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Kingston, Rhode Island Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Kingston! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Where to find Kingston’s sweetest-smelling gardens this summer
  • Want to teach sociology on URI’s Kingston campus this fall?
  • How URI’s new ocean robotics lab boosts Rhode Island’s blue economy

Also on today's calendar: South County Museum's Annual 4th Of July Chick Hatch and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What has more lives than a cat? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Very hot, with a high of 99 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 99, low: 66.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy and not as hot, with a high of 85 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. URI gardens, and gardeners, offer sweet scents, too (uri.edu) — URI’s Kingston campus is inviting residents to explore its fragrant side, from the Horridge Conservatory’s orchids and gingers to the Youngken Medicinal Garden’s 300 healing plants. Tours of the medicinal garden are free year-round by email request, and the conservatory on Greenhouse Road is open weekdays, giving Kingston-area visitors easy, ongoing access to these sensory-rich green spaces.
   

2. Part-Time Faculty, Sociology (uri.edu) — URI’s Sociology & Anthropology Department is hiring part-time instructors to teach introductory sociology and sociology of the family in person on the Kingston campus for Fall 2026. Applicants need at least a master’s in sociology and must hold office hours and support undergraduates. The position runs through December 22, 2026, with applications accepted online.
   

3. Underwater Ribbon-Cutting Ushers In New URI Ocean Robotics Laboratory (patch.com) — URI’s Kingston campus just marked a big step in its Narragansett Bay Campus overhaul with an underwater ribbon-cutting for the new Ocean Robotics Laboratory. State leaders, alumni, and students joined the celebration, highlighting how this high-tech facility will strengthen Rhode Island’s blue economy and expand hands-on ocean research opportunities tied to Kingston.
   

4. Former URI soccer player back on world stage with Ghana (uri.edu) — Kingston soccer fans may remember Mick McDermott from his URI playing days in the 1990s; now he’s back on the world stage as an assistant coach for Ghana at the World Cup. The story traces his journey from Belfast to Kingston and on through coaching stops in Oregon, Abu Dhabi, and international tournaments.
   

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  • Adams and Associates, Inc. posted a job opening for Sports & Recreation Specialist (PT) (61758) in Exeter. Apply here.
  • Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Newport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kingston here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A frog. Its croaks all day (Thank you Janice W. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Kingston

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Kingston

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.