Newport schools superintendent discusses budget gap, retirement, and merger talks
Jermain says district projects a shortfall of more than $2 million by end of fiscal year
Newport School Superintendent to sit down with What’sUpNewp for live interview on March 4
Watch live or anytime afterward.
Sprawling investigation finds decades of sexual abuse among Catholic priests in Rhode Island
Catholic priests in Rhode Island preyed on hundreds of children for decades, getting away with sexual abuse largely due to a system where bishops prioritized minimizing scandal as the diocese maintained a secret archive to conceal the revelation of more victims.
Obituary: Jonathan Hilton Cooper
October 18, 1967 – February 28, 2026
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How Midwives support women through the reproductive years
While midwives are experts in pregnancy, labor, and postpartum care, their role also includes comprehensive gynecologic care throughout the reproductive years.
Tiverton holds off Coventry 47-45 in girls basketball semifinal thriller
Branch’s late basket, Pimentel’s clutch free throws lift Tigers to state final
On This Day In History – March 4, 1754: Benjamin Waterhouse, smallpox vaccine pioneer, born in Newport
He is well-known for being the first doctor to test the smallpox vaccine in the United States, which he carried out on his own family.
Obituary: Nancy Warwick Tarlton
April 9, 1930 – March 2, 2026
7-Day Weather forecast for Newport County
Here’s what’s on tap for weather this week and weekend.
Obituary: Robert Brennan
July 2, 1943 – February 23, 2026
Snow Report: Mountain Conditions at New England Ski Resorts
A look at how much snow has fallen and how conditions are at ski resorts across New England.
The Bruins beat the Penguins 2-1 as Khusnutdinov, Mittelstadt score 50 seconds apart
Marat Khusnutdinov and Casey Mittelstadt scored less than a minute apart early in the first period and the Boston Bruins held on for a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night.
Newport Burger Bender breaks record with 60 restaurants, 7,000 burgers sold
The 10-day contest, held in February, drew 10 new participating restaurants this year
Newport Classical announces two free spring community concerts
PROJECT Trio and Toomai String Quintet will perform free, family-friendly concerts in April and May
Jane Pickens Theater celebrates Irish culture all month long with concerts, film and dance
From a traditional Irish concert the night before the parade to a Dervish performance later in the month, Newport’s historic theater has a full slate of St. Patrick’s Day festivities