June 2017

Broken Shed Distilleries, Inc. has announced that Broken Shed Vodka will be sponsoring the 2017 Cocktail Wars Summer Splash. The event will take place throughout the summer over 7 weeks, at a different venue every Sunday in Newport. The event will start on July 9 at Christie’s. The full list of venue participants is listed […]

Newport Police Department has announced that on Thursday, June 15, 2017, from the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., the area between 543 Thames Street (Underwood Court) to 651 Thames Street (Narragansett Avenue) will be closed. This closure will be for paving the area by Hartford Paving. Road closure and detour signs will be […]

At its 216th commencement celebration, spanning multiple ceremonies the weekend of May 20 and 21, the University of Vermont conferred degrees on an estimated 3,228 graduates, including 2,620 bachelor’s, 386 master’s,106 doctoral and 116 medical degree recipients. Among degree recipients are students from 40 states and 97 international students from 21 foreign countries. Approximately 1,116 […]

Child & Family, located at 31 John Clarke Road in Middletown, has announced that its signature benefit, Au Courant, will be rescheduled from June 16th to a new date of Friday, July 14th at 7:00 pm at historic Fort Adams in Newport. Derek Warburton, New Hampshire native and celebrity stylist to such stars as Beyoncé, […]

The race to replace Teresa Paiva Weed’s seat in the Senate continues to grow. Kim Ripoli, a retired Navy Veteran and former Associate Director of Veteran Affairs for the State of Rhode Island, officially declared at Newport City Hall on Thursday, June 9th that she will be running as an independent in the Senate District […]

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation has announced that Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements are slated for a 2.7-mile portion of East Main Road, from Turnpike Avenue to Boyds Lane, in Portsmouth. The project also includes a small segment of Park Avenue, from Chase Road to Norseman Drive. Through a $9.5 million investment, $6.2 […]

The Rhode Island National Guard and US Army Special Operations Command is conducting military training this week, residents near Narragansett Bay are hearing noises associated with those exercises on Thursday night. Noises associated with the training will include loud bangs and simulated weapons fire, training was scheduled from 6 pm to 3 am on Thursday evening.. Training […]

The Ocean State’s Official Sailing School Vessel, Tall Ship Oliver Hazard Perry is changing lives every time she sails from her homeport of Newport, Rhode Island. With education-at-sea at the core of her mission, she provides innovative and empowering programs to promote personal and professional growth. This spring, the 200-foot Perry sailed her inaugural ocean […]

The Newport Gulls opened up the 2017 New England Collegiate Baseball League season on Wednesday at Cardines Field falling to the New Bedford Bay Sox, 14–4. For the Bay Sox, reliever LHP Darrien Ragins earned his first win of the year allowing two earned runs on two hits through three innings of work. New Bedford […]

Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin has announced that Melissa Castle, (age 35), of Portsmouth, pleaded guilty in Newport County Superior Court today before Justice Stephen P. Nugent to one count of second-degree murder for the death of Rachael S. Kilroy, of Middletown.  Under the terms of the plea, which was reached with the approval of […]

The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) has provided the following advisory for the Newport Pell and Jamestown Verrazzano Bridges. Due to the Bike MS: Ride the Rhode 2017, held by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, there will be a partial closure of the Newport Pell and Jamestown Verrazzano Bridges on Saturday, June 10. […]

With just 2 days to go before the first start, sailors from Annapolis to Ottawa, Concord to Cambridge and Seattle to Sarasota are set to converge at Newport MetreFest 2017, an exciting new regatta for International Rule sailing yachts including 2.4mR, 6mR, 8mR and 12mRs. From the sprightly single-handed 2.4mRs at just over 13 feet […]

Skipper Rick Hanson and his crew aboard Rosalita were out to sea for almost three and a half days. Those seven sailors aboard the J/109 could have relaxed at any time during the grueling passage down the Chesapeake Bay and up the Atlantic Ocean. After weathering a nasty storm on approach to Block Island and […]

Is there a historic preservation project, completed in the last three years, that sticks out to you as having enriched the character of the city of Newport? Is there an individual whose contributions to preserving Newport merit recognition? Here’s your chance to nominate an organization, individual, or building for this year’s Doris Duke Awards for […]

The House of Representatives today approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Deborah Ruggiero to extend the Renewable Energy Growth Program. The program allows homeowners, businesses and municipalities to install renewable energy systems — solar, wind, small scale hydropower — with financing over a 15- to 20-year period for lower electricity costs.  It also allows them to […]

What’sUpNewp will host a R.I. Senate District 13 (Newport, Jamestown) Candidate Forum at Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center on Monday, July 10th from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. This discussion will give candidates for Senate District 13 (Newport, Jamestown) the opportunity to share their views on local and statewide issues ahead of a special […]

The Preservation Society of Newport County announced today via a press release the appointment of Lise Dubé-Scherr as Director of Museum Affairs. Ms. Dubé-Scherr has a long and distinguished career in both art museums and historic house museums.  A native of Canada, she held progressively more responsible positions at the National Gallery of Canada, the […]

Newport Police Department announced via a press release on Tuesday, June 6th that on June 5th, at about 8:30 p.m., Detectives assigned to the Newport Police Department Vice/Narcotics Division in conjunction with Detectives from the Pawtucket Police Department arrested 22-year-old Middletown resident Cristian Febles on charges of Delivery of Cocaine. Detectives received information that Febles […]

Rep. Deborah Ruggiero has been honored by the Rhode Island Parent Information Network (RIPIN) with its 2017 Legislative Partner Award. Representative Ruggiero (D-Dist. 74, Jamestown, Middletown) was honored for her “commitment, proven track record and understanding of educational and health issues facing our families and children with special health care needs through sponsorship, legislation and […]

Despite the recent bad weather, the deck repair work continues on the Newport Pell Bridge and the project remains on schedule, according to The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority. “The hydro-demolition work has been successful and is going smoothly. The contractor has removed the concrete deck down to the rebar (steel supporting bars embedded […]