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June 19
- Watch: Governor Raimondo, DOH provide COVID-19 Update
- Juneteenth celebration planned for Friday in Newport
- Guest View: Newport Farmers’ Markets open, summer is here!
- Newport Polo will host Davitt Classic on Saturday
- Colony House Bell Ringing to end, Newport Historical Society Members have opportunity to ring bell
- Common Fence Music to present The Pidemont Bluz in a free online concert
- Chamber to partner with CCRI Division of Workforce Partnerships to provide free virtual courses
June 18
- What’s Up Podcast: A conversation with Len Lardaro, URI Economist
- City of Newport sets capacity limit at Reject’s Beach
- Bar ‘Cino expanding in Washington Square
- Providence-Newport Ferry season will begin on June 26th
- City of Newport: Canvassing Office set to accept Candidate Declarations
- DEM: To help ease traffic tie-ups, beach-goers can now purchase daily flex passes online
- Obituary for Cora (Peppes) Saccucci
- Conservation could create jobs post-pandemic
- Middletown launches a live traffic cam for Second Beach
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- St. John’s announces return of Quarter Till Organ Recitals
- DEM announces new online tool, offers access to Water Quality Certifications and Stormwater Construction Permits
June 17
- Rep. Williams urges R.I. congressional delegation to sponsor legislation making “Juneteenth” a national holiday
- Watch: Governor Raimondo, RIDOH provide COVID-19 update | June 17
- Now Hiring: 100+ job opportunities available right now in Newport County
- What Sold: 9 Aquidneck Island real estate sales, transactions (June 10 – 15)
- Touro Synagogue to reopen its grounds for tours
- Newport Historical Society to host a civic conversation on protest in America
June 16
- Angela McCalla will seek re-election on Newport City Council
- VIDEO & RECAP: Newport City Council Special Meeting
- Op-Ed: Rep. Carson – Rhode Island needs a strategy for rebuilding tourism industry
- Be Green Kids Consignment Sale to take place at Longplex Sports Center June 25 – 28
- Senator Whitehouse joins bipartisan call for permanent expansion of telehealth beyond COVID-19 pandemic
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- AT&T expands 5G access to Newport County
June 15
- SMART scholar finds success at NUWC Division Newport
- VIDEO: Middletown Town Council Meeting on June 15th
- Deadline approaching for candidates to declare
- What’s Up in Newport County this week: June 15 – 22
- PPAC Announces Re-Scheduling of “Jesus Christ Superstar” to August, 2021
- Brenton Hotel set to open in July
- Newport Restaurant Group now offering delivery service from Bar ‘Cino, Smoke House, and Avivo
- Fort Adams Trust seeks volunteers to assist in ‘holding down the fort’
- Local Scouts to discuss American culture and race in virtual class
- Video & Updates: Governor Raimondo, RIDOH provide COVID-19 update | June 15
- Video & Updates: Governor Raimondo, RIDOH provide COVID-19 update | June 15
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
June 14
June 13
- VIDEO: Human Rights Peaceful Protest in Newport
- Easton’s Beach, Goddard Park Beach reopen for swimming
- WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with Henry ‘Rick’ Lombardi Jr.
June 12th
- Governor Expands Early Warning Testing System, Announces Landlord Challenge
- AG Neronha Issues Guidance on Federal Stimulus Payments for Nursing Home Residents
- Division of Taxation office reopens today to public
- Assembly to return to session
- What’s Up This Weekend in Newport County: June 12 – 14
- What’s Up at the Movies: We Review Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods”
- City of Newport providing support for Saturday’s Human Rights Peaceful Protest
- Newport City Council to host special meeting on Tuesday, budget and COVID-19 on the agenda
- Tiverton Farmers Market opens June 16th at Sandywoods Center for the Arts
- Representative Canario announces he will not seek re-election in District 71
- Financial incentives available for landlords to rent to Rhode Islanders who have housing vouchers
- Music Streaming Online This Weekend (June 12-14) – Rhiannon Giddens, GA-20, Tish Adams
- Newport Historical Society to host virtual annual meeting on June 25th
- Easton’s Beach, Goddard Park Beach closed for swimming because of high bacteria levels
- WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with Henry ‘Rick’ Lombardi Jr. | June 13 at 10 am
- WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with Casby Harrison
- Video & Updates: Governor Raimondo’s briefing on COVID-19 | June 12
- Agenda for Middletown Town Council meeting on June 15th
June 11th
- NUWC Division Newport honors 150th anniversary with commemorative yearbook
- ABC 6: Newport barbershop owner offering free haircuts to kids with families financially impacted by COVID-19
- Middletown Town Councilor Henry “Rick” Lombardi Jr. announces run for House District 74 – Jamestown, Middletown
- Representative Deborah Ruggiero announces she will seek re-election in House District 74
- The Public’s Radio: Newport City Council votes to condemn hate speech
- Bowen’s Wharf cancels annual Newport Chowder & Oyster Festival and Seafood Festival
- Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival still scheduled for September 17-20
- Here’s the status of major Newport County events in 2020
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- Gamm Theatre Announces Plans for 2020-21 Season
- 50 High School Juniors in Rhode Island honored with ‘Young Leader’ Award
- People’s Credit Union partners with Swipe for a Cause
- Two Newport Mansions reopen successfully, Newport Historical Society begins walking tours, more openings expected
June 10th
- Video & Recap: Newport City Council Regular Council Meeting | June 10th
- newportFILM announces launch of newportFILM Drive-In, first drive-in will take place on June 25th at Glen Park
- Letter To The Editor: We now look to our elected leaders to display true leadership when it is most needed
- Whitehouse, Reed call for Federal Support for local Chambers of Commerce and Tourism Boards during COVID-19 crisis
- Rogers High School teacher recognized as Cox “Hero of Distance Learning”
- Governor: Students will return to school in R.I. on August 31st, all districts will follow standardized schedule
- United Way accepting applications for ‘Rhode Island recovers’ grant program, $600K available to nonprofits
- Dunkin’ Donuts on Broadway to permanently close
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- Trinity Rep to Delay 2020-21 Season
- Scenic Aquidneck Coalition project will bury utility lines along Third Beach Road and Indian Avenue
- Video Game Remedy opens on West Main Road
- What Sold: 17 Aquidneck Island real estate sales, transactions (June 2 – 8)
- Watch: Newport City Council Regular Council Meeting | June 10th at 6:30 pm
- Watch: Governor Raimondo, RIDOH provide COVID-19 update | June 10
June 9th
- Newport Port Marker organization announces UNESCO Recognition
- Style Newport changing up locations on Thames Street
- Newport teacher named Rhode Island’s 2020 Financial Literacy Teacher of the Year
- Human Rights Peaceful Protest to be held on Saturday in Newport
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- Now Hiring: 75 job opportunities available on Aquidneck Island right now
- What’s Up This Week In Newport County: June 9 – 15
- States are making it harder to sue nursing homes over the coronavirus, and that’s a bad idea
- On This Day In Newport History – June 9, 1869: Construction of First Torpedo Station on Goat Island Ordered
- Newport Firsts – 1869: Newport was the site of the first torpedo manufacturing station in U.S.
