🌱 How a Kingston mom turned bedtime stories into powerful learning moments

Coffee in hand, Kingston? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Kingston mom turned bedtime stories into powerful learning moments

Also on today's calendar: Tricycle and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A stray afternoon shower, with a high of 85 and low of 58 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 78, low: 62.
• Saturday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 72 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Some bedtime reading wakes us up (uri.edu) — From her home base in Kingston, URI professor Virginia Killian Lund shares how nightly reading with her child turned into research and a published chapter on engaging with challenged books. Her approach offers Kingston parents practical ideas for choosing meaningful stories, sparking tough but important conversations, and modeling a genuine love of reading for kids and students.
   

📸 Around Kingston

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kingston

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• Tricycle →
  Deans Mill Farm, 1189 Pequot Trail, Stonington
  3:00 pm
• Poppy's Hot Mic at The Joyce →
  The Joyce Restaurant & Pub, 195 Main St, South Kingstown
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 21
• Vanna Pacella in Kingston, RI →
  Whalers Brewing Company, 1174 Kingstown Rd, South Kingstown
  7:30 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Welcome Back Event/Gaga Pit Unveiling
  Peace Dale Elementary School Wakefield, RI 02879
  6:00 pm
• Planning Board - Regular Session →
  South Kingstown, RI Calendar, 180 High Street Town Council Chambers, Wakefield
  6:30 pm
Thursday August 27
• Historic District Commission →
  South Kingstown, RI Calendar, 180 High Street Planning Dept., South Kingstown
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Narragansett South Kingstown Senior Advisory Committee →
  Narragansett Calendar, Narragansett Community Center 53 Mumford Road, Narragansett
  3:00 pm
• Affordable Housing Collaborative Committee →
  South Kingstown, RI Calendar, South Kingstown Town Hall, Planning Department 180 High Street, Wakefield
  5:30 pm
• Land Conservancy Trust →
  Narragansett Calendar, Kinney Bungalow 505 Point Judith Road, Narragansett
  5:30 pm
• Zoning Board →
  Narragansett Calendar, Narragansett Town Hall 25 Fifth Avenue, Narragansett
  6:30 pm
Friday August 21
• Gazebo Summer Concert Series Barfly →
  Narragansett Calendar, Gazebo Park, Narragansett
  6:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Concerts on the Beach →
  North Beach Club House, 79 Boston Neck Rd, Narragansett
  6:30 pm
• South County (RI) Old-Time Jam →
  South County Museum, 115 Strathmore St, Narragansett
  7:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Welcome Back Event/Gaga Pit Unveiling
  Peace Dale Elementary School Wakefield, RI 02879
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Carrying naloxone and knowing how to use it can save a life.
  Get free naloxone and overdose prevention training at PreventOverdoseRI.org/get-naloxone (Nextdoor )

• CVS Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Kingston. Apply here.
• Rogers Corporation posted a job opening for UHMW Extruder Operator in Narragansett. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kingston here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Kingstown

• Police End Lockdown at South County Hospital in South Kingstown After Reports of an Active Shooter Prove Unfounded Monday Afternoon (centralrecorder.com)
• South Kingstown Council Demands State Police Remove Flock Camera It Learned About From News Story (progressive-charlestown.com)
• These are RI's top public high schools, according to new ranking (providencejournal.com)

Narragansett

• Would you pay $10 for coffee? (providencejournal.com)
• 20 tons of squid spill across Rhode Island road (wsbtv.com)

Hopkinton

• Sexual Assualt Charges Filed In 2005 Cold Case Crime: AG (patch.com)

Ok Kingston! 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: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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