The Fifth Element has sold for $4.5 million, according to Teri Degnan Real Estate & Consulting LTD. The commercial-retail property at 105-11 Broadway is currently the location of The Fifth Element restaurant and bar and its outdoor dining space, The Outer Element, as well as the adjacent property best known as the former home of […]
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Festa Italiana Committee seeks vendors for Annual Festa In the Park
The Annual Italian Heritage Festival Park is slated to take place in Touro Park in Newport on Saturday, October 2, 2021 from 11am to 4pm. Included this year is a pop up COVID Vaccination Clinic sponsored by the RI Department of Health from 12pm to 3pm. This free event is open to the public and […]
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Obituary: Joan Rahn Hopper
Joan Rahn Hopper passed away peacefully with her daughter Kristen Hopper by her side in Newport Hospital on Tuesday August 24th, 2021. Joan Freda Rahn was born on Mother’s Day May 12, 1929, in Albany, New York to Philip Stanley Rahn and Freda Reichardt Rahn. Her Depression Era childhood was spent in Whitesboro New York, […]
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Potter League for Animals takes dogs from Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Ida
The Potter League for Animals received 10 dogs that were evacuated ahead of Hurricane Ida to ensure as many animals as possible were moved out of harm’s way. According to The Potter League for Animals, all dogs transported had previously been in shelters and were evacuated to make room for the animals affected by the […]
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Mark Thompson to step down as Executive Director of Newport Restoration Foundation
After nearly four years of dedicated leadership, Newport Restoration Foundation (NRF) executive director Mark Thompson has informed the board of trustees he will be stepping down in the spring of 2022, NRF Board Chair James Ross announced today. “Mark’s leadership stabilized the Foundation and advanced our most important priorities,” said Ross in a statement. “He […]
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Obituary: Michael Shane McCarthy
Michael Shane McCarthy, 39, of Los Angeles, CA. formerly of Newport, RI died unexpectedly on August 12, 2021 at home. Michael was born February 19, 1982 in Springfield, MA to Kevin J McCarthy and Vicki L Dyl. He grew up in Newport RI and graduated from Rogers High School in 2000.Michael was a rare human […]
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Fort Adams Trust’s fall event schedule includes car shows, a food truck festival, fundraisers, and family fun
By Sandy Kristiansson, Fort Adams Trust The Fort Adams Trust is pleased to announce its fall 2021 schedule of community events for all to enjoy every weekend ranging from classic car shows & food truck festivals to road races & walkathon fundraisers, and finally celebrations of fun for families & children. It all starts off […]
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What’s Up This Week: Things to do, live music, and more (August 31 – September 6)
Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport this week. This story may be updated as we learn about additional events or listings. Have an event you’d like to see added to this list or a future list? Add it to our event calendar. Note: An event or performance may change at […]
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Graves of Fallen French Revolutionary Soldiers to be honored with an unveiling ceremony at Trinity Church on September 10
The National Park Service will hold a special public ceremony to unveil the grave markers of two fallen French soldiers of the American Revolution. According to Johnny F. Carawan, Trail Administrator for the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail, the ceremony will take place at Trinity Church in Newport on Friday, September 10 from 2:00 […]
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Obituary: Sr. Rachel Philippe Racine
via O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home Sister Rachel Philippe of Our Lady of Dolors Racine, 91, went home to the Lord on Thursday, August 26, 2021, at Grand Islander Nursing Home, Middletown, RI. Diane Racine was born to Philippe Henri Racine and Rachel Talbot in Fall River, MA. As one of a large French-Canadian family and […]
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Obituary: Beverly Baker
Beverly Ann (Cicerone) Baker, 82, passed away, Sunday, August 29, 2021 at the Morgan Health Center, Johnston. She was the wife of the late Charles D. Baker.Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Fiorindo A. and Marjorie C. (Bywater) Cicerone. Beverly grew up in Middletown and resided on Sherwood Road for many […]
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Obituary: Jaime K. Kittredge
Jaime K. (Dunne) Kittredge, 45, of Middletown, passed away on August 28, 2021, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Peter Kittredge for 18 years. Jaime was born in Newport, R.I to Edward and Kathleen Dunne of Middletown, R.I. Jaime graduated Bishop Connelly High School in 1993 and received her Bachelors from Salve […]
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What’s Up Newp to host a Rent & Mortgage Relief – Virtual Panel Discussion on September 1
