5 Things You Need to Know Today, Feb. 8

What's going on in Middletown today? For starters, a lot of people want to hear what you have to say.

1. Workshop: Improving Aquidneck Island Traffic
The Aquidneck Island Planning Commission (AIPC) will hold a meeting from 6 to 9 p.m. at 18 Market Square, Newport, as part of its Aquidneck Island Regional Traffic Management Program. Planners want to hear residents' ideas on how to ease traffic congestion and reduce delays during special events, construction projects, and unplanned incidents. An open house will be held from 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., followed by a formal presentation at 6:30 p.m. and workshop-style breakout sessions. Click here for more information.

2. Town of Middletown Open House Night
The Town of Middletown is holding an open house at all municipal facilities from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday night for the public to ask questions of department managers and offer suggestions as the town prepares for its next budget season. Click here for more information.

3. Norman Bird Sanctuary: Tai Chi Tuesday
Shake off Monday and bring peace back to your week with a free and open Tai Chi practice session at the beautiful Norman Bird Sanctuary from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Click here for more information.

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The program scheduled for tonight at the Krupowicz Planetarium at the Joseph H. Gaudet Middle School has been posptoned to Tuesday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m. Click here for more information.

5. Forest Avenue School Circle of Friends Meet-Up
Circle of Friends, a parent group for military families with students at the Forest Avenue School, will meet to discuss school transitions at the Oliphant Administration Building on Tuesday, Feb. 8 at 8:45 a.m. Click here for more information.