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Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Middletown home sold for $6.2M tops latest Newport County sales (newportri.com) — Recent property sales across Newport County include several notable transactions in Portsmouth, such as homes on Beach Road, Cornell Drive, Dexter Street, and King Philips Street selling between $225,000 and $710,000. A Middletown waterfront property topping $6.2 million headlines the list, but the Portsmouth figures give local homeowners and buyers a fresh snapshot of neighborhood prices and market activity.
2. Their farm keeps growing in Portsmouth (eastbayri.com) — Portsmouth's AgInnovation Farm has grown into a high-tech, student-run hub with community gardens, markets, and summer camps, now reaching more than 1,000 children. As co-founder Margie Brennan shifts into a regional education role, the Jepson Lane farm is expanding programs with Portsmouth schools, donating produce to local food pantries, and giving students hands-on science, agriculture, and friendship-building experiences.
3. Blount, Ferreira share 2026 Portsmouth Award (eastbayri.com) — Two longtime community volunteers, Kevin Blount and Ed "Duce" Ferreira, have been chosen as co-recipients of the 2026 Portsmouth Award, honoring decades of service to the town. They'll be recognized at Monday night's Town Council meeting, celebrating work ranging from Prudence Island firefighting and lighthouse preservation to beloved Santa visits, parish leadership, youth sports, and island-wide scholarship fundraising.
4. The oldest topiary garden in America hides on a bluff over Narragansett Bay (wheninyourstate.com) — Portsmouth's Green Animals Topiary Garden, overlooking Narragansett Bay, is highlighted as the oldest topiary garden in the United States, with more than 80 living animal sculptures and elaborate flowerbeds. The story walks you through its century of careful tending, seasonal blooms, and peaceful bay views, offering locals a detailed look at a unique destination right in town.
5. The results are in! Here's who won Wednesday's high school games in RI (newportri.com) — Portsmouth athletes had a strong Wednesday, with girls tennis edging Tiverton 4-3 and the volleyball team set to visit Coventry tonight at 6:30 p.m. The roundup also lists dozens of other high school scores and today's statewide schedule, giving Portsmouth families a quick way to track local teams and plan their evening around key matchups.
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