- COVID-19 tests now available for close contact workers – even those without symptoms
June 8th
- Newport Historical Society begins to reopen
- Leading cruise ship provider cancels all reservations for 2020
- Newport Polo opens 29th Season on schedule
- Gerry Goldstein: Slow and steady Is her formula for the long haul
- Watch Live: Governor Raimondo, RIDOH provide COVID-19 update | June 8
- Letter To The Editor: Everyone’s entitled
- Beauty industry veterans open new salon in Middletown
- Clean Ocean Access to celebrate World Oceans Day on September 10th
- Newport Car Museum reopens on Monday
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
June 7th
June 6th
- VIDEO & PHOTOS: Black Lives Matter Rhode Island hosts Rally for Justice and Equality in Newport
- Frank Prosnitz – Just My Opinion: We owe them
- What’s Up at the Movies: We Review “Shirley”
- Newport City Council to host regular meeting on June 10th, here’s what’s on the agenda
- BankNewport celebrates reveal of renovated 90-year-old Washington Square branch
- Citizens Exploring School Unification: A step closer to school unification
- City Council members introduce resolution ‘Condemning Racist Hate Speech’, would also include bias training for City employees and City Council
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
June 5th
- Newport Polo gets state ok – to open on schedule
- Newport City Council to host regular meeting on June 10th, here’s what’s on the agenda
- Analysis: George Floyd, coronavirus an inequality stealing black lives
- Music Streaming Online This Weekend (June 5-7) – Sturgill, Lucinda and Taylor
- City of Newport releases statement on Black Lives Matter Rhode Island rally that is scheduled for Saturday
- BankNewport celebrates reveal of renovated 90-year-old Washington Square branch
- Aquidneck Land Trust adds six new members to its board of trustees
- Audrain Automobile Museum will reopen on June 8th
- Rally for Justice and Equality scheduled to take place in Newport on Saturday
- Newport offering payment plans for those unable to pay utility bills
- Newport Secret Garden Tour postpones both 2020 tours to 2021
- Mentoring relationships among NUWC Division Newport employees remain strong during coronavirus pandemic
June 4th
- Governor Raimondo extends executive order mandating the use of face coverings until July 4th
- Tyler Bernadyn: A sign of HOPE on Broadway
- MLK Center releases June Mobile Food Pantry schedule
- COVID-19 in Rhode Island – June 4: Daily Press Briefing & updates
- Letter To The Editor: Students adapt to a new way of learning in order to successfully complete unit on Climate Resiliency
- FirstWorks to Present Virtual Learning “Rise Up” with Syncopated Ladies Thursday at 1PM
- Pell Community Garden survives distance learning
- Prospective student no longer enrolled at Salve Regina University after ‘social media posts of a threatening nature’
- CCRI’s Class of 2020 includes 123 from Newport Newport County
- Watch Live: Rogers High School Class of 2020 Graduation Exercises | June 4th at 6 pm
- Newport Tour Guides & Greeters News: The Breakers and The Elms open today
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
June 3rd
- Newport businesses board up windows: ‘Better safe than sorry’
- What Sold: 8 Aquidneck Island real estate sales, transactions (May 28 – June 2)
- The Wayfinder Hotel, Nomi Park open
- The Breakers and The Elms to reopen on June 4th, with strict health and safety precautions
- Op-Ed – Rep. Casimiro: Amidst COVID-19 pandemic, RI’s foster children receive the care they deserve
- Newport Public Schools announces details, schedule for Summer Meals Program
- COVID-19 in Rhode Island – June 3: Daily Press Briefing & updates
- Aquidneck Growers Market returns to Memorial Boulevard
- City of Newport issues statement on public safety related to the ongoing nationwide protests
- A Message from George Wein: ‘None of us should rest until Black Lives Matter’
- WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with Ron and Pete Cardi, Cardi’s Furniture
- National Sailing Hall of Fame and America’s Cup Hall of Fame will join forces in Newport
- Newport will require pedestrians to wear masks on downtown streets beginning Friday
June 2nd
- Recap & Video: Newport City Council Special Meeting
- Parking lot at Second Beach reopens on June 6th
- What’s Up Live Stream: Newport City Council Special Meeting on June 2nd
- Now Hiring: 100+ job opportunities in and around Newport
- What’s Up This Week In Newport County: June 2 – 8
- Preservation Society forced to lay off 231 full- and part-time employees
- Rhode Island is 2020’s 10th Safest State in America, study says
- COVID-19 in Rhode Island – June 2: Daily Press Briefing & updates
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- United Way launches #BeKindRI challenge to spur random acts of kindness
- The Arts & Cultural Alliance of Newport County Awards the Fourth Annual Tinney Family Arts Scholarship to Olivia Brennan
June 1st
- VIDEO: NAACP Prayer Vigil for Racial Justice held in Newport
- Military Spouses of Newport awards $3,000 to four local non-profit organizations
- Chief technology officer at NUWC Headquarters wins 2019 NDIA Martell-Bushnell Award
- What’s Up Interview: RI Roots Musician Jake Blount Releases “Spider Tales”
- What’s Up Podcast: A conversation with Keith Stokes
- Corey Johnson, a Technology & Music Teacher at Rogers High School, named 2020-2021 District Teacher of the Year
- Online Bermuda Race begins June 19
- RITBA: Phase One of Newport Pell Bridge Deck Rehabilitation Project completed, Phase Two begins this week
- Full Text: Governor Raimondo’s Emergency Declaration – Phase II Re-Opening
- COVID-19 in Rhode Island – June 1: Daily Press Briefing & updates
- Obituary for Paul Edward Craft
- Newport City Council will host a special meeting on June 2nd; mask wearing, 2021 budget on the agenda
- Newport Planning Board to meet on June 1st, here’s what’s on the agenda
- Board of Elections to install mail ballot drop boxes at all Presidential Preference Primary polling locations on June 2
- Guest View – Bud Cicilline: We will be a better country if we stand up for racial justice and do our part
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
May 31
- 2020 Clagett Regattas postponed until 2021
