Redwood exhibition argues Robert Duncanson’s landscapes mapped routes to freedom
Twenty-eight paintings are on view through January, with a talk Oct. 8 by Executive Director Benedict Leca and collector Michael Meyer
URI puts 64 years of beach survey data online
The new site shows how eight Rhode Island shorelines have grown, shrunk and rebuilt since 1962, including what storms like Sandy did to them
Newport Polo’s rained-out finale gets a Saturday encore, with a 50-pony parade
The Turkish Airlines Finals close the club’s 150th season Oct. 3 at Glen Farm, bundled with charity day, a BBQ cook-off and a two-for-one ticket offer
AJ McCarron named head coach of Rhode Island’s new UFL team
The former Alabama and NFL quarterback brings the 2026 Birmingham Stallions roster with him; the team’s name and colors are unveiled Oct. 18 at Centreville Bank Stadium
Three Newport County ponds among 25 waters getting fall trout stocking
DEM stocks brook and rainbow trout Oct. 2 through Oct. 8, including Stafford Pond and Eight Rod Farm Pond in Tiverton and Upper Melville in Portsmouth
National Sailing Hall of Fame opens nominations for its 2027 class tomorrow
Anyone can nominate, and the selection committee only considers names that come in through the public process; the window runs through Dec. 31
RIPEC: Rhode Island’s state roads rank worst in the nation after a decade focused on bridges
The report finds the state spends $8.40 on capital projects for every $1 on routine maintenance, the widest gap in the country, and faces a $278.9 million shortfall in the state money needed to unlock federal aid
Drake Maye and J.J. McCarthy find themselves in unfortunate company early this NFL season
Two of the record-tying six quarterbacks taken in the first round of the 2024 draft aren’t having the best start to the 2026 season.
Your Newport County weather forecast: 7 days on land and sea
Updated throughout the day with the latest from NOAA’s National Weather Service
Schlittler and Rice torment hometown team as Yankees beat rival Red Sox 9-0 in playoff opener
Game 2 in the best-of-three series at Yankee Stadium is Wednesday night, when a victory would send New York into a best-of-five Division Series against AL East champion Tampa Bay.
Potter League CEO Brad Shear resigns after nine years; two former leaders step in as interim directors
M. Christie Smith and Amy Chamard, who together spent 63 years at the Middletown shelter, will run it while the board searches for a permanent leader
Voter handbook for the November election is out and heading to every Rhode Island household
It covers the three ways to vote and the five statewide bond questions; sample ballots with local races are online
People’s Credit Union promotes Rachel Semiao to head of Portsmouth member operations
She moves from the Middletown branch, where she started as a member service representative after 15 years in healthcare
Messiah at Rosecliff returns in December, part of six Newport Classical holiday concerts
Cantus, a chamber Messiah and the orchestra Frisson fill two December weekends; tickets go on sale Oct. 6
Public panel on kratom set for Oct. 27 in Portsmouth
Rhode Island legalized sales this spring; Massachusetts classified the plant as a Schedule I drug in August. The free event includes dinner and childcare.
Chamber study warns Newport County lacks the space to hold the jobs coming its way
The report projects 1,700 new jobs by 2035 requiring 1.47 million square feet, with industrial vacancy already at 2.74%
Jayson Tatum ready to lead new-look Celtics in aftermath of Jaylen Brown trade to 76ers
Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said the style of the team won’t necessarily change without Brown.
Newport Restaurant Group marks 30 years of employee ownership, with $33 million paid out since 1996
The company says its turnover runs 12 to 14 percent against an industry average near 110 percent; long-tenured employee accounts average about $606,000
Drake Maye’s struggles hovering over Patriots’ slow start with division opener next
After beginning the season with two games of uneven play, Maye’s struggles found a new floor in the Patriots’ 35-6 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.
Tenth Concert of Remembrance brings a 20-piece orchestra and choirs from two states to St. George’s Chapel
The Oct. 25 candlelight concert closes with Peter Berton’s “A Poet’s Requiem”; admission is by donation, with all proceeds going to international humanitarian aid
Middletown library adds books in nine languages and its first video game collection
A $7,500 state grant paid for 425 world language titles and 58 games, all available now with a library card