Tuesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 69 and low of 62 degrees.
Wednesday: Cloudy with a shower in spots, temps: high: 72, low: 64.
Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 74 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• First Aquidneck Island-Wide Climate Resilience Plan Takes Shape (ecori.org) — Portsmouth is part of a new island-wide climate resilience plan that will shape how Aquidneck Island prepares for flooding, transportation disruptions, and threats to food and housing. Aquidneck Resilience is holding listening sessions through the fall, gathering residents' ideas on safer streets, stronger food systems, and coastal protection before drafting a strategy that will guide concrete actions through at least 2027.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
One of Brad Faxon's former Barrington mansion is on the market for 13 million. Source: Golfweek . Wow!! https://share.google/FQgvlinrHw7symoqA (Nextdoor Stonegate Drive)
Wendy's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Middletown. Apply here.
BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. posted a job opening for Meat Cutter Full Time in Middletown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Portsmouth here.
🗞 Nearby News
Middletown
Easton's Point home sells for $6.2 million, Middletown's highest since 2023 (whatsupnewp.com)
RI Lottery Powerball, Numbers Midday winning numbers for Aug. 29, 2026 (newportri.com)
Newport spends more per resident on police and fire than any other Rhode Island community (whatsupnewp.com)
Tiverton
Tiverton delays new Flock cameras after gov. calls for statewide pause (heraldnews.com)
Tiverton Public Library reveals full September slate (heraldnews.com)
More4's Must‑See Madness: A Week of Reality, Cooking & Home Makeovers (tvmix.com)
East Greenwich
East Greenwich Man Charged With DUI After Hit-And-Run Crash: Cops (patch.com)
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