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🌱 Patch AM: How Jamestown votes helped decide the Senate District 13 primary

Coming up on the Jamestown Patch calendar: Horse Play's Fun Day

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Good morning Jamestown! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Jamestown votes helped decide the Senate District 13 primary
  • How a Jamestown skipper led the fleet Around the Island
  • Jamestown remembers the life and service of Mark E. Girard

Also on today's calendar: Horse Play's Fun Day and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Sunday: Rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 74, low: 64.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 77 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Euer holds off Lima in Newport's only contested legislative primary (whatsupnewp.com) — Voters in Senate District 13, including Jamestown residents, helped return Sen. Dawn Euer to the Democratic nomination with about two-thirds of the vote over challenger Angela Lima. With Jamestown and Newport fully reporting, all other Newport County legislative incumbents advanced unopposed, setting the stage for the Nov. 3 general election that will decide the region's State House delegation.
   

• Boudicca wins Around the Island Race line honors (jamestownpress.com) — Jamestown sailors and spectators had plenty to cheer as local resident Rich Moody's 66-foot Boudicca claimed line honors in the Conanicut Yacht Club's 99th Around the Island Race. Steady northerly winds, a shortened course at Beavertail, and tight finishes under the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge made this year's tradition on Narragansett Bay especially memorable for island racing families.
   

• Mark Girard (jamestownpress.com) — Jamestown is mourning longtime resident Mark E. Girard, 81, who passed away Sept. 4 surrounded by family after 13 years on the island. A devoted husband, father, veteran, and food-service educator, he loved gathering loved ones over meals, digging clams in Narragansett Bay, and serving his church and community; services will be private, with donations suggested to Save the Bay.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • Residents of Little Compton:
    Join RIDOH and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management on September 16, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., for an educational session about… (Nextdoor )
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🗞 Nearby News

Newport

  • Changing how Newport County responds to children's mental health crises (newportri.com)
  • Welcoming in the Harvest Season at Newport Vineyards (newportthisweek.com)
  • On the Market: The start of the fall real estate season is here (Sept. 12 (whatsupnewp.com)

Middletown

East Greenwich

  • Coventry man charged with DUI: Cops (patch.com)

Ok Jamestown! 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: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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