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🌱 Patch AM: How Tiverton’s gas prices stack up against the rest of Newport County.
Also check out The Highwaymen Songs and Stories on the Tiverton Patch calendar

Hi there, Tiverton! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Tiverton's gas prices stack up against the rest of Newport County.
Also on today's calendar: Sakonnet Writers Group and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 65 and low of 44 degrees.
- Sunday: Increasing cloudiness, temps: high: 64, low: 58.
- Monday: Some rain in the morning, with a high of 67 and low of 51 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Cheapest midgrade gas in Newport County at $4.75 per gallon in week ending Oct. 3 (southcotimes.com) — Tiverton drivers are paying among the lowest midgrade gas prices in Newport County, with some stations reporting $4.75 per gallon during the week ending Oct. 3. The report compares Tiverton, Newport, and Middletown prices and notes Rhode Island's statewide midgrade average of $5, while explaining how global oil markets and tight inventories are keeping fuel costs elevated.
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📸 Around Tiverton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tiverton
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★ Featured events ★
- The Highwaymen Songs and Stories →
Tiverton
7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Sakonnet Writers Group →
Tiverton Public Library, 34 Roosevelt Ave, Tiverton
10:30 am - Battle of the Bay Youth Softball Tournament
Softball Field, 10 Quintal Dr, Tiverton
8:00 am - Anderson-Gram at Tiverton Farmers Market at the Town Farm Rec Area →
Tiverton Farmers Market at the Town Farm Rec Area, Tiverton
10:00 am - Anderson-Gram LIVE in Tiverton, RI! →
Tiverton RI
10:00 am - Tiverton Farmers Market ~ Sunday, October 11th →
Tiverton Town Farm Recreation Area, 3154-3588 RI-77, Tiverton
10:00 am - Tech Tuesday: Passwords 101 →
Tiverton Public Library, 34 Roosevelt Ave, Tiverton
2:00 pm - Serena's Studio Gallery Presents: Art for your Mind Ansel Adams' Artistry →
Serena's Studio Gallery, 313 Long Hwy, Little Compton
6:00 pm - Union Public Library Book Group →
Tiverton Public Library, 34 Roosevelt Ave, Tiverton
1:00 pm - Amicable Church Fundraiser to replace our piano! →
3736 Main Rd, Tiverton
9:00 am - 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
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Tuesday October 13
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
Saturday October 17
📣 Tiverton Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Tiverton PatchAM possible:
- Newport Comedy Series — (401) 556-5779
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Brinker International posted a job opening for Server - Middletown Chili's in Middletown. Apply here.
- TJX posted a job opening for Seasonal Part Time Retail Associate in Middletown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tiverton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Portsmouth
- Dip in Portsmouth scores called statistically insignificant (eastbayri.com)
- Hathaway earns first five-star school rating (eastbayri.com)
- Barrington energy aggregation program's winter rate on the rise (eastbayri.com)
Little Compton
- This Massive Rhode Island General Store Is A Local Favorite Worth Exploring All Day (takingthekids.com)
Ok Tiverton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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