🌱 Patch AM: Which Jamestown crews topped Newport Yacht Club’s busy evening racing season?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Jamestown crews topped Newport Yacht Club's busy evening racing season?

Also on today's calendar: Joe Rocco's Newport Comedy Series and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Clouds breaking and breezy, with a high of 64 and low of 52 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and windy, temps: high: 65, low: 56.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and windy, with a high of 63 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Newport Yacht Club wraps evening racing season with 53 teams (whatsupnewp.com) — Jamestown sailors made a strong showing in Newport Yacht Club's evening racing series, with a Jamestown boat nearly winning a J/70 title and another topping the Wednesday multihull class. Across Narragansett Bay, 53 teams from nearby coastal towns wrapped up the 2026 season and are already looking ahead to 2027 registration in April.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Jamestown

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• Joe Rocco's Newport Comedy Series →
  Newport Elks Lodge, 141 Pelham St, Newport, RI, 02840,
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 17
• OktoberVets 5K and German Festival →
  Wickford Village, 1 Main St, North Kingstown
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday September 25
• Glow Ball Scramble at Jamestown Golf Course →
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Jamestown Rhode Races →
  Jamestown RI
Sunday October 11
• Narragansett Avenue Block Party →
  Narragansett Avenue Area & Town Municipal Lot, Jamestown
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 22
• Local Tuesdays at The Sailing Museum →
  The Sailing Museum, 365 Thames Street, Newport
  10:00 am
• Sensory Friendly Hour at The Sailing Museum →
  The Sailing Museum & National Sailing Hall of Fame, 365 Thames St., Newport
  10:00 am
• RHS Open House
  RHS Commons/Auditorium
  5:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• AIA Presentation + Newport Harbor Cruise & Networking Lunch →
  Newport Classic Cruises Bowen's Wharf, 23 Bowens Wharf, Newport
• Back to School Book Bash: Mix and Mingle with Rhode Island Authors →
  Ochre Court, Ochre Point Avenue, Newport
• Story Hour Wednesdays at The Sailing Museum →
  The Sailing Museum, 365 Thames Street, Newport
  11:00 am
• Rain Gutter Regattas at The Sailing Museum →
  The Sailing Museum, 365 Thames Street, Newport
  11:30 am
• Aquidneck Farmers' Market →
  Aquidneck Growers Market (Wednesdays), 31 Chapel Street, Newport
  2:00 pm
• Aquidneck Growers Market →
  Memorial Blvd, Newport
  2:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Newport

• Newport County buyers have more choices, but prices remain high - What's Up Newp (whatsupnewp.com)
• The Great New England Hurricane of 1938 Made Landfall in Newport 88 Years Ago today (thenewportbuzz.com)
• Newport Comp Plan: Residents Rank Zoning, Housing Top (upriseri.com)

Middletown

• Purgatory Chasm to Close for Repairs in Middletown, RI (upriseri.com)

North Kingstown

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

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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