Gerry Goldstein: A fine day for the mending of fences
National Mulligan Day falls on Oct. 17, and it’s about more than golf — it’s an invitation to redo whatever went wrong while there’s still time
Op-Ed: Why we’re asking Rhode Islanders to vote yes on Question 1
The presidents of URI, Rhode Island College and CCRI write that the bond would fund an integrated health building, a workforce innovation center and a career readiness hub
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Newport International Boat Show reports strong attendance at 55th annual event
The four-day show added a Fishing Village and drew more than 250 marine trade students; organizers did not release attendance figures. It returns Sept. 16-19, 2027
Historian to discuss Irish Famine immigrants held in North American quarantine stations, Oct. 20 in Middletown
Loretto Horrigan Leary’s talk for the Museum of Newport Irish History covers Grosse Île, Deer Island and Staten Island, where many who fled the Great Hunger died before ever reaching the mainland
Rhode Island’s UFL season tickets go on sale Sunday in Pawtucket, and the new team holds the No. 3 pick
The expansion team’s launch event at Centreville Bank Stadium is Oct. 18, with online sales the next day. Packages start under $100 for five home games. The league’s draft, Nov. 18, airs on NFL Network
Your Newport County weather forecast: 7 days on land and sea
Updated throughout the day with the latest from NOAA’s National Weather Service
Letter to the Editor: Let’s talk about what candidates will actually do
A Newport resident writes that the Ward 2 race has turned to personal attacks on Emily Conklin from people who aren’t on the ballot
Violinist Geneva Lewis brings the Goldberg Variations to Rough Point on Nov. 7
Puddingstone Music’s salon series pairs Sitkovetsky’s string-trio arrangement of Bach with live dance in the Doris Duke house. Tickets are $75
An accessible community table is now at the Fort Adams visitor center
Tina’s Table seats up to three wheelchair users alongside everyone else, with space for service dogs and strollers. RAMP donated it; The Steel Yard in Providence built it
Build the Bench RI endorses five Newport candidates in its second round
The new group, which backs progressive women and gender-expansive candidates, picked Emily Conklin and Taryn Mazza for City Council and Elizabeth Barron, Penelope Hunt and Kendra Wilson Muenter for School Committee
Salve Regina promotes Lynne Mello and Michael Pimental to vice president roles
Mello takes on marketing and communications, Pimental institutional affairs, in what President Kelli J. Armstrong describes as an expansion of both roles
Op-Ed: Patriotism is an action
Newport City Council Ward 2 candidate Emily Conklin explains why she does not recite the Pledge of Allegiance at council and School Committee meetings