🌱 Patch AM: Who will really foot Portsmouth’s six-figure fight over state housing laws?

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In today's newsletter:

• Who will really foot Portsmouth's six-figure fight over state housing laws?

Also on today's calendar: Dr. Steve Taubman's Mind Magic: A Night of Laughter and Astonishment... Benefiting NAMI RI and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Periods of rain, some heavy, with a high of 68 and low of 61 degrees.
• Monday: Rain most of the time, temps: high: 65, low: 56.
• Tuesday: A morning shower; cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Who's paying for the fight over housing? (eastbayri.com) — Portsmouth officials are moving ahead with a potentially $100,000-plus legal fight against new state housing laws, but it's still unclear how much local taxpayers will ultimately shoulder. Residents and some council members are questioning why Portsmouth is leading the charge, what role the Portsmouth Concerned Citizens group is playing, and what the town's own alternative housing plan would look like if the lawsuit succeeds.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Portsmouth

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Dr. Steve Taubman's Mind Magic: A Night of Laughter and Astonishment... Benefiting NAMI RI →
  Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant, 102 JT Connell Hwy, Newport
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Sunday September 27
• Magic Gong Sunday - Sound Meditation with Gongs →
  Common Fence Point Arts & Community Center, Portsmouth
  6:00 pm
Monday September 28
• ERICD Monthly Board Meeting for September →
  Greenvale Vineyards, 582 Wapping Road, Portsmouth
  5:30 pm
• Town Council Meeting →
  Portsmouth, RI Calendar Portsmouth, RI 02871
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• College Fair
  Mt. Hope High School Bristol, RI 02809
  4:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Turkish Airlines Finals →
  Portsmouth RI
  12:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Hawk & Handsaw Farm Tour →
  Hawk and Handsaw Farm, 20 Moitoza Lane, Portsmouth
  5:00 pm
• Farm Tour - Hawk and Handsaw →
  20 Moitoza Lane, Portsmouth
  5:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Independent Secondary School Fair →
  The Pennfield School, 110 Sandy Point Ave, Portsmouth
  4:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Bingo Night ! →
  St. Barnabas Church, 1697 E Main Rd, Portsmouth
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Fall Into The Holidays Craft Fair →
  Bristol Train of Artillery, 135 State St, Bristol
  10:00 am
• 2nd Annual Japan-America Friendship Festival is Back in Newport! →
  5 Touro Park St W, Newport
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• LOCAL DISTILLERY TURNS AUTOCRAT COFFEE SYRUP INTO BOURBON
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  PUC Approves Governor McKee's $28 Million in Winter Electric Bill Relief | Governor's Office, State of Rhode Island https://share.google… (Nextdoor Stonegate Drive)

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🗞 Nearby News

Middletown

• North Providence football stays unbeaten with second straight shutout (newportri.com)

Tiverton

• Sloppiness and ICE, by Marc Dion (creators.com)
• High school scores, stats, recaps from September 25 games in RI (newportri.com)
• Stuck inside? Watch these movies and TV shows filmed in or set in RI (newportri.com)

Jamestown

• Jamestown Waterfront Home With Private Beach Access Lists for $4.95 Million (thenewportbuzz.com)
• RITPA issues travel restrictions on bridges (wpri.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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