Cluny School

Cluny School, located at 75 Brenton Road in Newport, will host an open house on Sunday, November 8, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Prospective parents and students will have the opportunity to tour the upper and lower school facilities and park-like campus, meet the principal and faculty, talk with current parents and students, and learn about curriculum, tuition assistance and more.

Cluny School is an independent, co-educational Catholic day school serving students in pre-school (ages 3-4) through Grade 8.  Founded in 1957 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny, the school welcomes students of diverse background and offers rolling admissions. Space is currently available in selected grades.

For more information or directions, please call the school at (401) 847-6043 or email info@ClunySchool.org

Ryan Belmore

Ryan Belmore is the Owner and Publisher of What'sUpNewp.  He has been involved with What’sUpNewp since shortly after its launch in 2012, proudly leading it to be named Best Local News Blog in Rhode Island by Rhode Island Monthly readers in 2018, 2019, and 2020 and an honorable mention in the Common Good Awards in 2021.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Potter League For Animals. He previously served on the boards of Fort Adams Trust, Lucy's Hearth, and the Arts & Cultural Alliance for Newport County.

In 2020, he was named Member of the Year by LION and won the Arts & Cultural Alliance of Newport County's Dominque Award.

He is a member of Local Independent Online News (LION) Publishers, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the North American Snowsports Journalists Association.

Born and raised in Rhode Island, he spent 39 years living in Rhode Island before recently moving to Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife and two rescue dogs. He still considers Rhode Island home, and visits at least once a month.