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In today's newsletter:

• Could Middletown soon allow more duplexes and less required parking?
• See what Middletown homes just sold and for how much.

Also on today's calendar: Adult Intermediate/Advanced Ballet and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A shower in the a.m.; breezy, with a high of 71 and low of 49 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 68, low: 46.
• Saturday: Abundant sunshine, with a high of 64 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Middletown Planning Board Hears Plan to Ease Housing Zoning (upriseri.com) — Middletown's Planning Board spent a special meeting debating big zoning ideas that could eventually reshape local housing, from ending parking minimums to allowing duplexes by right in sewered areas. Members raised questions about traffic, neighborhood impacts, and property values, while the town planner drafts multifamily ordinance changes and housing is expected back on an upcoming agenda for possible next steps.
   

• Real Estate: September 21 to September 25 (newportthisweek.com) — Several Middletown homes, including 55 Mixter Street and 10 Ludlow Road, changed hands recently, with sale prices ranging from just over $500,000 to $650,000. The roundup also lists notable transactions in nearby Newport and Portsmouth, giving a snapshot of Aquidneck Island's late-September housing market and the kinds of properties attracting buyers right now.
   

📸 Around Middletown

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Middletown

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 9
• Comedy with Ray Harrington, Tocarra Elise & more! →
  Newport Pickleball Club, 866 West Main Road, Middletown
  9:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• Adult Intermediate/Advanced Ballet →
  The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet, 3 Charles St, Newport
  5:30 am
• Supporting Grieving Children: A Class for Caregivers →
  Middletown Public Library, 700 W Main Rd, Middletown
  4:00 pm
• Adult Absolute Beginner Ballet →
  The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet, 3 Charles St, Newport
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Breakfast & Food Pantry Now Available Saturdays At MLK Community Center →
  Middletown, RI Calendar, 20 Dr. Marcus Wheatland Blvd., Newport
• Aquidneck Growers Market →
  792 Valley Rd, Middletown
  9:00 am
• Pet Loss Support Group →
  Potter League for Animals, 87 Oliphant Lane, Middletown
  3:30 pm
Monday October 12
• Adult Advanced Beginner // Intermediate Ballet →
  The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet, 3 Charles St, Newport
  7:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• What is Gen AI?: And What It Can Do →
  Middletown Public Library, 700 W Main Rd, Middletown
  2:00 pm
• Adult Beginner Ballet →
  The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet, 3 Charles St, Newport
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• Adult Intermediate/Advanced Ballet →
  The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet, 3 Charles St, Newport
  5:30 am
• Adult Absolute Beginner Ballet →
  The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet, 3 Charles St, Newport
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Rhode Island has been experiencing a recent increase in mpox cases.
  Be aware of the symptoms and protect yourself. Two doses of the mpox vaccine is your best protection. The vaccine is available at CVS and Walgreens… (Nextdoor )
• Interested in thoughts on a small business that you believe is needed on Aquidneck Island.
  This could be a service business with no storefront or physical location. Please share thoughts. Thanks (Nextdoor Kesson Farm)

• Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Middletown. Apply here.
• Davidson Hospitality Group posted a job opening for Group Rooms Coordinator in Newport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Middletown here.

🗞 Nearby News

Newport

• Marquee events and more highlight 3-day weekend in Newport County (newportri.com)
• Experience: A. Lange & Söhne at the 2026 Audrain Newport Concours d'Elegance—Where the Chronograph M — WATCH COLLECTING LIFESTYLE (watchcollectinglifestyle.com)

Warwick

• Warwick Man Charged With Receiving Stolen Goods: Cops (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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