What’s Up Newp will host a live virtual housing relief program panel discussion at 1 pm on Wednesday, September 1. The conversation will include Senator Dawn Euer; Christine Hunsinger, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer at RI Housing; Angela Downing, Director of Social Services; and Cindy Nemet, Family Advocate Safety Net. Your questions and comments are […]
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Sour Grapes – A Comic Strip by Tim Jones: August 31
Here’s this week’s Sour Grapes;
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Newport School Superintendent Colleen Burn Jermain joins WUN for a videocast Tuesday at 1 pm
For teachers, students, parents, and probably most of all, superintendents, the start of the 2021-22 school year is filled with promise and high expectations, but also with uncertainty as COVID continues to spread, with more young people becoming infected and a vaccine yet to be available to most of those in elementary schools. Newport School […]
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Obituary: Bernard Rodriguez
Bernard Rodriguez, 82, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on August 26, 2021, in the Royal Middletown Nursing Center. Bernard was born in Brooklyn, NY, to the late Bernardo and Sinforosa (Fernandez) Rodriguez. Bernard spent his early childhood years in Puerto Rico, until moving to back Brooklyn, where he grew up. He later moved to […]
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What does full FDA approval of a vaccine do if it’s already authorized for emergency use?
Jennifer Girotto, University of Connecticut Thirty percent of unvaccinated American adults say they’re waiting for the COVID-19 vaccines currently authorized for emergency use to be officially approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA has since granted that approval for those age 16 and older for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Aug. 23, 2021. […]
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Winners are crowned for the C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta and the U.S. Para Sailing Championships
By C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta The final day of racing at the 18th C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta and the 2021 U.S. Para Sailing Championships has wrapped up for the 23 boats in the 2.4mR, Martin 16 and Sonar classes competing in Newport over the last two days. […]
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How Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts infused one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands with a little jazz
Victor Coelho, Boston University In an era when rock drummers were larger-than-life showmen with big kits and egos to match, Charlie Watts remained the quiet man behind a modest drum set. But Watts wasn’t your typical rock drummer. Part of the Rolling Stones setup from 1963 until his death on Aug. 24, 2021, Watts provided […]
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Op-Ed: The Last Mile: Getting fiber broadband to your home or business
As the pandemic continues, it’s been an eye-opener on how important access to high-speed fiber optic is in our modern life. Decades ago, our nation created infrastructure programs for electricity, telephone and highways. Today, it’s fiber broadband — fast, cheap and the future. Rhode Island’s coaxial, copper cable system is old-school. Rhode Island will receive […]
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What’s Up This Weekend: Things to do, live music, and more (August 27 – 29)
Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport this weekend. This story may be updated as we learn about additional events or listings. Have an event you’d like to see added to this list or a future list? Add it to our event calendar. Note: An event or performance may change at […]
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Obituary: Jacquelyn Andrea LaChance
Ms. Jacquelyn LaChance, age 43, of Providence, Rhode Island, passed away on August 22, 2021. Jacquelyn was born in Newport, RI to Gordon and Nancy (Kelly) LaChance. She graduated from Rogers High School in 1996 with an accolade in cosmetology. She followed her passion with a 25 year career as a hairdresser. Her fondest moments […]
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Rhode Island’s foodservice and restaurant industry’s financial security in danger of being wiped out by Delta Variant
The following was submitted and provided by the Rhode Island Hospitality Association The RI Hospitality Association (RIHA), the National Restaurant Association, and 50 other state restaurant association partners sent a letter to Congressional leadership sharing new national consumer confidence survey findings and urging swift replenishment of the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF). Rhode Island has more than 1,523 […]
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Newport Recreation sets to new pickleball court hours to better manage demand, neighborhood impacts
As the popularity of Pickleball continues to grow, the City of Newport today announced that Newport Recreation is putting into place new court hours in order to better manage demand and mitigate the neighborhood impacts of what has become one of the City’s most popular sports. Beginning Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, City Pickleball courts will […]