- Less than a week before its first scheduled match and still no word from polo about its season
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
May 30
- NUWC Division Newport engineer offers perspective on coronavirus while working as an EMT
- Governor Gina Raimondo, Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott issue joint statement on the killing of George Floyd
- Jane Pickens Announces Upcoming Films in Virtual Screening Room
- Public comment period for Draft Hunting and Fishing Plan at National Wildlife Refuges in R.I. extended
- On This Day In Newport History – May 30, 1880: League of American Wheelmen, the first national bicycle society, formed in Newport
- What’s Up at the Movies: We Review “The High Note”
May 29
- All Rhode Island state beaches will open on June 1st
- BankRI provides $117,000 in grants to 28 local nonprofit organizations
- COVID-19 in Rhode Island – May 29: Daily Press Briefing & updates
- What’s Up Interview: Poster Artist Peter MacPhee Shares Quarantine Poster Coloring Pages
- Pandemic weakens legal protections for domestic abuse victims
May 28
- Guidance released for Phase II reopening of Rhode Island
- Music Streaming Online This Weekend (May 29-31) – Dropkick Murphys, Lucinda and Bruce
- Easton’s Beach set to open for the season June 4th
- Aquidneck Island community rallies for victim of hit-and-run
- Conservation partners remind public to be considerate of nesting birds as beaches reopen
- Guest View: Representative Carson: Now it is time to look to the future
- RI Children’s Entertainer Greg Lato to Release “Create My Own World” July 24
- Jamestown Newport Ferry season opens on June 6th
- Newport County restaurants offering take-out, delivery, outdoor dining (Updating)
- Hammetts Hotel slated to open summer 2020
- COVID-19 in Rhode Island – May 28: Daily Press Briefing & updates
- CVS Health opens 10 new COVID-19 drive-thru test sites in Rhode Island
- Representative Lauren Carson announces she will run for reelection
- John Nicholas Brown Center and Lippitt House Museum collaborate on voting rights website
- The Vox Hunters will perform a free live-stream concert for Common Fence Music on June 21
- Newport Tour Guides & Greeters News: Our churches are re-opening\
May 27
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- Recap: Newport City Council Meeting
- RIDE approves Newport school project
- Save The Bay transforms its annual Taste of The Bay event into a fundraiser for its partners in the food and beverage industries
- PPAC Announces Updated Schedule for 2020/2021 Season
- What Sold: 17 Aquidneck Island real estate sales, transactions (May 20-26)
- COVID-19 in Rhode Island – May 27: Daily Press Briefing & updates
- RIDE to vote on Newport’s $106.3 million proposal to renovate Pell and replace Rogers High School
- Newport County restaurants offering take-out, delivery, outdoor dining (Updating)
May 26
- Now Hiring: 65+ job opportunities available right now
- Letter To The Editor: Support the school bond
- What’s Up This Week in Newport County: May 26 – June 1
- COVID-19 in Rhode Island – May 26: Daily Press Briefing & updates
- Guest View: An Open Letter from Paths to Progress to Governor Raimondo, RI DEM Director Coit, and RI DOH Director Nicole Alexander-Scott
- Newport City Council to host workshop, regular council meeting this week, here’s what’s on each agenda
- Letter To The Editor: Give our children the safe, secure, and modern school they and all children of Newport deserve
- Newport restaurants struggle to limit the environmental impact of take-out
- Guest View – Newport Democratic City Committee: City Council should put school bond issue on November’s ballot
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
May 25
- Mayor Bova’s weekly update
- R.I. State Command Sgt. Maj. Memorial Day message
- Ocean Community Chamber hoping governor allows art festival later this summer
- International Boat Show proposes modifications, hopeful governor approves September event
- 20 Military Memorials, Monuments and Markers you should visit in Newport
- Memorial Day: Why veterans are particularly vulnerable to the coronavirus pandemic
May 24
- International Boat Show proposes modifications, hopeful governor approves September event
- 20 Military Memorials, Monuments and Markers you should visit in Newport
- Memorial Day: Why veterans are particularly vulnerable to the coronavirus pandemic
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
May 23
- General Assembly: Both chambers schedule committee hearings for the week of May 25-29
- Frank Prosnitz – Just My Opinion: We owe them
- East Matunuck, Scarborough State Beaches will reopen on Memorial Day
- MLK Center prepares to reopen education programs
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
May 22
- RITBA adds two open road tolling lanes at the Newport Pell Bridge toll plaza
- Guest View – Mayor Bova: The best opportunity to improve our children’s educational future is in front of us
- City of Newport offering grant program for MicroEnterprises
- Phase II of Reopening RI expected to start June 1, indoor dining, hair salons, and gyms to reopen
- Live Music Streaming May 22 – Steve Earle, Mike Cooley and Lake Street Dive
- Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina, Hotel Viking reopen
- Portsmouth Town Council to host meeting on May 26th, here’s what’s on the agenda
- Newport Art Museum’s Artists’ Ball Fundraiser reimagined to be “Gala At Home”
- COVID-19 in Rhode Island – May 22: Daily Press Briefing & updates
- Brian C. Jones: What can one person do in troubled times? The dishes
- NUWC Division Newport shares knowledge through Educational Partnership Agreements
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
May 21
- Common Fence Music to host free live-stream concert featuring Ethan Lienwand
- Newport City Council, School Committee host workshop to discuss school construction bond
- Newport Fire Boat responds to vessel fire south of Point Judith
- Live Music Streaming May 21 – Local Stars on “Pandemic Baby” and “WhistleStop Rock”
- Historic Bell installed at Hammetts Wharf, adding to the city’s historic attractions
- COVID-19 in Rhode Island – May 21: Daily Press Briefing & updates
- Tyler Bernadyn: The True Meaning of Hospitality
