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🌱 Patch AM: Why an 80-year-old Exeter man is being held without bail.
And on the Exeter Patch calendar - OktoberVets 5K and German Festival

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In today's newsletter:
- Why an 80-year-old Exeter man is being held without bail.
Also on today's calendar: OktoberVets 5K and German Festival and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Heavy rain; windy in the a.m., with a high of 69 and low of 61 degrees.
- Monday: Rain most of the time, temps: high: 65, low: 55.
- Tuesday: An a.m. shower; mostly cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Man arrested on assault, sexual assault charges in Exeter (newportdispatch.com) — State police responded to a serious disturbance at a Liberty Road home in Exeter on Sept. 25, arresting an 80-year-old resident on multiple felony assault and sexual assault charges; he is being held without bail pending court arraignment. The same day, troopers separately arrested a Warwick woman on a DUI charge after finding her disabled vehicle on I-95 in West Greenwich.
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📸 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
- Lunch & Learn with Kimonee M. Burke →
12:00 pm - Cranberry Thanksgiving →
St James Chapel, 2079 Matunuck School House Rd, Charlestown
12:00 pm - Pilates & Pints - NEW DATE!!! →
Tilted Barn Brewery, One Hemsley Place, Exeter
11:00 am
Monday September 28
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 11
📣 Exeter Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Maker's Mark Hobbit House →
Double Barrel Steak, 1 Preserve Boulevard, Richmond
6:30 pm - Ashaway Bookfair
Chariho Regional SD Wood River Junction, RI 02894 - Zoning Board of Review Meeting →
Richmond, RI Calendar, 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd., Wyoming
7:00 pm - Preserve Hike →
The Preserve Sporting Club & Residences, 1 Preserve Boulevard, Richmond
5:00 pm - Ashaway Open House
Chariho Regional SD Wood River Junction, RI 02894
5:00 pm - RES Read-a-Thon Fundraiser
Chariho Regional SD Wood River Junction, RI 02894 - Trivia Nights →
Wood River Bar & Grill, 1139 Main St, Wyoming
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
Sunday September 27
Monday September 28
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Found a trail with marked trees behind my home in Exeter that was not there several days ago.
Anyone know what these "chevron" wraps mean? (Nextdoor Pine Hill) - ELVIRA: MISTRESS OF THE DARK (1988) – How Camp, Corsets, and Cult Chaos Won Hollywood
In 1988, late-night television's favorite horror hostess packed her towering bouffant, plunge-cut gothic gown, and razor-sharp double entendres into… (Nextdoor Pine Hill)
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Store Maintenance Team Member (Full & Part Time) in East Greenwich. Apply here.
- US Government Jobs posted a job opening for PRODUCTION CONTROLLER (Title 32) in East Greenwich. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Exeter here.
🗞 Nearby News
Kingston
- Three Days of Play Await Rams at GreatHorse - University of Rhode Island (gorhody.com)
- URI Launches Public Website Revealing Six Decades of Rhode Island Shoreline Change (ecomagazine.com)
- New York Times-bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid's community book read to go 'Beyond the Stars' at URI (uri.edu)
North Kingstown
- Courage Builder for RI's workforce (pbn.com)
- GriefSPEAK: Death is why I am so Alive – Mari Dias, EdD, FT (rinewstoday.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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