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🌱 Patch AM: Did Exeter’s most infamous “vampire” really terrify all of Rhode Island?
Be sure to catch OktoberVets 5K and German Festival on the Exeter Patch calendar
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- Did Exeter's most infamous "vampire" really terrify all of Rhode Island?
Also on today's calendar: OktoberVets 5K and German Festival .
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 75 and low of 62 degrees.
- Friday: Very warm with sun and clouds, temps: high: 81, low: 53.
- Saturday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, with a high of 70 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 39+ of the wildest, wackiest facts about Rhode Island (capecodtimes.com) — Exeter gets a particularly eerie spotlight in this roundup of quirky Rhode Island trivia, highlighting the infamous 19th-century Mercy Brown "vampire" exhumation and its ties to a tuberculosis outbreak. Alongside that story, you'll find one unusual fact for every city and town in the state, from odd landmarks to surprising firsts and forgotten scandals. 
📸 Around Exeter
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Exeter
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★ Featured events ★
- OktoberVets 5K and German Festival →
Wickford Village, 1 Main St, North Kingstown
10:00 am
Saturday October 17
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Other local events
- Cranberry Thanksgiving →
St James Chapel, 2079 Matunuck School House Rd, Charlestown
12:00 pm - Pilates & Pints - NEW DATE!!! →
One Hemsley Place, Exeter
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 11
📣 Exeter Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Preserve Hike →
The Preserve Sporting Club & Residences, 1 Preserve Boulevard, Richmond
5:00 pm - Trivia Nights →
Wood River Bar & Grill, 1139 Main St, Wyoming
6:30 pm - Maker's Mark Hobbit House →
Double Barrel Steak, 1 Preserve Boulevard, Richmond
6:30 pm - Equestrian Center Tour →
The Preserve Sporting Club & Residences, 1 Preserve Boulevard, Richmond
11:00 am - The Damn Torpedoes - Tribute to Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers →
The Greenwich Odeum, 59 Main St, East Greenwich
8:00 pm - Rural Preservation Land Trust →
Richmond, RI Calendar, 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd., Wyoming
5:30 pm - Town Council Meeting →
Richmond, RI Calendar, 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd., Wyoming
6:00 pm - Municipal Court →
Richmond, RI Calendar, 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd., Wyoming
10:00 am - TELL ME LIES A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac →
The Greenwich Odeum, 59 Main St, East Greenwich
8:00 pm - Stimilon VET Ride Day In Richmond, RI →
Buttonwoods MX, 29 Buttonwoods Rd, Richmond
12:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Friday October 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Upcoming lecture at URI: "Newest Research on Medications for Dementia and Supplements for Healthy Brain Aging.
" Thursday Oct. 22, 4-5:30 p.m. URI Welcome Center. FREE (Nextdoor Exeter) - Werewolf Films to Howl Over!
I have always loved werewolf films, perhaps even more than vampire films. There is just something about a creature that completely transforms from… (Nextdoor Pine Hill)
- Adams and Associates, Inc. posted a job opening for Residential Advisor - Day Shift (63326) in Exeter. Apply here.
- Canon Business Process Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Overnight Shift Supervisor in West Greenwich. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Exeter here.
🗞 Nearby News
Kingston
- URI asks state for $20M boost to address budget shortfall (wpri.com)
- URI Metcalf Institute's fall lecture takes participants outside to experience the North Woods Field Guide with DWELL Lab (uri.edu)
- Ramblers Jinx Billikens in a Sweep (loyolaphoenix.com)
North Kingstown
- Emilio DiSpirito's Private Access Event Series Raises nearly $12,000 for Caroline Caprio Brain Tumor Foundation (rinewstoday.com)
Coventry
- Coventry Man Charged With Possessing Child Pornography: Police (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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