- Newport Tour Guides & Greeters News: Come dine, walk, and re-visit the natural and architectural beauty of Newport
- Newport County restaurants offering take-out, delivery, outdoor dining (Updating)
May 20th
- Guest View – Representative Grace Diaz: Now, more than ever, we need quality child care
- Prestigious grant awarded to lift up voices of Newport’s North End residents and grow green infrastructure relationships
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- Live Music Streaming May 20 – Fruit Bats, Mary Gauthier and Mark Cutler
- What’s Up Podcast: A conversation with Bekah Salwasser, Executive Director of Red Sox Foundation
- COVID-19 in Rhode Island – May 20: Daily Press Briefing & updates
- Sweet Berry Farm will open for 40th season on Friday
- Collaboration between the state and Rhode Island National Guard accomplishes mission
- Newport Secret Garden Tour postponing June Tour
May 19th
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- Now Hiring: 65+ job opportunities in and around Newport
- Newport City Council receives weekly COVID-19 update from City Manager
- Onne van der Wal and family launch Pop-Up Dining Room to support local restaurants
- WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with Dr. James McDonald, Rhode Island Department of Health
- Parking meters, residential parking go into effect in Newport beginning June 1st
- Study: Rhode Island has second most coronavirus restrictions in the U.S.
- Newport restaurants asked to submit plans for outdoor dining
- Town of Middletown reopens parking at Third Beach for Memorial Day Weekend, will keep parking at Second Beach closed
- COVID-19 in Rhode Island – May 19: Daily Press Briefing & updates
May 18th
- Newport City Council to receive COVID-19 update, host school bond workshop with School Committee this week
- Eleven Forty Nine Restaurant in Warwick closing permanently due to COVID-19
- What’s Up This Week in Newport County: May 18-25
- Two Newport locals ran 50+ miles around Aquidneck Island yesterday
- “Reading With Robin” presents Authors Mitch Albom, Jason Rosenthal, and Ariel Burger May 28th
- Connecticut and Rhode Island will align hair salon and barber shop reopenings in early June
- All state parks now open, two state beaches to open on Memorial Day
- Photo Gallery: Rogers High School Class of 2020 honored on Broadway
- Live Music Streaming May 18 -Paula Cole, David Hidalgo, The National and more
- URI announces Class of 2020 Academic Excellence Award winners
- COVID-19 in Rhode Island – May 18: Daily Press Briefing & updates
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- Newport County restaurants offering take-out, delivery, outdoor dining (Updating)
May 17th
- Newport Polo remains hopeful it will not have to cancel its season
- Brian C. Jones: From a pilot, two poets and a coach, messages of hope
- Gerry Goldstein: So went the old man of the mountain
May 16th
- Live Music Streaming May 16 – Petty, Genesis and Black Eyed Peas
- Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport receives new Commanding Officer
- Governor Raimondo details metrics for moving between phases of reopening
- “Offshore Renewable Energy in the US: Learning as We Go”: New Baird Symposium at District Hall Providence
- John E. Fogarty Foundation awards more than $175,000 in grants to 36 local nonprofits
May 15th
- City of Newport reminding visitors to adhere to parking rules
- What’s Up This Weekend in Newport County: May 15 – 17
- Town of Portsmouth issues executive order on restaurant reopening and outdoor dining expansion
- Emergency court measures extended to June 1st; Washington, Newport County courthouses to remain closed until September 8th
- COVID-19 in Rhode Island – May 15: Daily Press Briefing & updates
- Storm Trysail Club’s 75th Block Island Race postponed to 2021
- Live Music Streaming May 15 – Miley, Katy, Isbell and Shires
- 2020 International Tennis Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony, Hall of Fame Open cancelled
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with Stefan Pryor, Secretary of Commerce for State of Rhode Island | May 15th at 2 pm
- Newport County restaurants offering take-out & delivery (Updating)
- Ida Lewis Distance Race changes date to August 15
May 14th
- Summer camps, other youth summer programs can begin to operate in Rhode Island on June 29th
- What’s Up Podcast: Caitlin Frumerie, executive director of Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless
- COVID-19 in Rhode Island – May 14: Daily Press Briefing & updates
- Easton’s Beach bath house and reserved parking hang-tag program discontinued due to COVID-19
- WUN-ONE-ONE: Restaurant Roundtable – A conversation with five local restaurateurs about COVID-19 and how they plan to move forward
- Newport Tour Guides & Greeters News: Revisiting why we love to share Newport with the world
- Newport Historical Society seeks children’s help in completing their COVID-19 archival record
- NUWC Division Newport releases 2019 Annual Overview
May 13th
- Recap: Newport City Council Meeting | May 13th
- Looking for a job? Here are 70 businesses hiring right now on Aquidneck Island
- Representative McNamara calls on DEM to allow Rhode Island shellfishers to sell directly to consumers
- Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard welcoming yachts to Newport
- Rhode Island businesses required to develop a written COVID-19 Control Plan by May 18th
- Aquidneck Island communities launch joint recovery effort
- Live Music Streaming May 13 – Crosby, Matthews and Pop
- WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with Lt. Governor Dan McKee
- Newport City Manager signs Executive Order allowing all restaurants to offer outdoor dining
- Guest View – J. Clement Cicilline: Deadline for applying for Presidential Preference Primary mail ballot is May 19th
- COVID-19 in Rhode Island – May 13: Daily Press Briefing & updates
- Common Fence Music will present a live online concert featuring Emmy and the P’s on May 24
- RIDE approves Stage II application to build new Rogers High School, addition at Pell Elementary School
- Newport Hospital’s Frederick Henry Prince Memorial Fund awards $20,000 in grants
- Middletown accepting applications for outdoor dining
- EOHHS program earmarks $8.2M in additional wages to congregate care workers
