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🌱 Patch AM: 2026 RICABOR Golf Outing and 10 more events
And on the Richmond Patch calendar - Wellness Committee Meeting
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Coming up on the calendar:
- 2026 RICABOR Golf Outing at Pinecrest Golf Course
- Wellness Committee Meeting at Richmond, RI Calendar
- Recreation Meeting at Richmond, RI Calendar
... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Humid; a p.m. shower or two, with a high of 85 and low of 57 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 61.
- Saturday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 74 and low of 64 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Richmond
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★ Featured events ★
- 2026 RICABOR Golf Outing →
Pinecrest Golf Course, 25 Pinehurst Dr, Richmond
12:30 pm
Monday August 24
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Other local events
- Wellness Committee Meeting →
Richmond, RI Calendar, 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd., Wyoming
6:00 pm - Recreation Meeting →
Richmond, RI Calendar, 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd., Wyoming
6:30 pm - Richmond 250th Commission - Speaker Series →
Richmond, RI Calendar Wyoming, RI 02898
7:00 pm - CONVOCATION - Staff Orientation
Chariho Regional SD Wood River Junction, RI 02894 - RES New Student Orientation
Chariho Regional SD Richmond Elementary School
12:00 pm - Charlestown Kindergarten Orientation
Chariho Regional SD Wood River Junction, RI 02894
1:00 pm - RES Kindergarten Orientation
Chariho Regional SD Richmond Elementary School
3:00 pm
Thursday August 20
Monday August 24
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Trivia Nights →
Wood River Bar & Grill, 1139 Main St, Wyoming
6:30 pm - Steve Smith and the Nakeds →
Two Ten Oyster Bar & Grill, 210 Salt Pond Rd, South Kingstown
7:00 pm - Thurston Howell Band →
Ocean Mist, 895 Matunuck Beach Rd, South Kingstown
9:00 pm - Rhythm and Roots 2026 →
Ninigret Park, 5 Park Ln, Charlestown
12:00 pm
Thursday August 20
Saturday August 22
Saturday August 29
Friday September 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Lovely bumper crop of perfect tomatoes this year.
Problem is that I'll never be able to eat them all and I don't do canning. So I called RICAN at corner of 112 and 91 to see if they take garden… (Nextdoor Meadowbrook) - Carrying naloxone and knowing how to use it can save a life.
Get free naloxone and overdose prevention training at PreventOverdoseRI.org/get-naloxone (Nextdoor )
🗞 Nearby News
Hopkinton
- Sexual Assualt Charges Filed In 2005 Cold Case Crime: AG (patch.com)
Charlestown
- Washington Trust launches program focused on senior financial scams (pbn.com)
- South Kingstown Council Demands State Police Remove Flock Camera It Learned About From News Story (progressive-charlestown.com)
- Come meet Climate Action endorsed candidates on Thursday (progressive-charlestown.com)
South Kingstown
- Police End Lockdown at South County Hospital in South Kingstown After Reports of an Active Shooter Prove Unfounded Monday Afternoon (centralrecorder.com)
- These are RI's top public high schools, according to new ranking (providencejournal.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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