What's Up Today: Thursday, October 20
Good Morning,
đ Watch or listen to the conversations that we had with candidates yesterday;
Dawn Euer (D), candidate for Senate District 13 | Watch
J. Mark Ryan (D), candidate for Portsmouth Town Council | Watch
Jeanne-Marie Napolitano, candidate for Newport City Council At-Large | Watch
Hereâs whatâs on tap today, watch or listen as a podcast at the âwatchâ link;
9 am: Aida Neary & Amy Machado, Building Newportâs Future | Watch
10 am: Leonard Katzman (D), candidate for Portsmouth Town Council | Watch
1 pm: David Cicilline (D), candidate for Congressional District 1 | Watch
5 pm: Charles Levesque (D), candidate for Portsmouth Town Council | Watch
6:30 pm: David A Quiroa (R), candidate for Senate District 13 | Watch
đ Just 11 days left of the Halloween season, WUNâs Ken Abrams has curated a few lists to help you make the most of the season;
âSix Picksâ Halloween Frights! Scary attractions in RI and nearby MA this season
Apple Picking Season is here! âSix Picksâ Orchards in Newport County and beyond
Get Lost! âSix Picksâ Corn Mazes to explore in Newport County and Beyond
âSix Picksâ Fall treats â The best Apple Cider Donuts in RI
Whatâs Up Today
Weather
Today: Sunny, with a high near 59. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Marine Forecast
Today: SW wind 8 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: SW wind 9 to 12 kt decreasing to 6 to 9 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 62°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 7:03 am | Sunset: 5:56 pm | 10 hours and 53 minutes of sun.
High tide at 4:32 am & 4:53 pm | Low tide at 10:24 am & 11:14 pm.
Moon: Waning Crescent, 24.1 days, 30% lighting.
Happening Today
Things To Do
10am to 5 pm: Newport Car Museum German Car Discount Thursdays in October
11 am: Newport History Walking Tours: Discover Colonial Newport
5 pm: Robert Simonson shares his new book â Modern Classic Cocktails at La Farge Artist Studios
6 pm: Asian Export Art: A Discussion with Karina Corrigan at Rough Point Museum
6 pm: An Evening for Education, Presented by the Bazarsky Family Foundation at Young Building
6 pm: 2022 Gilded Age Fall Lecture Series - Night Boats to Newport: Remembering the âFloating Palaces' of the Illustrious Fall River Line at Rosecliff and via Zoom
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
Entertainment
JPT Film & Event Center:Â The Good House at 4:30 pm, Donât Worry Darling at 7:30 pm
One Pelham East: Timmy Smith from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
Perro Salado: Steve Cerelli at 9 pm
Ragged Island Brewing: Trivia in the Barn at 6 pm
Vieste Simply Italian: Live music from 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm
City & Government
Jamestown: School Committee at 7 pm
Little Compton: Town Council at 6:30 pm
Middletown: Personnel Board at 3:30 pm
Newport: Affirmative Action Commission at 3 pm, Beach Commission at 5 pm
Portsmouth: Parks and Recreation at 5:30 pm, Conservation Commission at 6 pm, Zoning Board of Review at 7 pm
Tiverton: Dog Park Advisory Committee at 6:30 pm
See the agendas for these meetings and a full list of public meetings in Rhode Island here.
Cruise Ship Schedule
October 20 â MS Insignia (Capacity: 824 passengers, 400 crew)
October 22 â MS Insignia (Capacity: 824 passengers, 400 crew)
October 22 â Seven Seas Navigator (Capacity: 490 passengers, 340 crew)
The Latest from WUN
WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with Leonard Katzman, candidate for Portsmouth Town Council
WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with Aida Neary and Amy Machado, Building Newportâs Future
Fall arrives at the Norman Bird Sanctuary with fun for the whole family
WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with David A. Quiroa, candidate for Senate District 13
Letter: School Regionalization? Itâs Time for a Change!
WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with Charles Levesque, candidate for Portsmouth Town Council
WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with Jeanne-Marie Napolitano, candidate for Newport City Council At-Large
Newport Public Schools: Superintendentâs Community Update â October 19
WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with J. Mark Ryan, candidate for Portsmouth Town Council
âSwift-footed lizardâ named Massachusetts state dinosaur
Adoptable Dog of the Week: Bear
Aquidneck Club condo sells for $1,782,500
New e-bike rebate program named in honor of late AP reporter
WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with Dawn Euer, candidate for Senate District 13
Where refugees in Rhode Island are arriving from
League of Women Voters, Newport County cancels Senate District 11 forum
Sparkling fish, murky methods: the global aquarium trade
Recent Local Obituaries
Newp Wire
NextTv: NECTA's Newport, R.I., Conference Returns Oct. 23-25 With New Branding
Salve Today: Fall 2022's 10th annual Multicultural Education Week celebrates topics around diversity, equity and inclusion
East Bay Times: Republicans decline to take part in Little Compton candidates' forum
ecoRI: Battles Over Water Rights, Land Use Likely to Become More Common
RI Monthly: A Former Barge Is Set to Become Warren's Newest Restaurant