🌱 Patch AM: Portsmouth centenarian remembered after passing at Tiverton nursing home

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• Portsmouth centenarian remembered after passing at Tiverton nursing home

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

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Clouds giving way to sun, with a high of 82 and low of 59 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cloudy, temps: high: 78, low: 70.
• Thursday: Humid; breezy in the morning, with a high of 83 and low of 64 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 set for Wednesday in Middletown. Her long life spanned wartime service with U.S. forces, years running Pat's Diner in Newport, and a later career in banking, and she leaves a large family rooted in Portsmouth and Newport County.
   

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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

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
Saturday September 12
• Community Yard Sale →
  Countryview Estates, 213 Hurst Ln, Tiverton
  9:00 am
• FigMamma Farms Fig Fest →
  Firefly Figs, 630 Neck Road, Tiverton
  2:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Tiverton Farmers Market ~ Sunday, September 13th - OUTSIDE →
  3588 Main Rd, Tiverton
  10:00 am
• 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

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🗞 Nearby News

Portsmouth

• Editorial: Behind counter, beyond safe (eastbayri.com)
• RI Lottery Powerball, Numbers Midday winning numbers for Sept. 5, 2026 (newportri.com)
• Newport County Real Estate Market finding more balance heading into September - What's Up Newp (whatsupnewp.com)

Middletown

• A few high school teams put in work on Labor Day. Here's what happened. (providencejournal.com)
• Obituary: Tarris Caswell (whatsupnewp.com)

Newport

• BankNewport Charitable Foundation awards $26K to youth programs (pbn.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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