What's Up Today: Thursday, March 16
Spring Blooms in Newport: 12th Annual Daffodil Days set to take over Newport in April | NOAA is moving Marine Operations Center-Atlantic from Virginia to Naval Station Newport
Good Morning! Today is Thursday, March 16. Today’s newsletter is 1,118 words - approximately a 6-minute read.
With over 1,350,000 daffy buds ready to burst forth in dazzling displays of yellow, Newport’s 12th Annual Daffodil Days and Newport in Bloom will celebrate their arrival throughout April, 2023. Read more
Middletown Police Department released new information on the body discovered at a residence at 916 West Main Road in Middletown on Tuesday, March 14. The victim has been identified as 39-year-old John Edward-Corbett. Read more
School authorities and Westerly police are investigating an incident where a high school employee was accused of acting inappropriately with a 16 or 17-year-old student last Friday. No charges had yet been filed late yesterday. Read more
Rhode Island is set to receive a boost to its economy and Blue Economy initiative as the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Operations Center-Atlantic (MOC-A) is set to move from Norfolk, Virginia, to Naval Station Newport. Read more
WUN’s Tyler Bernadyn tells us more about Ivy Tower at 533 Bellevue Avenue, which hit the market yesterday for $6.5 million. Read more
The Town of Portsmouth and the Friends of the Glen Manor House today announced that they will celebrate the coming of Spring and management of its Glen Manor House by Russell Morin Catering & Events with an Easter Egg Hunt and Brunch on Saturday, April 8. Read more
On this day in 1976: R&B/Soul singer-songwriter Blue Cantrell was born in Providence. Read more
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🆕 The Latest
We published 28 stories yesterday on WhatsUpNewp.com; here’s a look at the latest;
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Northeast digs out from winter storm, faces power outages
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What’s Up Today
☀️ Weather
Today: Sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
🛥️ Marine Forecast
Today: NW wind 10 to 12 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: W wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 41°F.
🌊 Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 6:55 am | Sunset: 6:52 pm | 11 hours and 57 minutes of sun.
High tide at 3:17 am & 3:51 pm | Low tide at 10:05 am & 9:25 pm.
Moon: Waning Crescent. 23.2 days, 39% lighting.
🎭 Things To Do
12 pm: Museum Reads – “Gods and Girls: Tales of Art, Seduction and Obsession” at Newport Art Museum
12 pm to 2 pm: St. Mary's Church Open
5 pm to 9 pm: Rock & Roll Sushi at Stoneacre Garden
5:30 pm: Make New Friends with Girl Scouts at Middletown Public Library
6 pm to 7:30 pm: The Cocktail Club: Mixology Class at Hotel Viking
7:30 pm: Elements at The Keathes Theatre
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
🎶 Entertainment
JPT Film & Event Center: Living at 4:30 pm, 80 For Brady at 7:30 pm
Midtown Oyster Bar: John Erikson at 8 pm
Ragged Island Brewing: Trivia Night from 6 pm to 8:30 pm
🏛️ City & Government
Jamestown: Jamestown School Committee at 6:30 pm
Little Compton: Little Compton School Building Committee at 3:30 pm
Middletown: Middletown School Committee at 3:30 pm
Newport: Newport Public Library at 4 pm, Newport School Committee - City Council Liaison Subcommittee at 5:15 pm
Portsmouth: Portsmouth Parks and Recreation at 5:30 pm, Portsmouth Conservation Commission at 6 pm, Portsmouth Zoning Board of Review at 7 pm
Tiverton: Tiverton Budget Committee at 6:30 pm
See the agendas and a full list of public meetings across Rhode Island here.
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