Monday Essentials: Wickford Ladies Night, School Tours

Be Careful Out There: It's National Teen Driver Safety Week. Teens, sure, but we could all try a little harder. 

On Monday …

School Committee Budget Subcommittee meeting: At 8 a.m. at the school administration building at 100 Fairway Drive. Here’s the agenda.

Assessment Board of Review meeting: The meets in the Conference Room of the Town Hall located at 80 Boston Neck Rd. relative to the following. At 7:15 p.m.

NK Free Library Board meeting: They meet at 7:30 p.m. at the library conference room. Here’s the agenda.

Operation Thank You @ Ocean State Job Lot: Ocean State Job Lot has a long history of commitment and support for military service members and their families. That’s why they are holding a special savings event called “Operation: Thank You!” 2013 for all active duty and retired military servicemen and women, veterans their families and dependents to receive 30 percent off their purchase at all Ocean State Job Lot stores Sunday through Wednesday.

On Tuesday …

School Committee tours: The School Committee will tour Quidnesset Elementary then Fishing Cove, starting at 6 p.m. Here’s the agenda.

Zoning Board meeting: They meet in the conference room at Town Hall at 7 p.m. The agenda is here.

Narrow River Land Trust information session: The Narrow River Land Trust will host an Information Session at the North Kingstown Free Library to describe its new Wildlife Habitat Improvement Project on the land trust's 200 acre permanently conserved Viall property. Speakers: Gary Casabona, State Biologist from Natural Resources Conservation Service, will address  how to develop and manage forest habitats for wildlife, and Nancy Karraker, Ph.D, Assistant Professor of Wetland Ecology at URI, will describe her ongoing research tracking turtles on the property in conjunction with the land trust project. Refreshments at 5:30 p.m., presentation starts at 6.

On Wednesday …

Special Ed Local Advisory Committee meeting: This panel is open to anyone who is interested in special education. They meet at 6 p.m. at the administration building, 100 Fairway Drive. Here’s the agenda.

On Thursday …

Asset Management Commission meeting: They meet at Public Works Facility, 2050 Davisville Road, at 5:30 p.m. Here’s the agenda.

Thursday Book Club: They will be discussing “Learning to Swim,” a novel by Sara J. Henry, which will include an online chat with the author. The next meeting, on Nov. 21,the group will discuss “Love Medicine” by Louise Erdrich, as part of “The Big Read.” At the NK Free Library at 5:30 p.m.