May 12th
- The Newport Show going virtual in 2020
- From The Editor: We’re in this together, let’s rebuild our community together
- What’s Up This Week in Newport County: May 12 – 18
- COVID-19 in Rhode Island – May 12: Daily Press Briefing & updates
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
May 11th
- How to get groceries without going to the grocery store
- Portsmouth Town Council will host a regular council meeting tonight, here’s what’s on the agenda
- Nurses on the front lines: A history of heroism from Florence Nightingale to coronavirus
- Live Music Streaming May 11- Rise Up NY, Shakey Graves and Erin Rae
- Representative Ruggiero to host virtual conversation for voters, will focus on voting in the presidential primary
- Newport City Council to host COVID-19 workshop, Regular Council Meeting this week
- Newport City Council to discuss whether to hold or reschedule annual 4th of July fireworks display
- Local family’s generosity launches globally recognized early childhood literacy initiative at MLK Center
- Senator Whitehouse proposes bill to slow the spread of COVID-19 in nursing homes
- Restaurants can reopen for outdoor dining beginning May 18th
- WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with Lt. Governor Dan McKee
- Mayor Bova’s Update: Looking at Newport’s fiscal future
- Brian C. Jones: A visitor appears in our backyard, is it a sign about COVID-19?
- Westerly Schools look to an uncertain future
- Newport County restaurants offering take-out & delivery (Updating)
- COVID-19 in Rhode Island – May 9: Daily Press Briefing & updates
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
May 10th
- East Providence Jeweler recognizes Miriam Hospital critical care nurses, while supporting children in need
- Newport nonprofits win COVID-19 aid for protective gear, supplies, steming spread of virus
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- What’s Up at the Movies: Spaceship Earth – Watch at Jane Pickens Screening Room
May 9th
- Newport Stop & Shop employees test positive for COVID-19, two stores undergo deep cleaning
- Along with packaged beer and wine, restaurants can now sell draft beer and mixed drinks with take-out food orders
- COVID-19 in Rhode Island – May 9: Daily Press Briefing, conference call, & updates
- Not all Westerly businesses will survive COVID-19
- Guest View – Senator Metts: What the pandemic has shown us, and where we go from here
May 8th
- What’s Up Podcast: A convo with a spokesperson from Rhode Island Chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous
- Middletown will open parking lots for some town parks on Saturday
- DEM issued COVID-19 safety guidelines as State Parks being to open on Saturday
- Live Music Streaming May 8- Lumineers, Deftones and The Dead
- Biking in the Time of Coronavirus: A statewide surve of people on bicycles
- What needs to go right to get a coronavirus vaccine in 12-18 months
- WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with The Bit Players about improv comedy during COVID-19 and the campaign to save The Firehouse Theater
- Governor Raimondo’s Stay At Home Order lifts on Saturday, here’s what you need to know
- COVID-19 in Rhode Island – May 8: Daily Press Briefing, conference call, & updates
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- Governor signs Executive Order requiring cloth face coverings in public, effective Friday
- Griswold’s Tavern announces it has permanently closed
- Recap: Newport City Council receives weekly COVID-19 update from City Manager
May 7th
- Local Leaders: RI State budget must safeguard vital services, protect property taxpayers
- Grow Smart to host a series of online weekly panel discussion, June through September
- North Kingstown resident launches RI Sunshine to help Wicked Tulips and honor late mother
- Live Music Streaming May 7 – Zac Brown, Indigo Girls, John Doe and Foo Fighters
- What’s Up Podcast: Suzanna Laramee, president and chief executive officer, Newport Music Festival
- Rough Point mansion virtual tour, first of its kind for Pell School 4th graders
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- What’s Up Podcast: Heather Strout, executive director, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center
- Newport Tour Guides & Greeters News: Rethinking Newport Tourism in the midst of the COVID-19 storm
- COVID-19 in Rhode Island – May 7: Daily Press Briefing, conference call, & updates
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with Rhode Island Hospitality’s Dale Venturini and Heather Singleton | May 7th at 10 am
May 6th
- Amid crisis, community’s outpouring of support invigorates Newport Hospital
- Wickford’s storied art festival, and its humble beginnings
- 2020 Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week postponed
- 44th Annual Save The Bay Swim is going virtual
- WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with Representative Lauren Carson
- Live Music Streaming May 6- Fruit Bats, DMD and Margo
- COVID-19 in Rhode Island – May 6: Daily Press Briefing, conference call, & updates
- WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with Newport Mayor Jamie Bova, Vice Chair Susan Taylor and City Manager Joe Nicholson
- Newport County restaurants offering take-out & delivery (Updating)
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with Representative Lauren Carson (May 6th at 1:30 pm)
- COVID-19 testing site opening in Newport
- City of Newport releases proposed FY2021 Budget, first Public Hearing slated for May 13th
- Obituary for Michael R. Cottrell
- Obituary for Audrey Carolyn Schwarz
- What’s Up Newp Live Stream: Cinco de Mayo concert with Julio Amaro
May 5th
- COVID-19 testing site opening in Newport
- City of Newport releases proposed FY2021 Budget, first Public Hearing slated for May 13th
- What’s Up Newp Live Stream: Cinco de Mayo concert with Julio Amaro
- Governor signs Executive Order requiring cloth face coverings in public, effective Friday
- Mother’s Day gift and celebration ideas that support local businesses
- COVID-19 Daily Press Briefing, Conference Call, & Updates: May 5
- WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with Senator Lou DiPalma
- Live Music Streaming May 5 – Hood, Cooley, Kiah, Cinco de Mayo and more!
