Community Corner

5 Things: Senior Prom, Budget Referendum & More

Today's five essentials.

  1. Look out, Newport: 's senior prom is coming your way. To all 500 students attending tonight's prom at the Newport Marriott, we hope you have an amazing (and safe) night!
  2. North Kingstown voters will choose whether or not to give the school department an additional $500,000 with tomorrow's . There will be two polling locations – one at and the other at the Cold Spring Community Center. Check out North Kingstown Patch's articles on this budget season to the right for a refresher before you vote yay or nay.
  3. ! Tonight catch this year's best picture, "The King's Speech," starring Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush. This movie is rated R. The film begins at 6 p.m. at the .
  4. The boys in black and gold are back at it tonight as the NKHS baseball team kicks off game one of the state finals today against Cranston West. The game starts at 6:30 p.m. up at McCoy Stadium.
  5. Today will see a slight chance of showers, mainly after 11 a.m., as temperatures linger in the mid 70s. Tomorrow, we'll have sunny skies and a high near 81.


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