The Latest: Save The Bay’s Hamilton Family Aquarium is slated to open in late Fall 2023
Plus: Charlie Enright appears on CBS Mornings | House District 1 candidates begin filing signatures, hopeful of qualifying for the ballot
House District 1 candidates begin filing signatures, hopeful of qualifying for the ballot
With important deadlines looming tomorrow and Saturday, only eight of the thirty-four candidates for the district 1 U.S. House of Representatives race have collected the required 500 signatures to qualify to appear on the ballot.
Save The Bay’s Hamilton Family Aquarium is slated to open in late Fall 2023
Save The Bay signed a lease for the first floor of the Gateway Transportation & Visitors Center in 2021, and construction has been underway since January 2022.
Umbrella Sky Newport at Brick Market to host ribbon-cutting ceremony with Providence Drum Troupe Saturday, July 22
International art installation already a big hit in Newport
Charlie Enright, skipper of Newport-based 11th Hour Racing Team, appears on CBS Mornings
Team skipper Charlie Enright joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss the grueling event and what’s next.
Yale New Haven names new CEO at Westerly, Lawrence + Memorial Hospitals
Richard Lisitano replaces Patrick Green as president of Westerly and Lawrence + Memorial Hospital
Vermont braces for more rain in wake of historic flooding
Vermont prepared for the next round of storms — and possibly a tornado — as people took advantage of calm weather Thursday to clean up from historic flooding that damaged thousands of homes, businesses and roads, and left some residents stranded.
Hydropower transmission corridor to be renegotiated because of cost increases
Partners on a $1 billion project aimed at bringing Canadian hydropower to the New England power grid are trying to sort out how cost increases during lengthy litigation will be shared, in hopes of getting the stalled project moving.
On The Market: A contemporary retreat in Easton’s Point
With its west-facing sunset views and two spacious top-level decks, this property offers an extraordinary coastal living experience.
Brew At The Zoo returns to Rogers Williams Park Zoo on August 26
Guests will tap into their wild side at this adults-only evening event, where they can sample over 170 beers, hard seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails from 80+ local, regional, and national brewers.
What’s Up Today: Thursday, July 13
What’s happening, new, and to do today + all of the latest What’sUpNewp headlines
What Sold: 9 Newport County real estate sales, transactions (July 3 – 7)
Here’s what homes changed hands in Newport County last week.
3-day Surf Forecast for Rhode Island
Forecast includes rip current risk, surf height, weather, winds, and more.
7-Day Weather forecast for Newport County
Here’s what’s on tap for weather this week and weekend.
Recent Local Obituaries
Joan F. Murphy
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This Day in RI History: July 12, 1928 - Barbara Cowsill born in Cranston
What Sold: 9 Newport County real estate sales, transactions (July 3 - 7)
What’s Up This Week & Weekend
What’s Up in Newport this week: July 11 – 16
On tap this week: Waterfront Concerts, Hellenic Fest + Newport Classical Music Festival + much more.
Reading With Robin to host ‘A Summer Soiree’ with leading authors at Newport Art Museum July 13
Program to benefit Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Center
What’s Up Interview: Comedian Kelly MacFarland, playing ‘Mother of a Comedy Show’ at Jane Pickens on July 14
Boston-based comic will appear with fellow comedians Kerri Louise and Christine Hurley
Narragansett Bay Boating Advisory for July 15
Portions of the East Passage of Narragansett Bay will be temporarily closed for Save the Bay Swim on Saturday, July 15.
Alliance Française de Newport to hold Rochambeau Celebration on July 15
The event will be held to commemorate the landing of French troops under the command of Comte de Rochambeau and to honor a 243-year special bond between the people of France and the United States.
Lafayette Escadrille: Documentary with several local ties to be screened at The JPT on July 15
Join Co-director and co-writer Paul Glenshaw and Dr. Benedict Leca, Executive Director at Redwood Library and Athenaeum, for a film screening, followed by Q&A.
Free outdoor concerts and film screenings to savor this summer in Newport County
Ragged Island Summer Concert Series, NIMFEST, Newport Classical, Family Night/ Children’s Night Concert Series at Easton’s Beach, and more.
Here are the 98 cruise ships that are scheduled to visit Newport in 2023
98 cruise ships, including the Queen Mary II, are scheduled to visit Newport, Rhode Island in 2023.