- Nails found in pieces of hot dogs on lawns, Newport Police investigating
- Everyday ethics: When should we lift the lockdown?
- Newport City Council will receive their weekly COVID-19 update from City Manager on Thursday (Updated)
- What’s Up Newp joins #GivingNewsday in wake of COVID-19 for a Global Day of giving and unity with #GivingTuesdayNow
May 4th
- Governor Raimondo provides more details on Phase 1 of the state’s plan to reopen the economy
- Newport County Virtual Tip Jar: Help support service industry workers
- DEM asking boaters to follow COVID-19 social distancing rules, other safety guidelines
- COVID-19 Daily Press Briefing & Update – May 4: 175 new positive cases, 21 new fatalities
- Newport County restaurants offering take-out & delivery (Updating)
May 3rd
- Rhode Island joins seven-state agreement to develop regional supply chain for PPE and Medical Equipment
- COVID-19 Daily Press Briefing & Update: May 3
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- Newport County restaurants offering take-out & delivery (Updating)
- Publisher of The New York Times: Support local journalism like What’s Up Newp
May 2nd
- Publisher of The New York Times: Support local journalism like What’s Up Newp
- Iain Guest: A community teacher chafes at distance learning, pines for her students
- Live Music Streaming May 2 – Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Dead & Co. and Festivals
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- COVID-19 Daily Press Briefing & Update: May 2
- New England Collegiate Baseball League cancels 2020 Season
- Calm, cool and collected during COVID-19
May 1st
- What’s Up This Weekend: Things to do | May 1 – 3
- Six more restaurants reopen for take-out, delivery
- CCRI President shares message about commencement, summer sessions, and returning to campus in the fall
- Here are the 15 state parks that are likely to open when the first phase of reopening begins
- What’s Up Video: A convo with Evan Smith, CEO and President of Discover Newport
- Live Music Streaming May 1- John Oates, Kesha, Foxygen and More
- Newport Polo hopes governor accepts its proposal that would change the experience for spectators and players
- newportFILM forced to cancel 2020 Outdoors season
- Virtual tours allow public to experience Newport Mansions during closure
- COVID-19 Daily Update – May 1: Daily press briefing coming up at 1 pm
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- Five Guys closes in Newport
- Tennis Hall Of Fame: Regular execution of the Hall of Fame Open and Induction Ceremony in July will not be possible
- Newport County restaurants offering take-out & delivery (Updating)
- Wickford Art Festival and Charlestown Seafood Festival fall victim to COVID-19
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
April 30th
- “Quaranstreaming”: 22 films with Rhode Island ties
- Boots on the Ground for Heroes Memorial won’t take place at Fort Adams this year
- Here’s the status of major Newport County events in 2020
- MLK Center helps thousands during the pandemic, expecting need to rise through the fall
- Tyler Bernadyn: My Newport Folk Fest moment
- What’s Up Newp Live Stream: A convo with Jay Sweet, Executive Producer of Newport Festivals Foundation, on cancellation of 2020 Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals and more
- Live Music Streaming April 30 – Norah Jones, Leon Bridges and Galactic Extravaganza
- Support Local Musicians on Bandcamp – Music Site Removing Fees Friday May 1
- COVID-19 Daily Update – April 30: Governor Raimondo hosts student press conference
- Governor Raimondo, Congressional Delegation, and state leaders host Violence Prevention Town Hall
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
- How Apple and Google will let your phone warn you if you’ve been exposed to the coronavirus
- Newport Tour Guides & Greeters News: There’s still time to learn more before the end of the quarantine
- Naval Chaplaincy School and Center provides “Weekly Words of Encouragement”
April 29th
- Coronavirus forces cancellation of South County events
- Governor: Highly unlikely that groups of more than 50 people will be able to gather at any point this summer
- Gerry Goldstein: Wars, old and new
- Governor, Congressional Delegation highlight uses for coronavirus relief funding
- Live Music Streaming April 29 – Sheryl Crow, Toby Keith and Willie’s Birthday
- 2020 Newport Folk Festival, Newport Jazz Festival cancelled amid COVID-19 concerns
- Start of Providence-Newport Ferry service delayed to end of June, entire season in question
- City of Newport delays start of paid parking season
- COVID-19 Daily Update – April 29: Press briefing coming up at 2:30 pm
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- What’s Up Newp joins #GivingNewsday in wake of COVID-19 for a Global Day of giving and unity with #GivingTuesdayNow
- Newport County restaurants offering take-out & delivery (Updating)
- COVID-19 Daily Update – April 29: Press briefing coming up at 2:30 pm
- What’s Up Newp joins #GivingNewsday in wake of COVID-19 for a Global Day of giving and unity with #GivingTuesdayNow
April 28th
- Newport Music Festival cancels Summer Season, falls victim to coronavirus
- Newport City Council receives weekly COVID-19 update from City Manager
- Now Hiring: 55 job opportunities in and around Newport
- COVID-19 Daily Update – April 28: 218 new cases, 6 new fatalities; Press briefing updates
- Clagett Regatta named official charitable partner of 20202 Newport International Boat Show
- Live Music Streaming April 28 – Dolly, Rosanne, and Newport Jazz
- Here’s the status of major Newport County events in 2020
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- Rhode Island offers 3rd most coronavirus support in country, study says
April 27th
- Reopening RI: Governor rolls out strategy to reopen the economy in a phased approach
- Live Music Streaming April 27 – Taylor Goldsmith, Lilly Hiatt and Colbie Caillat
- COVID-19 Daily Update – April 27: 269 new positive cases, 7 new fatalities; Plans to reopen Rhode Island
- What’s Up This Week: Things to (virtually) do in Newport County | April 27 – May 4
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
- Here’s the status of major Newport County events in 2020
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- Daffodillion, City of Newport inviting residents to hand-cut daffodils
- COVID-19 FAQ: Coronavirus Disease 2019
- Newport County restaurants offering take-out & delivery (Updating)
April 26th
- SBA to resume accepting PPP applications at 10:30 am on Monday
- U.S. District Court Judge to hear status of COVID-19 supports for Rhode Islanders with Developmental Disabilities
- Just My Opinion: Prescription for revitalizing the local economy – “Creativity and Innovation”
- COVID-19 Daily Update – April 26: Totals up to 7,439 positive cases, 226 associated fatalities
