Letter: Middletown’s non-resident taxpayers pay more and have no vote
A 32-year second-home owner says the 30% surcharge on non-resident property subsidizes the resident tax rate without accountability — and names the five council candidates she’d back if she could
Op-Ed: An experienced leader on the Newport School Committee
Kendra Wilson Muenter knows the committee’s threefold job — budget, policy, accountability — and knows no member can move anything alone
Comic – Sour Grapes: AI
Sour Grapes is a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world.
Bruins extend points streak to 8 games with 6-4 win over Sharks
James Hagens and David Pastrnak scored in a 40-second span in the third period, and the Boston Bruins extended their points streak to eight games with a 6-4 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.
Photos: East Greenwich blanks Rogers 21-0 on Vikings’ senior night at Toppa Field
Sophomore Jajuan Taylor intercepted two passes for Rogers, which honored 12 football seniors and four senior cheerleaders before the homecoming game
Jayson Tatum scores 36, sizzles down the stretch as Celtics fend off Knicks 107-103
Jayson Tatum scored 25 of his 36 points in the second half, including seven of his team’s final eight to help the Boston Celtics hold off the New York Knicks 107-103 on Friday night.
Helen Hames: Divine disruption
Father Mark Sauriol and the Call to Rise Above Yourself
Land Trust’s student art and writing contest opens, with winners to hang at the Newport Art Museum
Entries are due Dec. 4. Prizes run from $50 to $250, plus $500 grants to the first-place winners’ schools, and the work goes on view in the Cushing Gallery in February
MLK Community Center honors Gail Jacobs, Newport Mental Health and Liz Davis at annual meeting
Executive director Heather Hole Strout pointed to SNAP cuts, heavy snow and rising grocery and fuel prices as the year’s defining challenges
On the Market: Open Houses across Newport County (Oct. 24-25)
This weekend, 57 unique properties are scheduled to host open houses across Newport County on Saturday and Sunday, offering buyers a chance to explore everything from entry-level homes to luxury coastal estates.