🌱 Patch AM: Remember the wild Portsmouth-bound small-boat rallies this writer dreamed up?

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In today's newsletter:

• Remember the wild Portsmouth-bound small-boat rallies this writer dreamed up?

Also on today's calendar: Joe Rocco's Newport Comedy Series and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid; an afternoon shower, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 76, low: 65.
• Saturday: Showers around in the p.m., with a high of 73 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Sailor Who Found Adventure on Any Boat He Sailed (cruisingworld.com) — A beloved sailing writer is remembered for organizing the Great Gansett Raid, a small-boat rally from Newport up Narragansett Bay to Portsmouth's Island Park. Colleagues recall how his love of modest local voyages rivaled his enthusiasm for ocean crossings, inspiring sailors to see big adventure in short hops along familiar Rhode Island waters.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Portsmouth

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• Joe Rocco's Newport Comedy Series →
  Newport Elks Lodge, 141 Pelham St, Newport, RI, 02840,
  7:30 pm
Sunday August 23
• Gong Bath & Meditation With Sound →
  Common Fence Point Arts, Wellness, and Community Center, 933 Anthony Rd, Portsmouth
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 21
• The American Revolution Experience Traveling Exhibit →
  Portsmouth Historical Society, 870 E Main Rd, Portsmouth
  10:00 am
Saturday August 22
• St. Barnabas Parish Community Yard Sale →
  1697 E Main Rd, Portsmouth
  8:00 am
• Class of 1986 reunion →
  Wyndham Newport Hotel
  6:00 pm
Monday August 24
• School Committee Meeting
  Bristol Warren Regional SD MHHS Cafeteria
  7:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Elementary Schools Orientation Day
  Bristol Warren Regional SD Elementary Schools
• Staff Orientation Day
  Bristol Warren Regional SD Bristol, RI 02809
• RW Kindergarten Meet & Greet
  Bristol Warren Regional SD Rockwell Elementary School
  1:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• KMS Orientation
  Bristol Warren Regional SD Kickemuit Middle School
• Staff PD Day
  Bristol Warren Regional SD Bristol, RI 02809
• 5 and 6th Grade Ice Cream Social
  Bristol Warren Regional SD KMS Auditorium
  5:30 pm

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• Inspire Painting — (774) 712-6190
• Newport Comedy Series — (401) 556-5779

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• PLANT AND YARD SALE
  FRIDAY MORNING 8-11AM 176 Narragansett Blvd Portsmouth RI 85+ houseplants for sale. They are priced to move. Most are between $1-$15 dollars… (Nextdoor Common Fence Point)

• Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for Team Member in Middletown. Apply here.
• BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. posted a job opening for Deli Clerk Part Time in Middletown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Portsmouth here.

🗞 Nearby News

Middletown

• Gravy, the infamous Middletown turkey that loves traffic, has forever home (turnto10.com)
• The best Greek restaurant in RI is hidden inside a Middletown inn (providencejournal.com)
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Tiverton

• Rhode Island residents demand answers after PFAS found in wells near fire station (thecooldown.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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