- Live Music Streaming April 26 – Festivals, Festivals and more Festivals
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
April 25th
- Health care workers silently stand in protest against rally to “reopen Rhode Island”
- Governor announces #RIArts initiative, launches Shepard Fairey “R.I. Angel of Hope and Strength”
- Live Music Streaming April 24 – Adam Ezra, Jake Blount, and Festivals
- COVID-19 Daily Update – April 25: 7,129 positive cases, 215 associated deaths
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
April 24th
- City of Newport asking visitors to Cliff Walk to wear face masks
- RI Interscholastic League cancels 2020 Spring Sports Season
- COVID-19 Daily Update – April 24: Positive cases reaches 6,699, deaths now 202; Governor makes several announcements
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- Governor, DEM award $5.79 million in matching grants to 21 local municipalities
- Experts will host a free webinar on caring for children with developmental disabilities during COVID-19
- On this Arbor Day, DEM urges Rhode Islanders to take a moment to appreciate state’s tree resources
April 23rd
- RIDOH receives $5.4 million in CARES Act funds to expand COVID-19 testing and contact tracing
- Bar ‘Cino reopening for take-out
- Live Music Streaming April 23 – Sylvan Esso, Amy Ray and New Orleans Jazzfest
- What’s Up Podcast: A conversation with Colleen Burns Jermain, Superintendent of Newport Public Schools
- COVID-19 Daily Update – April 23: 6,256 positive cases, 189 COVID-19 assoicated deaths
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- BankNewport donates $100,000 to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank
- MLK Center’s Mobile Pantry will distribute food at two Middletown locations on April 30th
- Gerry Goldstein: Watching the daily twin bill
- Boston Globe: Rhode Island schools will continue distance learning for the rest of the school year
- Discover Newport lays off staff, consolidates services
- Newport Tour Guides & Greeters News: Learning from home – read, watch, & repeat
April 22nd
- Brian C. Jones: Gas is a bargain, thanks to COVID-19; Too bad we don’t have anywhere to go
- Live Music Streaming April 22 – Springsteen, Lake Street Dive and Earth Day
- COVID-19 Daily Update – April 22: 270 currently hospitalized, 181 have died
- City of Newport: Be cautious of online and phone scams
- Rhode Island restaurant owners join Boston Celtics’ Marcus Smart to help frontline workers
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- Newport County restaurants offering take-out & delivery (Updating)
- Cracks in COVID-19 treatment reveal need to bolster primary care
April 21st
- Senator Whitehouse: Additional funding for small businesses, health care, testing in $484-billion bipartisan emergency deal was worth the wait
- Recap: Newport City Council receives weekly COVID-19 update from City Manager
- Governor provides guidance, advice for how businesses can be prepared for the ‘new normal’
- COVID-19 Daily Update – April 21: Total positive cases grows to 5,500, fatalities up to 171How much coronavirus testing is enough? States could learn from retailers as they ramp up
- Represenative Carson provides info on changes to upcoming primary
- Global tourism industry may shrink by more than 50% due to the pandemic
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- Brian C. Jones: When we’re dispirited by coronavirus, can surfers show us how to adapt?
- Guest View: This Earth Day, fragility of life and need for sound, scientific policy is clearer
- How much coronavirus testing is enough? States could learn from retailers as they ramp up
April 20th
- What’s Up This Week: Things to (virtually) do in Newport County | April 20 – 27
- SBA schedules Webinar to help companies communicate through email during COVID-19 crisis
- What were all those sirens in Newport? First responders were showing support for local healthcare workers
- Newport Historical Society to continue ringing Colony House bells every Friday at noon
- Newport Charter Yacht Show postponed
- Live Music Streaming April 20 – Rodrigo y Gabriela, Metallica and Willie Nelson
- COVID-19 Daily Update – April 20: 5,090 positive cases in Rhode Island, fatalities now 155
- “Tune In – Tune Up” Announces “The Grocery List Grant” for Rhode Island Musicians
- Nonprofit receive $2.1 million in new COVID-19 aid to help Rhode Islanders with food, rent, and health care
- Here’s the status of major Newport County events in 2020
- 2020 Newport Folk Festival: Lineup announcements
- Newport City Council to host workshop, regular council meeting this week
- USDA grants Rhode Island authority to issue Pandemic-EBT benefits to SNAP and non-Snap households
- Rhode Island Good Neighbor Energy Fund available to eligible households impacted by COVID-19
- Middletown to host Town Council meeting via teleconference all on Monday night
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
April 19th
- Just My Opinion: Let’s take the politics out of the cure
- Live Music Streaming April 19 – Glen Hansard, Steve Donovan and John Prine Tribute
- VIDEO: RI National Guard members share messages to loved ones from the frontlines of COVID-19
- Deaths in Rhode Island developmental disability congregate care now totals five
- COVID-19 Daily Update – April 19: Positive cases grows to 4,706, associated fatalities now 150
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- Newport County Virtual Tip Jar: Help support service industry workers
- RI Musician’s Virtual Tip Jar: Help Support Local Artists
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
April 18th
- COVID-19 Daily Update – April 18: 4,491 positive cases, 137 total fatalities, 255 currently hospitalized
- Live Music Streaming April 18 – One World Festival – Elton, Taylor, Lizzo and the Blues
- COVID-19 Daily Update – April 18: Governor Raimondo, Department of Health to provide update at 1 pm
- Database: Multifamily and affordable housing properties subject to federal eviction moratoriums
- Bike Newport, Daffodillion encourage a bike tour of over one million daffodils
- COVID-19 Daily Update – April 18: Governor Raimondo, Department of Health to provide update at 1 pm
April 17th
- COVID-19 Daily Update – April 17: 4,177 Rhode Islanders have tested positive for COVID-19, 118 have died
- Theatre By The Sea cancels season
- COVID-19 news highlights from around the nation (April 17)
- Honeywell begins production of N95 masks in Smithfield
- Live Music Streaming April 17 – Newport Folk Alum, Pink Floyd and More
- City reminding runners to stay close to home, avoid running in groups
- Retired NUWC Division Newport employee quilting hundreds of cloth masks for those who need them
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
April 16th
- COVID-19 Daily Update – April 16: COVID-19 associated deaths up to 105; state model projects total hospitalizations and deaths
- Rudi Hempe: What’s Gardening?
