🌱 Patch AM: Why locals say Sachuest in Middletown is peak late-summer beach perfection

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In today's newsletter:

• Why locals say Sachuest in Middletown is peak late-summer beach perfection
• Want to see how the Middletown Islanders look for 2026?

Also on today's calendar: RWU Law Providence Law School Fair and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Not as warm with a shower, with a high of 74 and low of 59 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 71, low: 54.
• Monday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, with a high of 76 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 10 Best Places To Swim In Rhode Island For Beautiful Beaches And Refreshing Late Summer Days (takingthekids.com) — Second Beach, better known locally as Sachuest in Middletown, gets a prime spotlight here, with its family-friendly waves, facilities, and nearby Norman Bird Sanctuary and Sachuest Point trails. The guide also highlights nine other Rhode Island beaches, from Misquamicut to Watch Hill, offering ideas for late-summer swims and coastal day trips across the state.
   

• Here's everything you need for the 2026 RI high school football season (newportri.com) — Rhode Island high school football fans, including Middletown Islanders supporters, get one handy hub for preseason stories, player rankings, and photo galleries as the 2026 season kicks off. The roundup links to statewide features plus a gallery of Middletown's team preparing, and will be updated with weekly recaps and stats throughout the fall.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Middletown

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• RWU Law Providence Law School Fair →
  Providence Marriott Downtown, 1 Orms St, Providence
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 5
• "Visions" →
  DeBlois Gallery, 134 Aquidneck Ave, Middletown
  5:00 pm
Monday September 7
• Town Offices Closed For Labor Day Holiday →
  Middletown, RI Calendar, 350 East Main Road, Middletown
  8:00 am
Tuesday September 8
• Beach Commission monthly meeting →
  Middletown, RI Calendar, 239 Wyatt Road, Middletown
  4:30 pm
• Republican Town Committee Meeting →
  Middletown, RI Calendar, 239 Wyatt Road, Middletown
  6:15 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Primary Election Day →
  Middletown, RI Calendar, 350 East Main Road, Middletown
  7:00 am
• Newport/ Middletown Situation Table →
  Middletown, RI Calendar, 239 Wyatt Road, Middletown
  9:00 am
• Aquidneck Growers Market →
  Middletown, RI Calendar, Memorial Blvd, Newport
  2:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Middletown Outreach Committee Meeting →
  Middletown, RI Calendar, 239 Wyatt Road, Middletown
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Breakfast & Food Pantry Now Available Saturdays At MLK Community Center →
  Middletown, RI Calendar, 20 Dr. Marcus Wheatland Blvd., Newport

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday September 7
• No School/Holiday - Labor Day
  Bristol Warren Regional SD Bristol, RI 02809
• Anderson-Gram LIVE in Jamestown, RI →
  Jamestown RI
  3:00 pm
• Pine House Kitchen and Bar – Tiverton, RI →
  Pine House Kitchen & Bar, 13 Crandall Rd, Tiverton
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• No School/Holiday - Primary Election Day
  Bristol Warren Regional SD Bristol, RI 02809

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Update Friday: reloaded stand this morning.
  Update: 4:00 Thursday Reloaded table with bouquets, organic tomatoes, shishito peppers, husk cherries, scallions and Romano beans. At 206 Peckham Ave… (Nextdoor Mitchell Ln)

• Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Part Time Product Demonstrator in Middletown. Apply here.
• KFC posted a job opening for Cook in Middletown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Middletown here.

🗞 Nearby News

Newport

• History-Making Sailor Cole Brauer First Light Book Signing (newportthisweek.com)
• New High Speed Internet Option Coming Online in Newport (newportthisweek.com)
• Rosecliff lecture looks at how Newporters used the Revolution to argue for their own (whatsupnewp.com)

Jamestown

• Outdoor paintings on view indoors at library (jamestownpress.com)

Warwick

• Providence Woman Charged With DUI: Cops (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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