🌱 Which Pulitzer winner once called South Kingstown home—and why it matters
South Kingstown, Rhode Island Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning South Kingstown! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Which Pulitzer winner once called South Kingstown home—and why it matters
Also on today's calendar: Kingston Hill Gardeners Annual Plant Sale 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., rain or shine and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: Who is taller, Mr Bigger or Mr Bigger's son? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 58 and low of 49 degrees.
- Thursday: A.M. rain; otherwise, cloudy, temps: high: 56, low: 42.
- Friday: Breezy with periods of sun, with a high of 58 and low of 42 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Gerry Goldstein: These ‘smiths' worked the forge of language - What's Up Newp (whatsupnewp.com) — A nationally focused reflection on “wordsmiths” gives South Kingstown a brief but meaningful nod by noting that Pulitzer-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri once lived in town. Timed to National Wordsmith Day on May 3, the piece strings together memorable literary quotes and encourages you to revisit favorite books and writers who’ve shaped how you think and feel. 
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Conservation Commission →
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School Building Committee →
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School Building Committee Test Meeting →
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School Building Committee REgular Meeting →
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Waterfront Advisory Commission →
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Kingston Hill Gardeners Annual Plant Sale 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., rain or shine →
1859 Mooresfield Rd, South Kingstown
1:00 pm
Tuesday May 5
Wednesday May 6
Thursday May 7
Saturday May 9
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🗓 Events Nearby
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The Life of Lafayette →
Maury Loontjens Memorial Library, 25 Pier Market Pl, Narragansett
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NES Art Show
Narragansett High School Narragansett, RI 02882
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Municipal Court →
Narragansett Calendar, Narragansett Town Hall 25 Fifth Avenue, Narragansett
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Richard Barone @ Roots Hoot House →
Pump House Music Works, 1464 Kingstown Rd, South Kingstown
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A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie →
Ryan Center, 1 Lincoln Almond Plaza, Kingston
8:00 pm
Wednesday April 29
Thursday April 30
Friday May 1
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- Dennis McGuire named to Forbes 2026 Best-In-State Wealth Advisors
South County, RI, April 24th, 2026 - Dennis McGuire AAMS, ADPA, RICP, Managing Partner of McGuire Wealth Management in Wakefield, RI has been... (More info)
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hi All, trying to find someone who is able to remove a fence panel and the box that controls the chain link portion of the fence that makes it open and close.
We have lived there for 13 yrs now and it has never been used and of course is rusted now. We have left it open the entire time but it was there… (Nextdoor Wakefield)
🗞 Nearby News
Kingston
- STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Wilmington's Angelyn Ciampa Receives Student Employee Excellence Award At University Of Rhode Island (wilmingtonapple.com)
- URI to host Chinese Language Teacher Association's annual conference May 1-3 (uri.edu)
- URI's End of Semester Celebration set for April 28 (uri.edu)
Narragansett
- High School Golf Scores – April 28, 2026 (golfnewsri.com)
Charlestown
- Meet with Charlestown's state Rep. Tina Spears (progressive-charlestown.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: His son; he's just a little Bigger. (Thank you Joe Y. for sending it in!)
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