BankNewport grants $22,000 to Star Kids and FabNewport
The two awards, part of a spring cycle that sent more than $470,000 to nearly 50 Rhode Island nonprofits, fund tutoring and transportation in one case and summer meals in the other
AFC East led by Patriots and Bills eyeing Super Bowl run. Jets and Dolphins seek respectability
It’s like old times again for the New England Patriots, who are being pursued by everyone else in the AFC East.
Op-Ed: Rhode Island’s LGBTQ+ community needs proven leaders in the General Assembly
Sen. Tiara Mack of Providence argues the 2026 session fell short on LGBTQ+ protections and endorses Newport’s Sen. Dawn Euer ahead of the Sept. 9 primary
“Chopped” judge Maneet Chauhan headlines Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival, Sept. 18-20
Both brunches are already sold out; new seminars include a Riedel glassware session and a rum-and-chocolate pairing
Classic yachts parade through Newport Harbor Sunday morning
Free to watch from the waterfront; open to any classic boat, racing or not, as part of the 47th Newport Classic Yacht Regatta
Federer gets his Hall of Fame ring at the US Open, two days after his Newport induction
Kim Clijsters made the presentation in Arthur Ashe Stadium, the court where the Swiss won five straight titles
Man taken into custody after hours-long standoff on Dudley Avenue, police say
Newport County Special Response Team negotiators talked Khaleel Mills out of the residence Monday night; he faces firearm and domestic violence charges
Trevor Story hits a bases-loaded RBI single in 10th to lift Red Sox to 9-8 win over Mariners
Trevor Story drove in the winning run with a bases-loaded single in the 10th inning after Seattle walked the two batters before him intentionally, lifting the Boston Red Sox to a 9-8 comeback victory over the Mariners on Monday night.
Newport Classical opens its chamber season Sept. 18 with a quartet that plays banjos and mandolins too
Twelve Friday concerts at the Dearborn Street recital hall run through June; Austin’s Invoke opens with a program built around the nation’s 250th
Blood center asks for donors over Labor Day weekend after a thin summer
RIBC came up nearly 900 donations short during Labor Day week last year; everyone who gives Sept. 2-9 is entered in a daily $500 gift card drawing
New York Yacht Club challenges America’s Cup governing body
Club asks New York’s attorney general to review whether the new America’s Cup Partnership can be squared with the Deed of Gift; the U.S. challenger for 2027 represents Sail Newport
Jane Pickens runs a week of 1960s cinema starting Friday, opening with a Beatles tribute band
Ten films over seven days, three with live music; a festival pass covers the whole run
Letter: Keith Hoffmann is the best candidate for Rhode Island Attorney General
Four Aquidneck Island and East Bay legislators endorse the former Neronha deputy ahead of the Sept. 9 primary
RENEWport volunteers return to Pell for a second year of morning greetings
Greeters start Wednesday with the first day of school; library volunteers begin in October, and the group is looking for more of both
Newport spends more per resident on police and fire than any other Rhode Island community
RIPEC report puts city first statewide in both police and fire spending per capita, at nearly double the state average, though the group notes the measure doesn’t count visitors or seasonal residents
This Day in History – August 31, 1954: Hurricane Carol makes landfall in Newport
While the storm was less powerful than the ’38 hurricane, Carol was still able to destroy many of Newport’s coastal attractions, such as the Merry-Go-Round at Easton’s Beach and Johnny’s Atlantic Beach Club.
This Day In History: August 31, 1881 – Inaugural US Men’s Single Tennis Championships Is Played in Newport
The inaugural U.S. National Championship took place on August 31, 1881 at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island.
Your Newport County weather forecast: 7 days on land and sea
Updated throughout the day with the latest from NOAA’s National Weather Service
Austin Wells homers twice in 9-run eighth, Heliot Ramos homers in fifth as Yankees rout Red Sox 16-1
The Yankees won for the 10th time in 14 games and scored their most runs this season. New York also finished with 18 hits for its second-highest total.
What Sold: Newport County real estate market finds more balance as August comes to a close (August 24 – 28)
The latest available July data from RI MLS puts the median sale price in Newport County at approximately $740,000, with homes selling in a median of 39 days.
Teton Gravity Research ski film screens at the Jane Pickens on Nov. 11
“Actually, It Is Rocket Science” includes footage shot at Jay Peak, Vermont, and features East Coast skiers