Rogers shuts out EWG/Prout 30-0 at Toppa Field
Brayden Ward ran for 126 yards and Jay Northup returned a fumble 45 yards for a score
Miramar and the Bailey’s Beach clubhouse honored at Doris Duke Preservation Awards
The 20th annual awards, held at Rough Point on Sept. 11, drew record proceeds for the Newport Restoration Foundation
Nor’easter brings wind restrictions to the bridges, ferry cancellations and coastal flooding risk
Level I restrictions took effect at 5:55 a.m. on the Pell, Mount Hope and Jamestown Verrazzano bridges; Block Island ferry service was cancelled Friday and disruptions were expected to continue
On This Day – September 26, 1983: Australia II Wins America’s Cup in Newport
Australia II came from behind to prevail 4 races to 3 to win the America’s Cup, ending the longest winning streak in sporting history and ending U.S. domination of the racing series.
Red Sox beat Cubs 2-0 to sweep doubleheader after setting Wild Card Series matchup with Yankees
Boston will play its Wild Card Series for the second year in a row at the New York Yankees, who won last season’s best-of-three matchup 2-1. It will be the seventh Red Sox-Yankees postseason series.
Chazz Palminteri had $200 left when he wrote “A Bronx Tale.” He’s still performing it 35 years later.
The one-man version — all 18 characters — comes to Cranston’s Park Theatre on Oct. 2
Newport gets $68,000 in FEMA grant for CPR devices
The award is part of nearly $2.7 million to Rhode Island fire departments and first responder agencies this week
State climate council approves $1.5 million spending plan as requests hit $4.1 million
Thirteen agencies sought nearly three times the available funding; URI gets the largest share at $476,312
Ed Sheeran cancels New England concerts as Nor’easter looms
The cancellations are the latest disruption to Sheeran’s Loop Tour after Macklemore was dropped from the lineup for making pro-Palestinian comments onstage during a Sept. 5 show in New Jersey and supporting acts withdrew in solidarity.
State readies for weekend nor’easter with heavy rain and wind in the forecast
Rain chances stay above 65% in Newport through Sunday; RIDOT is clearing catch basins and Rhode Island Energy has extra crews on standby
Nor’easter to lash the East Coast with strong winds, flooding and heavy rain
Strong winds, coastal flooding and heavy rain are expected to hit much of the East Coast over the weekend, with a powerful nor’easter bringing its strongest winds to Cape Cod and the Islands.
24 cruise ship calls ahead for Newport this fall
October brings 22 of them, with four days of two ships in the harbor at once; the season now ends Nov. 2
Your Newport County weather forecast: 7 days on land and sea
Updated throughout the day with the latest from NOAA’s National Weather Service
Guardians clinch a playoff spot again, edging the Red Sox 1-0 on Martínez homer
While the Red Sox clinched a playoff spot for the second consecutive season earlier this week, they are still looking to firm up their seed.
Middletown’s MIKEL Inc. wins $64 million Navy engineering contract in Washington state
The five-year prime contract supports Naval Undersea Warfare Center Keyport, with McLaughlin Research and Booz Allen Hamilton as partners
Jaguars expect a favorable response against the Patriots, who are still ‘finding ourselves’
The Pats have won nine of their past 10 road games, with the lone loss coming at reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle in the season opener.
PUC approves $28 million in winter electric bill credits
Rhode Island Energy residential customers get $20.45 a month in January, February and March, on top of about $14 a month starting in October from the PPL settlement
People’s Credit Union closed every branch for a day of mental health volunteering
Employees put in more than 500 hours across a dozen-plus organizations on Sept. 17, from Lucy’s Hearth to Newport Mental Health
IYRS launching a women’s maritime leadership program in 2027
The six-month Women’s Maritime Leadership Academy is the first program from the school’s new Maritime Leadership Institute
Bicycle ordinances up for final vote Sept. 30, with opposition surfacing to the stormwater fee and a Perrotti Park building
The Castle Hill Neighborhood Association is opposing the proposed stormwater rate structure, and two residents want the harbormaster building plan reconsidered
Newport Historical Society reports record year, with 1,300 visitors to its new Center for Black History in three months
The society also launched a $4 million campaign to reimagine the Museum of Newport History at the Brick Market