Afternoon Update from What'sUpNewp
What's Up this week and weekend; Newport Police Arrest & Dispatch Report: Sept. 4 – 5, Event to mark the end of the first annual Rose Island artist residency
Good Evening,
If you have not voted yet today, 1) you’re not alone and 2) you still have time.
📈 As of 4 pm today, 30,465 Rhode Islanders have already voted in today’s Special Primaries, according to the Secretary of State’s Voter Turnout Tracker. That’s approximately a 8.1% voter turnout thus far, with 5,306 having voted by mail ballot, 8,235 by early in-person voting, and 16,924 have voted in person today.
In Newport County - 1,586 total votes have been cast in Newport, 1,458 in Portsmouth, 1,086 in Middletown, 911 in Jamestown, 873 in Tiverton, and 389 in Little Compton.
👉 Vote In Person: Voters can vote at their polling place up until 8 pm this evening. Look up your polling place online by viewing your voter record on the RI Department of State website.
👉 Mail Ballot: Voters who are voting by mail ballot and have not yet returned their ballot should plan to do so by dropping off their ballot at a secure elections drop box or polling place. Mail ballots should be received by 8 pm this evening. Voters can find their nearest secure elections drop box by using the Drop Box Locator tool on the RI Department of State website.
Get out there and vote!
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HAPPENING THIS WEEK
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Saint of Second Chances, Why We Love Baseball, Newport Classical, and more!
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Join Charter Books for a night of baseball bliss as Joe Posnanski & Alex Edelman talk about why we all love America’s favorite pastime!
Children’s auditions for Trinity Rep’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL to be held September 9
Auditions for youth ages 8-12
The High Kings to perform at The JPT on September 9
The High Kings are Finbarr Clancy, Darren Holden, Brian Dunphy and newest member Paul O’ Brien.
Portsmouth Historical Society to host Family Fun Day on Sept. 10
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