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Kingston, Rhode Island Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Kingston! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Want to see an award-winning environmental film free on June 23?
  • How one URI professor quietly reshaped planning across Rhode Island
  • How a once-cutting-edge URI fisheries program transformed and faded away

Also on today's calendar: Horse Play's Annual Open House and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, a shower; hot, temps: high: 91, low: 61.
  • Sunday: Sun mixing with clouds, with a high of 86 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• URI Metcalf Institute's Annual Leeson Lecture presents an exclusive screening of Rosanna Xia's ‘Out of Plain Sight' (uri.edu) — URI’s Metcalf Institute in Kingston is inviting the public to a June 23 Leeson Lecture featuring an exclusive screening of Rosanna Xia’s award-winning documentary “Out of Plain Sight” and a discussion with the filmmaker. The free event, part of Metcalf’s annual workshop on plastics, pollution, and PFAS, will be held from 3–5 p.m. at Corless Auditorium on URI’s Narragansett Bay Campus.
   

• The Professor Behind the Plan: Farhad Atash Shaped Communities and Generations of Students (uri.edu) — A longtime URI planning professor based at the Kingston campus, Farhad Atash is retiring after 41 years of shaping Rhode Island communities and mentoring generations of planners. His studio courses connected students with real projects like the InterLink hub at T.F. Green Airport, and colleagues and alumni credit his calm guidance with strengthening both the department and the state’s planning profession.
   

• The URI fisheries and technology program legacy (savingseafood.org) — A look back at URI’s once-groundbreaking Fisheries and Marine Technology program highlights how Kingston’s flagship university helped train generations of commercial fishers and marine technologists from 1967 to 1985. Former faculty explain why hands-on skills like net making and celestial navigation faded as technology and New England’s fishing industry changed, and how the program evolved into today’s broader bachelor’s degree.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Happening tonight!
    Southern Rhode Islanders: Do you have a drinking water well for your home? Tonight at 6:30 p.m., join the Rhode Island Department of Health and the… (Nextdoor )
  • Walmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Online Order Filling Team Supervisor in North Kingstown. Apply here.
  • HB Travels posted a job opening for Booking Agent Remote in Newport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kingston here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Kingstown

  • This South Kingstown Pizza Spot Has Earned A Reputation As The Best In Rhode Island (everafterinthewoods.com)
  • ⭐Visit the World War II Foundation Museum (macaronikid.com)
  • Bill looks to ban logging on Rhode Island land (wpri.com)

Narragansett

  • Inside the Restoration of a Historic Charlestown Coastal Retreat (modernluxury.com)

West Greenwich

  • Providence Man Charged With Transporting Unstamped Cigarettes: Cops (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: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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