The Latest from What'sUpNewp & A look at What's Up this weekend
Fall Visitors Weekend, Rogue Island Comedy Festival, 2023 Amica Newport Marathon & Half Marathon, Insperity Newport Cup , and more!
🐶 Rejects Beer Co. and the Potter League for Animals will release their creation, “Whiskers Rebellion,” a brew that’s as bold as it is compassionate at a beer premiere this evening at Rejects Beer Co.
🐟 Your last chance to visit Save The Bay's Exploration Center and Aquarium at Easton’s Beach before it permanently closes its doors to the public is this weekend! Saturday, October 7, and Monday, October 9 mark the final two days that they will accept general admission before beginning their move to Save The Bay's Hamilton Family Aquarium, which is opening this winter.
🎶 The holiday weekend features all kinds of live music happening from fall festivals to dive bar jams. Check out a few top picks in our weekly column “Six Picks Music.”
🚲 The opening of Bike Newport’s Newport Traffic Garden has been moved from Saturday to Tuesday.
👏 For the first time in the history of Salve Regina University’s theatre program, students will be performing on Broadway.
👉 Newport City Council will interview applicants for the Ad Hoc Bridge Realignment Property Advisory Commission on October 10th and 11th. On October 10th, Council will interview Colin Kane (4 pm), Jeffrey Diehl (4:15 pm), and Brendan Ryan (4:45 pm). On October 11, Council will interview Tom Gibson (5:45 pm) and Sandi Warner (6 pm). All interviews will take place in the Second Floor Conference Room at City Hall.
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Most-read stories on What’sUpNewp this week
Here’s a look at all of the most-read stories on WhatsUpNewp.com this week
RI Department of State reminds voters of the upcoming registration deadline
There are special elections for Congressional District 1, State Senate District 1, and local referenda questions on November 7, 2023.
Short-term rental commission to meet Wednesday
The commission was created as a result of legislation (2023-H 6449) sponsored this legislative session by Rep. Lauren H. Carson (D-Dist. 75, Newport), who serves as its chairwoman.
How gas prices have changed in Rhode Island in the last week
Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Rhode Island. Gas prices are as of October 6.
RI Mosquito Report: State announces additional EEE and WNV-positive mosquito samples
RIDOH State Health Laboratories confirmed these findings after testing 166 mosquito samples collected from 52 traps set statewide by DEM on Sept. 21, Sept. 26, Sept. 27, and Sept. 28.
It’s the final weekend to visit Save The Bay’s Exploration Center and Aquarium at Easton’s Beach
Final days at the Exploration Center and Aquarium
‘Six Picks’ Music: The best in local music this weekend (October 6-9)
GA-20, Tom Rush, Adeem the Artist and PRONK!
Newport police reports for Oct. 5 – 6
Here’s a look at the Newport Police Department arrest and dispatch logs for Thursday, October 5 through 7 am on Friday, October 6, 2023.
Boston Bruins hope to finish the job this season after record-setting run ended in a playoff flop
The Boston Bruins are looking ahead at a new season, not back at the one where they posted the best record in NHL history and then lost in the first round of the playoffs.
Whales and dolphins in American waters are losing food and habitat to climate change, US study says
Whales, dolphins and seals living in U.S. waters face major threats from warming ocean temperatures, rising sea levels and decreasing sea ice volumes associated with climate change, according to a first-of-its-kind assessment.
Salve Regina University students will make history with ‘Children of Eden’ performance on Broadway
For the first time in the history of Salve Regina University’s theatre program, students will be performing on Broadway
Newport Traffic Garden opening moved to October 10
Event was originally scheduled for September 30
7-Day Weather forecast for Newport County
Here’s what’s on tap for weather this week and weekend.
3-day Surf Forecast for Rhode Island
Forecast includes rip current risk, surf height, weather, winds, and more.
What’s Up in Newport this week: Oct. 2 – 9
Fall Visitors Weekend, Rogue Island Comedy Festival, 2023 Amica Newport Marathon & Half Marathon, Insperity Newport Cup , and more!
Recent Local Obituaries
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Manatee spotted in RI waters found dead offshore (WPRI)
Fire damages Jamestown home (WPRI)
Newport man hospitalized after rollover crash in Bristol (WJAR)
WHAT’S UP THIS WEEKEND
Weather
Tonight: A chance of showers, mainly after 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday: Showers likely, mainly after 9am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 66. East wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Patchy fog before 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind 8 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 16 to 18 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind 13 to 15 mph.
Marine Forecast
Tonight: ESE wind around 9 kt. A chance of showers, mainly after 8 pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Saturday: E wind around 10 kt. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Seas 1 ft or less.
Saturday Night: N wind 7 to 11 kt becoming WNW after midnight. Showers likely, mainly before midnight. Patchy fog before 9pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Sunday: WSW wind around 16 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Sunday Night: WSW wind around 12 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 61°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Saturday
Sunrise: 6:48 am | Sunset: 6:17 pm | 11 hours and 29 minutes of sun.
High tide at 2:43 am & 3:19 pm | Low tide at 7:46 am & 10:23 pm.
Moon: Waning Crescent. 22.5 days, 47% lighting.
Sunday
Sunrise: 6:49 am | Sunset: 6:16 pm | 11 hours and 26 minutes of sun.
High tide at 3:44 am & 4:23 pm | Low tide at 9:23 am & 11:02 pm.
Moon: Waning Crescent. 23.4 days, 37% lighting.
Things To Do, Live Music, & Entertainment
From Fall Visitors Weekend at West Place Animal Sanctuary to Rogue Island Comedy Festival, there’s something for everyone happening in and around Newport this weekend.
Cruise Ships
On the cruise ship schedule this week;
Saturday, Oct. 7 – Viking Mars
Saturday, Oct. 7 – Spirit of Discovery
Sunday, Oct. 8 – Emerald Princess
Sunday, Oct. 8 – MS Seven Seas Mariner
Monday, Oct. 9 – Norwegian Escape