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Harvest Moon Arrives Oct. 5
The full moon Thursday is the closest to the September equinox, so October has the 2017 Harvest Moon, instead of September.

Margo Sullivan is the editor of the Rhode Island Patch. She has worked at news organizations in New England and in New York City for 20 years. Her favorite assignments (besides Patch, of course) were The Gabby Dog column, a pet column featuring her cats Asia and Charlie (because cats always get top billing) and her dogs Gabby, Lucky, Heather and Lollypop and an all too brief stint on the City Desk at the Worcester Telegram & Gazette.
The full moon Thursday is the closest to the September equinox, so October has the 2017 Harvest Moon, instead of September.

The animal was found near Pulaski and Washington. Police are alerting residents to check their pets' vaccinations.
Here are recent arrests and citations. Information comes from the police log.
The Coast Guard plucked two sailors out of the water when their catamaran capsized during a regatta around 1 p.m. Saturday.
Rescue workers on Saturday responded to two rollover crashes, according to news sources.
The fire department responded to a home where the resident reported an odor of smoke.
A catamaran capsized off Beavertail State Park around 1 p.m. Saturday. No one was hurt. The Coast Guard also rescued a disabled boat.
The firefighters' union said Saturday crews responded to a fire around 1:30 p.m.
The Providence Schools superintendent expects new students who had to evacuate from Puerto Rico, but so far, other superintendents do not.
Three people were stabbed in a private home.
Police have turned to social media for help identifying a man who may have been trying to break into a home.
After Hurricane Maria, people on Puerto Rico need help. Here is the governor's video message.
Lots of work accomplished. But still no dog groomer reforms that could have prevented deaths of pets like Daisy and Ollie.
Three unions, but no taxpayer associations, have been named to the group, which is mulling a $2.2 to $4 billion "infrastructure crisis."
Police are asking for the public's help finding a suspect caught on surveillance camera.
This event will take place at 11 a..m. at St. Joseph’s Veterans Hall located at 99 Louise St., in Woonsocket.
The Associated Press is reporting the teacher accused the former student of sexually assaulting her when he came back to school for a visit.
Michelle Shaughnessy, 28, is suspected of driving the getaway car when the coffee shop was robbed.
The North Kingstown elementary school was given national recognition, the state department of education said.
Here are recent arrests and citations. Information comes from the police log.