🌱 Patch AM: How to give blood in honor of a Jamestown World War II vet

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In today's newsletter:

• How to give blood in honor of a Jamestown World War II vet
• How Jamestown will honor its POWs and MIAs this Friday

Also on today's calendar: Speak with Confidence: Acting Techniques and Public Performance and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 76 and low of 67 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 55.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 68 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Register to give blood Tuesday (jamestownpress.com) — Jamestown residents are invited to a community blood drive Tuesday, Sept. 22, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the recreation center on Conanicus Avenue, held in honor of longtime donor and native James McLoughlin. Anyone 17 or older and over 110 pounds can participate with photo ID, and appointments are encouraged through the Rhode Island Blood Center.
   

• POWs, MIAs set to be honored Friday (jamestownpress.com) — Jamestown's American Legion and VFW posts will fly the POW/MIA flag at Veterans Memorial Square this Friday to honor missing and captured service members, including several with deep local roots. The ceremony highlights stories of Jamestown-connected men from the Civil War, World War II, and the Korean War whose sacrifices and unresolved fates still resonate today.
   

📸 Around Jamestown

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Jamestown

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 17
• Speak with Confidence: Acting Techniques and Public Performance →
  Jamestown Philomenian Library, 26 North Rd, Jamestown
  6:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• 2026 Paddle for Progress RI →
  Gardner's Wharf 170 Main Street North Kingstown, RI 02852,
  9:00 am
Saturday September 26
• Joe Rocco's Newport Comedy Series →
  Newport Elks Lodge, 141 Pelham St, Newport, RI, 02840,
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

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 →
  Jamestown RI
• Fishes at the Fort | Eating with the Ecosystem Fundraiser →
  Jamestown RI
  4:00 pm
• Fishes at the Fort →
  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
Friday September 25
• Glow Ball Scramble at Jamestown Golf Course →
  6:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Narragansett Avenue Block Party →
  Narragansett Avenue Area & Town Municipal Lot, Jamestown
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 17
• The Newport International Boat Show →
  Newport Yachting Center, Commercial Wharf, Newport
  10:00 am
• Newport School Committee Forum - League of Women Voters Newport Cou
  RHS Auditorium
  6:30 pm
Friday September 18
• Newport Gilded Age Mystery Hunt →
  Washington Square, Newport
• Newport Mansion District Romance Challenge →
  23 America's Cup Avenue, Newport

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Subway posted a job opening for Sandwich Artist in Newport. Apply here.
• Davidson Hospitality Group posted a job opening for Skoal Room Bartender in Newport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Jamestown here.

🗞 Nearby News

Newport

• NUWC Newport tells defense industry it wants "radical collaboration" (whatsupnewp.com)
• Savor summer's last weekend at these Newport County events (newportri.com)
• Sweden Strikes First at Women's International Championship in Newport (thenewportbuzz.com)

Middletown

• Restaurants in Providence and Middletown to close by end of September (newportri.com)

North Kingstown

• Saunderstown Man Charged With DUI: Cops (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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