Newport’s 70th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade set for Saturday
Parking bans, bus detours and heavy enforcement planned along parade route
On the Market: A look at 25 homes hosting Open Houses this weekend in Newport County (March 14-15)
With the St. Patrick’s Day parade bottlenecking the city on Saturday, open houses tend to be lighter that day, with Sunday typically carrying the bulk of the activity.
Offshore wind project targeted by Trump administration starts sending power to the New England grid
The Danish company Orsted said Revolution Wind is now generating power and will scale up in the weeks ahead until it is fully operational.
Obituary: Ingrid E. Fogg
August 12, 1944 – March 11, 2026
Newport Historical Society offers limited-edition flags to mark America’s 250th anniversary
Handcrafted ‘witness flags’ celebrate Newport’s revolutionary roots as the nation prepares for its semiquincentennial
Michele Gallagher: Rhode Island women of the Revolution – loyalists, diplomats, and patriots
Part I of a 2-part Series
Multi-agency impaired driving enforcement campaign set for Newport St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Officers from seven departments, state police and a BAT Mobile Unit will be deployed Saturday
Providence fires coach Kim English a day after Friars lose to St. John’s in Big East quarterfinals
Kim English’s three-year tenure at Providence is over.
Obituary: Linda Helen Sheehan
November 5, 1948 — February 22, 2026
Movies and TV shows casting in Rhode Island
Backstage compiled a list of projects casting right now in Rhode Island and nationwide, and which roles they’re looking to fill.
Sail Newport program director Kim Hapgood marks 30 years at the helm of sailing education
Hapgood has grown the public sailing center’s programs to national recognition since 1996
Sail Newport to host J/Boats president Jeff Johnstone for lecture on company’s 50-year history
The Challenger Lecture Series event takes place April 2 at Fort Adams State Park
Obituary: Maximilian Ringseisen
November 11, 1981 – March 9, 2026
Newport School Committee backs bilingual education bill as multilingual learner population surges
Newport joins Cranston, Central Falls, and Woonsocket in supporting the SABE Act, currently before the Rhode Island General Assembly
Obituary: Carol Ann Stewart
July 29, 1948 – January 18, 2026