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Iris DeMent, Five For Fighting with String Quartet coming to The JPT

Ryan Belmore

Jun 11, 2024

A Night at the Ballgame – Summer tradition alive and well at Cardines Field

Summer leagues like these continue to provide a great night of family fun.

What Sold: A look at the 22 homes that sold across Newport County last week (June 3 – 7)

In Newport County, the real estate market is busy with activity, but a prevailing trend of limited inventory has made the search for the perfect home a challenging endeavor.

Home of the Week: Luxury living in the Narragansett Bay Club – 113 Newport Harbor Drive

This magnificent residence offers an exceptional lifestyle opportunity in the beautiful coastal town of Portsmouth.

Iris DeMent, Five For Fighting with String Quartet coming to The JPT

Tickets on sale on Friday, June 14 at 10 am

Middletown Library to host Adult Summer Reading Kickoff

Free event features crafts, games, snacks, and adult reading

Portsmouth Library Invites Families to Puppet Storytime

Leigh Baltzer brings captivating puppet stories to town

Senator Whitehouse urges Rhode Island student loan borrowers to consolidate

Over 15,000 Rhode Islanders could gain access to federal loan forgiveness

Sandy Hook shooting survivors to graduate with mixed emotions without 20 of their classmates

Soon, these Sandy Hook survivors will be leaving the community that many call a “bubble” because of the comfort and protection it’s provided from the outside world. Five of them sat down with The Associated Press to discuss their graduation, future plans and how the tragedy continues to shape their lives.

Older worker accuses defense contractor of discriminating by seeking recent college grads

RTX, formerly Raytheon Technologies Corporation, was sued Tuesday over allegations that it discriminated against older workers in job ads.

A jet missing since 1971 was found submerged in Vermont’s Lake Champlain

The corporate jet disappeared shortly after departing the Burlington airport for Providence, Rhode Island, on Jan. 27, 1971.

RIPTA’S summer service changes to take effect on June 15

Express Beach Bus Returns for the Season

Middletown allocates $42K for beach erosion study

Study to Assess Erosion Hotspots and Develop Preservation Plan

Newport Police Arrest & Dispatch Log: June 10 – 11, 2024

Newport Police Department provided the following arrest and dispatch logs from 7 am on June 10 through 7 am on June 11, 2024.

Where refugees in Rhode Island are arriving from

Stacker referenced data from the Refugee Processing Center to compile statistics on the number of refugees and their countries of origin resettled in Rhode Island in May 2024.

Best-performing Rhode Island stocks last week

The highest-performing stock on the list returned +3.7% last week. Read on to see which companies made the list.

Comic – Sour Grapes: Excuses

Sour Grapes is a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world.

Rhode Island General Assembly approves Senator Euer’s bill to improve notification about business taxes and filings

The General Assembly voted today to approve legislation from Senate Judiciary Chairwoman Dawn Euer and Rep. Brandon T. Voas to allow the Division of Taxation to send business owners’ tax compliance information to the Department of State in order to keep them apprised of their tax liability.

6 books that explain the history and meaning of Juneteenth

A list of readings that can help people better understand the history and meaning of the observance.

Recent Local Obituaries

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What's Up in Newport: Tuesday, June 11

Ryan M. Belmore

June 11, 2024

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What’s Up on Wednesday

Weather

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming southwest at 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. The southwest wind is around seven mph.

Marine

Wednesday: Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SSW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Wednesday Night: SW wind around 6 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Water Temperature: 59°F.

Sun, Moon, & Tide

Sunrise: 5:10 am | Sunset: 8:20 pm | 15 hours and 9 minutes of sun.
High tide at 12:45 am & 1:17 pm | Low tide at 6:18 am & 6:20 pm.
Moon: Waxing Crescent. 5.4 days, 30% lighting.

Things To Do

11 am to 6 pm: Wednesday Flight Specials at Newport Vineyards
11:30 am: 10th Annual Townsend Luncheon at OceanCliff Hotel
2 pm to 6 pm: Aquidneck Growers Market – Wednesday on Memorial Boulevard
3:30 pm to 5 pm: Dungeons and Dragons at Newport Public Library
5 pm to 7 pm: Painting with Acrylics at Newport Public Library
6 pm to 7 pm: Author Event: RISS NEILSON – A LOVE LIKE THE SUN at Charter Books
6 pm to 8 pm: Music at The Fort featuring The Ravers at Fort Adams State Park
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm: Fermentation Class at Forty 1 North
6:35 pm: Newport Gulls vs Martha’s Vineyard Sharks at Cardines Field
8 pm: Midget Mayhem Wrestling at Newport Blues Cafe

Live Music & Entertainment

Buskers: Open Mic with Mike Warner at 9 pm
Fastnet Pub: Trivia at 9 pm
Fifth Element: Ruby Mac from 7 pm to 10 pm
Fort Adams: The Ravers from 6 pm to 8 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: The Fall Guy at 4:30 pm, Les Samourai (4k Restoration) at 7:30 pm
Landing: Dan DeCristofaro from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, Nick Sproviero from 4 pm to 7 pm, Jim Devlin from 8 pm to 11 pm
Newport Playhouse: The Cemetery Club at 11 am
One Pelham East: Adam Go from 9 pm to 12:30 am
Ragged Island Brewing: Andre Arsenault from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Sardella’s: Live Jazz Music at 7 pm
The Quencher: Karaoke at 9 pm