5 Things: Planning Commission, Stars & Sea Level Rise

1.  It's April vacation for NK students! Bring the kids down to at the North Kingstown Free Library today. The presentation discusses orbits, microgravity, rockets, living in space and much more. Also includes live demonstrations, experiments and even an astronaut flight suit! Starts at 2 p.m. Please register.

2.  The North Kingstown Planning Commission meets on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at town hall. On the agenda, the commission will see a presentation on climate change and discuss possible zoning changes and comprehensive plan amendments for Wickford Village Center.

3.  Have a great spring-themed photo of North Kingstown? In our quest to find a new cover photo for North Kingstown Patch's Facebook, we're holding a contest. Learn more by clicking here.

4.  Interested in climate change's impacts on NK? The University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Center/Rhode Island Sea Grant is hosting a free public event at North Kingstown Free Library this week. Learn how sea level rise can impact our area and what we can do to prevent the effects of erosion, flooding and more. Get the full details here.

5.  Today: mostly sunny with highs near 58 and breezy. Tonight: a chance of showers with lows around 47. Tomorrow: a slight chance of showers in the morning with mostly cloudy skies, becoming sunnier with highs near 64.