🌱 Patch AM: How one Westerly attorney quietly shaped local faith and civic life

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In today's newsletter:

• How one Westerly attorney quietly shaped local faith and civic life

Also on today's calendar: RWU Law Providence Law School Fair and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 62 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, temps: high: 80, low: 70.
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 79 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Synagogue honors Westerly attorney for 36 years of service (thewesterlysun.com) — A longtime local attorney has been honored for 36 years leading Congregation Sharah Zedek, Westerly's historic synagogue on Union Street. Community members praised Matthew Lewiss' decades of work preserving Jewish life and his broader service with the Westerly Community Credit Union, YMCA, and arts organizations, highlighting a family legacy of civic leadership in town.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westerly

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• RWU Law Providence Law School Fair →
  Providence Marriott Downtown, 1 Orms St, Providence
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday August 26
• Westerly Fire District Annual Meeting →
  Westerly, RI Calendar, 45 Broad St Second Floor, Westerly
  7:00 pm
• Harbor Management Commission →
  Westerly, RI Calendar, 45 Broad St Second Floor, Westerly
  7:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Mystic Museum of Art Presents: LUXE, CT: Velvet Mills to Modern Runways →
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce Mystic Museum of Art 9 Water Street, Mystic, CT 06355
• Stand Up For Animals Golf Tournament
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce Lake of Isles 1 Clubhouse Dr. North Stonington CT 06359
• American Red Cross Blood Drive at Charter Oak Federal Credit Union →
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce 1055 Hartford Turnpike, Waterford
  11:00 am
• Composting for the Planet →
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce Barlow Nature Preserve 449 Westerly Bradford Road, Westerly, RI 02891
  5:30 pm
• Trivia Nights
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce Wood River Bar & Grill 1139 Main Street Wyoming, RI 02898
  6:30 pm
• Full "Sturgeon" Moon Cruise →
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce City Pier 1 Waterfront Park, New London, 06320
  7:15 pm
Sunday September 13
• Surftown Half Marathon, Relay & 5K presented by Westerly Hospital →
  , Westerly
  7:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 26
• Burger Night at Milestone
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce 12 Water St, Mystic, CT, 06355
  5:00 pm
• Multicultural Committee →
  Westerly, RI Calendar, 45 Broad St Second Floor, Westerly
  5:30 pm
Thursday August 27
• Stand Up For Animals Golf Tournament
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce Lake of Isles 1 Clubhouse Dr. North Stonington CT 06359

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Anybody else have difficulty with Arrowhead Dental?
  Ten months for a cleaning appointment? Difficulty getting them to accept insurance information? Go for appointment and appointment doesn't exist… (Nextdoor Post Rd/Woody Hill)

• Yale-New Haven Health posted a job opening for Patient Access Representative in Westerly. Apply here.
• Westerly Public Schools posted a job opening for School Van Driver in Westerly. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Westerly here.

🗞 Nearby News

Charlestown

• Bodycam video shows aftermath of hectic Charlestown DUI arrest (wpri.com)
• 44 Salmon Recipes, From Sheet-Pan Dinners to Burgers (foodandwine.com)
• Rhode Island school-zone speed cameras are turning back on: here's where they're located (wpri.com)

South Kingstown

• 2026 Best of Rhode Island Editor's Picks (rimonthly.com)
• As first day of school nears, new Chariho principal focuses on student connection (thewesterlysun.com)
• Here are the RI Girls Field Hockey players to watch this season (providencejournal.com)

West Greenwich

• Cumberland Man Charged With Reckless Driving: Cops (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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