11:00 am
• Andi Flax →
  Brick Market Place, Goddard Row, Newport
  12:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Drag Brunch: Pride Goes Country! →
  The Living Room at The Brenton Hotel, 31 America's Cup Ave, Newport
  12:00 pm
• Lila Wilde →
  Brick Market Place, Goddard Row, Newport
  12:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Sensory Friendly Hour at The Sailing Museum →
  The Sailing Museum & National Sailing Hall of Fame, 365 Thames St., Newport
  10:00 am

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Residents of Little Compton:
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🗞 Nearby News

Newport

• Changing how Newport County responds to children's mental health crises (newportri.com)
• Welcoming in the Harvest Season at Newport Vineyards (newportthisweek.com)
• On the Market: The start of the fall real estate season is here (Sept. 12 (whatsupnewp.com)

Middletown

• Gratitude for Third Beach Road Safety (newportthisweek.com)

East Greenwich

• Coventry man charged with DUI: Cops (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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