Site work to begin June 1 on The Bellevue, a 90-room luxury hotel in Bellevue Gardens plaza
Procaccianti Companies and TPG Hotels & Resorts say the Bellevue Gardens Retail Plaza and parking lot will remain open throughout construction at 181 Bellevue Ave.
RENEWport launches Semiquincentennial 250 Archival Project to preserve Newport youth reflections
Local students are invited to submit art, poetry, essays or short videos on the nation’s 250th anniversary by June 30, with a digital archive to be donated to the Newport Historical Society
Newport City Council to take up FY 2027 budget at May 27 meeting
The docket includes second readings on the operating budget and tax levy, a slate of summer special events and a resolution backing Castle Hill Inn’s aquaculture farm application
Letter to the Editor: May reminds us of our progress and challenges with mental health
By Richard Leclerc, Director of the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals
People’s Credit Union named 2026 Bicycle Friendly Business of the Year at Newport’s Bike to Work Day
City Manager Colin Kennedy delivered the annual report on bicycle-friendly progress, including a $19.25 million regional Safe Streets grant, before a group ride to Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling
Jamestown’s Beech partners with James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Schlow, debuts new menu May 27
Schlow joins as chef and managing partner, with Jamestown native Eric Warren returning as executive chef and a new American menu with Mediterranean influences
79th annual Block Island Race starts Friday with record ORC fleet, record attempt by 88-foot Lucky
Nearly 70 boats will take on the 186-nautical-mile course as the race doubles as a proving ground for the 2026 Newport Bermuda Race
Obituary: Lawson T. Christopher Jr.
October 2, 1954 – May 11, 2026
Obituary: Freddie Adams Jr.
August 29, 1961 — May 17, 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
Duran’s 2-run, opposite field homer rallies Red Sox to a 4-3 win over the Royals
Jarren Duran’s opposite-field two-run homer in the seventh inning rallied the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.
Theatre By The Sea opens 2026 summer season with “Little Shop of Horrors”
The Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi musical runs May 28 through June 20 at the Wakefield playhouse, marking 93 years of summer theatre
Newport police name suspect in Harbor Base Inn homicide; victim’s son believed responsible
Officers found 85-year-old Terry Costello dead while making a notification that her 66-year-old son had jumped from the Mount Hope Bridge; police say the incident was isolated with no known threat to the public
Sens. Gu and Ujifusa host AANHPI Heritage Month celebration at State House
The state’s first Asian American legislators honored community organizations and highlighted resources for immigrants and refugees at Tuesday’s gathering
West Place Animal Sanctuary to host Spring Visitors Weekend May 30-31 in Tiverton
The season’s first public weekend offers guided tours, new rescues including Pua the piglet and Tad the Mandarin duck, and a debut of the custom West Place Defender 130
Eastern US sweats through another hot day before rain, cold move in
A heat advisory was in effect for portions of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island through Wednesday evening.
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