USA meets Switzerland at Glen Farm on Saturday in the season’s last international match
Gates open at noon with a 4 p.m. throw-in; the Swiss return to Newport for the first time since 2021
This Weekend
12 Metre North American Championship returns to Newport Sept. 18-20
The class that defined America’s Cup racing here from 1958 to 1987 races on Narragansett Bay this weekend
“Chopped” judge Maneet Chauhan headlines Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival, Sept. 18-20
Both brunches are already sold out; new seminars include a Riedel glassware session and a rum-and-chocolate pairing
Newport Classical opens its chamber season Sept. 18 with a quartet that plays banjos and mandolins too
Twelve Friday concerts at the Dearborn Street recital hall run through June; Austin’s Invoke opens with a program built around the nation’s 250th
Boat show adds a fishing village with a 50-foot casting pond this year
New section runs all four days of the Sept. 17-20 show, with free seminars and casting clinics included in general admission
Newport International Boat Show opens Thursday with more than 450 boats across seven sites
The 55th show runs through Sunday, with a new fishing village, free seminars, on-water classes and a Community Day; tickets start at $33
Newport International Boat Show expands education lineup with on-water training, new fishing village
Seminars, hands-on workshops and helm instruction run across all four days of the Sept. 17-20 show
Dr. Michael Fine: What’s crazy about hospitals and billing redux
From the You Can’t Make This Stuff Up But It Makes Your Skin Crawl Department.
Final turbine installed at Revolution Wind, 15 miles off Little Compton
All 65 turbines are standing at the 704-megawatt project, which survived two federal stop-work orders; full operation is expected later this year
Airbnb-funded grant to train Newport math teachers, with a public film screening Nov. 2
The $20,000 award covers professional development for 10 to 12 educators; 13.6% of Newport students in grades 3-8 met math expectations on the 2024 state assessment, against 30.1% statewide
Point survey finds widespread flooding but few homeowners insured or protected against it
Of 108 respondents, 42% reported flooding in the past five years; only 35% carry flood insurance and 39% have made resiliency improvements
Newport Restoration Foundation adding student mentorships to its climate and preservation symposium
Three students will attend Keeping History Above Water in October and be paired with a local mentor; letters of interest are due Oct. 2
Maine-built Hood 42 named best new boat at the Newport International Boat Show
The Newport for New Products awards, in their 20th year, were announced Friday with the show running through Sunday
Comic – Sour Grapes: Homework
Sour Grapes is a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world.
Your Newport County weather forecast: 7 days on land and sea
Updated throughout the day with the latest from NOAA’s National Weather Service
Trevor Story’s 3-run homer lifts Red Sox to 4-3 win, dropping Rangers into 2nd place in AL West
Boston (83-70) has a five-game lead for the top AL wild card and improved to 8-59 when trailing after seven innings.
Rhode Island Foundation offering up to $10,000 for Newport County community projects; deadline is Sept. 24
Neighborhood grants are open to libraries, schools, neighborhood groups and nonprofits for projects that bring people together
Steelers rolling, Patriots looking to bounce back in latest matchup between franchises
The Steelers (1-0) are coming off the successful debut of new coach Mike McCarthy following the departure of Mike Tomlin, and a vintage effort from 42-year-old quarterback Aaron Rodgers in their opening win over Atlanta.
Newport Classical brings a prize-winning piano trio and a quartet playing Bad Bunny to Dearborn Street in October
Trio Azura performs Oct. 9 and the Rasa String Quartet Oct. 23, with a free community concert in between on Oct. 18
Secretary of State warns voters about text posing as voter registration check
The message asks recipients to confirm their identity for their voter record; the state says it did not send it
Rogers hosts community conversation on bullying, hazing and racism tonight
National speaker B. Elliot Hopkins meets with students and staff during the day, with a session for parents and community members at 5 p.m. in the Student Commons
Rangers reach .500 again and tie for AL West lead with 7-3 victory over Red Sox
Brandon Nimmo hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning before Ezequiel Duran added a two-run single, and the surging Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3 on Wednesday night to pull even with Houston atop the AL West.
The Dead Tongues play the Great Friends Meeting House on Sept. 25
Newport Live brings Ryan Gustafson’s folk-rock project to the 1699 meeting house, with Brooklyn songwriter Mary-Elaine Jenkins opening
Rhode Island health officials urge flu, COVID and RSV vaccination ahead of respiratory season
861 people were hospitalized with flu in the state last season and 54 died; flu vaccine is available now, with community clinics starting in October
‘Situations’ returns to Jane Pickens Theater on Sept. 30
Following the screening, Vrotsos will join Jack Galvin, founder of the 9 Central Film Festival, for an on-stage audience Q&A and conversation about independent filmmaking and their respective experiences in the industry.
Tiverton volleyball sweeps Middletown in three sets
Adysson Amaral scored 11 points in the opening set as the Tigers moved to 3-0
NUWC Newport tells defense industry it wants “radical collaboration”
Technical director Marie Bussiere laid out biweekly office hours, a published acquisition forecast and a new subsea security challenge at this month’s Defense Innovation Days