Newport Hospital’s Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center will remain open, but needs $4.9 million in new annual funding to survive
The announcement follows months of community advocacy, an independent review and the work of a Community Advisory Panel; hospital leadership is now launching an aggressive effort to secure state and philanthropic support
Letter to the Editor: Newport Fire Chief Harp Donnelly on the Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center announcement
Donnelly details the operational and public safety implications of the birthing center’s future, noting Newport Fire responded to 23 maternity-related emergencies in the past year
Newport Hospital birthing center will stay open. But it needs another $4.9M a year to survive.
Nicole Searles, a spokesperson for the hospital, declined to share a copy of the report by Kaufman Hall, citing confidentiality, including “proprietary benchmarking data.” However, the findings have been shared in full with the Community Advisory Panel, Searles said in an email Friday.
Obituary: John Harris
June 1, 1943 – March 30, 2026
Your Newport County weather forecast: 7 days on land and sea
Updated throughout the day with the latest from NOAA’s National Weather Service
This day in RI history: April 4, 1866 -George Pierce Baker born in Providence
Known for codifying principals of drama
Celtics start fast again and roll to 133-101 blowout of the Bucks
Jaylen Brown scored 26 points, Jayson Tatum added 23, and the hot-shooting Boston Celtics capitalized on another fast start in a 133-101 victory over the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night.
Red Sox’s Caleb Durbin gets booed, snaps season-opening hitless streak in Boston home opener
Caleb Durbin experienced something in his first game at Fenway Park as a member of the Boston Red Sox that few others have before him.
Dr. Michael Fine: A new med school at URI is a crazy good opportunity
It will take a massive effort, with all hands-on-deck, to address the Rhode Island primary care shortage.
‘The Outsiders’ national tour brings Broadway to Providence with a 20-year-old newcomer in the lead
Nolan White left his University of Michigan dorm room for an open call audition — and everything changed
Little Compton oceanfront estate sells for $4.5 million, highest sale in town since November
The sale of 17 Ferolbink Way, a private property above the Sakonnet Passage on nearly five acres, was brokered by Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International Realty
Treasurer Diossa brings financial literacy program to Thompson Middle School
More than 100 eighth graders will receive in-classroom coursework, real-world banking exposure and the opportunity to open a savings account through BankNewport
Obituary: William Lawrence “Rusty” Leahy Jr.
William Lawrence Leahy, Jr., aged 73 and a lifelong resident of Newport, RI, passed away following an extended illness on March 31, 2026.
On the Market: A look at this weekend’s Open Houses across Newport County (April 4)
This weekend, we have 33 homes hosting open houses across Newport County, giving buyers a strong mix of options to explore.
15th annual Citizens Pell Bridge Run moves to August 30 due to planned Pell Bridge maintenance
Registration opens May 1 for the 4-mile run and walk from Jamestown to Newport, the only day each year pedestrians are permitted on the bridge
Obituary: Marion “Patsy” Patricia Robertson
August 26, 1940 — March 30, 2026
Obituary: Pamela F. Kelley
June 14, 1945 — March 21, 2026
Newport City Council to consider Ann Street Pier expansion, Easton’s Beach contracts and more at Wednesday meeting
The council will also take up the 2027 operating budget, a Naval Hospital study grant and a series of board appointments when it meets April 8 at City Hall
League of Women Voters Newport County to host public discussion on Rhode Island elections and security on April 23
Secretary of State Gregg Amore and Deputy Secretary of State Rob Rock will lead the conversation at Innovate Newport
Ken Block is running for governor again. This time as an independent.
He wrote a book about voter fraud. Now this Barrington resident wants your vote for governor.
Providence’s Duncan Powell pleads not guilty to charges resulting from altercation with woman
Providence basketball player Duncan Powell for the second time this week pleaded not guilty to domestic assault and disorderly conduct charges stemming from a weekend altercation with a woman that started in Providence and continued in the suburb of Cranston.
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