🌱 Patch AM: Tiverton nursing home resident remembered with Middletown services this Wednesday

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• Tiverton nursing home resident remembered with Middletown services this Wednesday

Also on today's calendar: Tech Tuesday: Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 80 and low of 55 degrees.
• Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 82, low: 60.
• Wednesday: Cloudy; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 78 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sarah B. Chilabato (1925-2026) (thenewportbuzz.com) — A 100-year-old Portsmouth resident has passed away at Brookdale Nursing Home in Tiverton, with funeral and graveside services scheduled in nearby Middletown on Wednesday, September 9. Family and friends are invited to honor her long life of service, including her World War II work with the American Red Cross and the U.S. Army Signal Corps, and her years running a local diner and working in banking.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tiverton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• 2026 FigMamma Farms Fig Festival →
  Tiverton Farmers Market, 630 Puncatest Neck Road, Tiverton
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday September 7
• Zumba Class
  Gymnasium, 278 N Brayton Rd, Tiverton
  6:30 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Tech Tuesday: Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets →
  Tiverton Public Library, 34 Roosevelt Ave, Tiverton
  2:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Pilates Class
  Tiverton Schools Gymnasium 278 N Brayton Rd Tiverton RI 02878
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Zumba Class
  Gymnasium, 278 N Brayton Rd, Tiverton
  6:30 pm
Friday September 11
• FOWL Annual Book Sale →
  Westport Free Public Library, 408 Old County Rd, Westport
  5:30 pm
Sunday September 13
• All Charity Day at Newport Polo →
  Newport Polo, 250 Linden Ln, Portsmouth
  3:00 pm
• Kids & Teens Kickoff Sunday →
  Amicable Congregational Church, 3736 Main Rd, Tiverton, RI, 02878
  10:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Tech Tuesday: Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Slides In-Person →
  Tiverton Public Library, 34 Roosevelt Ave, Tiverton
  2:00 pm
• Art House Film Night--Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody →
  Tiverton Public Library, 34 Roosevelt Ave, Tiverton
  5:00 pm
Friday September 18
• RWU Law Providence Law School Fair →
  Providence Marriott Downtown, 1 Orms St, Providence
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Fall Visitors Weekend →
  West Place Animal Sanctuary, 3198 Main Rd, Tiverton
  9:30 am

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Genesis Healthcare posted a job opening for Unit Ward Clerk in Middletown. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Portsmouth

• On the Market: Labor Day Weekend brings a fresh wave of buyer activity (whatsupnewp.com)
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• Newport County Real Estate Market finding more balance heading into September - What's Up Newp (whatsupnewp.com)

Middletown

• Obituary: Tarris Caswell (whatsupnewp.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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