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In today's newsletter:

• How did Portsmouth fare against Barrington's powerhouse cross country team?
• Portsmouth native's love of ballet now lifts another young dancer

Also on today's calendar: Bingo Night ! 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

• Eagles sweep top five spots in Monday's dual meet (eastbayri.com) — Portsmouth High's girls cross country team fell to a dominant Barrington squad on Monday, as the Eagles swept the top five spots in their dual meet. The story also highlights Barrington's strong showing at a major Vermont invitational, underscoring the level of competition Portsmouth runners are facing this season.
   

• Dancing in MJ's memory (eastbayri.com) — A new ballet scholarship honoring Portsmouth native Mary Jane "MJ" Milici is helping a young dancer continue her training while keeping MJ's passion for dance alive. Created after MJ's death from a rare mitochondrial disease, the award supports students at Newport Contemporary Ballet's Academy and reflects the deep ties between Portsmouth families and the island's arts community.
   

📸 Around Portsmouth

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Portsmouth

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 9
• Golf - Varsity at Portsmouth Abbey →
  Golf – The Aquidneck Club, 125 Corys Ln, Portsmouth
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• Bingo Night ! →
  St. Barnabas Church, 1697 E Main Rd, Portsmouth
  6:00 pm
Monday October 12
• No School/ Holiday - Columbus Day/ Indigenous People's Day
  Bristol Warren Regional SD Bristol, RI 02809
Tuesday October 13
• The Art of Shibori with Peter Sterling Turner →
  Portsmouth RI
  12:30 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Portsmouth Prevention Coalition Meeting →
  SPP Office, 300 High Point Avenue, Portsmouth
  8:30 am
• Island Park Walk →
  Island Park, Portsmouth
  5:00 pm
Friday October 16
• Neal Vitullo Band at VFW Post 5390 →
  VFW Post 5390, 822 Anthony Rd, Portsmouth
  7:00 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
Sunday October 18
• AgInnovation Fall Open House and Meet Our Community Farmers →
  AgInnovation Farm, Across fro437 Jepson Lane, Portsmouth
  11:30 am
Wednesday October 21
• AVM Awareness & Stroke 101: Continuing the Conversation with Morgan Leigh →
  The Pennfield School, 110 Sandy Point Ave, Portsmouth
  9:00 am
Sunday October 25
• St. Mary's Episcopal Church Concert Series →
  St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 324 E. Main Road, Portsmouth
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Gridiron Football Club Unveils Bold New Look for Portsmouth Football Newsletter —Thomas Roskelly Read on Patch

• Joe's Kwik Mart posted a job opening for Team Members in Tiverton. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Middletown

• Real Estate: September 21 to September 25 (newportthisweek.com)
• It was a busy Tuesday night of high school sports in RI. Here's who won (newportri.com)
• Newport Events This Week: October 5–11, 2026 (thenewportbuzz.com)

Tiverton

• New Children's Book Pays Tribute to East Providence Pup (rimonthly.com)

Newport

• Smithfield Man Charged With 1985 Newport Murder Of 22-Year-old Woman (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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