- Newport Tree Conservancy announces Arboretum Week activities
- Newport Hospital cancels ‘A Salute to Health’, signature summer event had been scheduled for July 8th
- Arts & Cultural Alliance of Newport County announces 2020 Artist Award recipients
- Making masks at home – what you need to know about how to reduce the transmission of coronavirus
- Aquidneck Island Earth Weeks starts this Saturday
- Senator Whitehouse selected for Bipartisan Panel on Safely Reopening American Economy
- Potter League for Animals launches “Poorly Drawn Pet Portraits” Facebook Fundraiser
- Watch: Rhode Island’s COVID-19 press briefing (April 16)
- Here’s the status of major Newport County events in 2020
- 2020 Newport Folk Festival: Lineup announcements
- R.I. Coalition Against Domestic Violence sees increase in calls during pandemic
- Newport Tour Guides & Greeters News: OLE! A brief online armchair guide to Newport
- The Rhode Island State Conservation Committee receives investment of more than $2.4 million from USDA to protect natural resources in R.I.
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
- Massachusetts recruits 1,000 ‘Contact Tracers’ to battle COVID-19
April 15th
- COVID-19 Daily Update – April 15: Rhode Island COVID-19 positive cases in rises to 3,529; associated fatalities jumps to 87
- Thousands of RI businesses approved for $1 billion in federal aid as PPP on course to run out of funds by week’s end
- Recap: Newport City Council hosts remote workshop, receives COVID-19 update from City Manager
- COVID-19 news highlights from around the nation (April 15)
- 2020 Newport Flower Show postponed to June 18-20, 2021
- Lack of data makes predicting COVID-19’s spread difficult but models are still vital
- Poll: Do you approve or disapprove of the way that local, state, and federal government are handling coronavirus pandemic?
- Explainer: what Donald Trump’s funding cuts to WHO mean for the world
- Here’s the status of major Newport County events in 2020
- Video & Updates: Governor, Department of Health provide daily COVID-19 update (April 15)
April 14th
- Governor Raimondo signs Executive Order requiring cloth face masks at work
- COVID-19 Daily Update – April 14: Rhode Island COVID-19 positive cases in rises to 3,251; associated fatalities jumps to 80
- Trinity Repertory Company’s 2020-2021 season to include two productions that were canceled because of COVID-19
- Live Music Streaming April 14 – Newport Jazz, Devon Allman and Torres
- Income inequality is getting worse in US urban areas
- Newport City Council will receive COVID-19 update during Remote City Council Workshop on April 15th
- What’s Up Podcast: Mayor Jamie Bova discusses city’s response to COVID-19
- Video & Updates: Governor, Department of Health provide daily COVID-19 update (April 14)
- David Sedaris event at JPT Film & Event Center rescheduled to December 9 – 10
April 13th
- COVID-19 Daily Update – April 13: Positive COVID-19 cases in Rhode Island rises to 2,967, associated fatalities now 73
- Newport to forgive 4th quarter tax penalties and interest, promising more relief may be on the way
- Director of Health provides more insight into number of recovered, race and ethnicity data
- COVID-19 and Jaws: A Resonant Metaphor
- Guest View – Rep. Deborah Ruggiero: Why Rhode Island needs to invest in broadband
- What is the SBA? An unheralded agency faces the unprecedented task of saving America’s small businesses
- HealthSource RI extends health coverage special enrollment period
- Watch: Governor Raimondo, Governors from across Northeast discuss regional approach to reopening economy
- Video & Updates: Governor, Department of Health provide daily COVID-19 update (April 13)
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- Newport Polo ready for competition, when permitted
- Local Love Launches to Raise Money for North Kingstown Food Pantry
April 12th
- COVID-19 Daily Update – April 12: Positive COVID-19 cases in Rhode Island rises to 2,665, associated fatalities now 63
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- COVID–19’s Shelter in Place brings spike in domestic abuse
April 11th
- A Newporter’s COVID-19 ‘billboard’ has a new message, aimed at passerby with four legs as well as two
- COVID-19 Daily Update – April 11: 334 new positive cases of COVID-19, Rhode Island’s count now 2,349
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- COVID-19 Press Conference – April 11: Governor, Department of Health provide daily update
- COVID-19 hits DD Group Homes in Rhode Island
April 10th
- What’s Up Podcast: Neil Steinberg, CEO of Rhode Island Foundation, discusses programs that are helping non-profits during COVID-19
- COVID-19 Press Conference – April 10: Governor, Department of Health provide daily update
- COVID-19 Press Conference – April 10: Governor, Department of Health provide daily update
- LIVE BLOG – COVID-19: The latest local updates
April 9th
- COVID-19 Daily Update – April 9th: Rhode Island reports 277 new COVID-19 cases, 8 new related deaths
- Brian C. Jones: Difficult choices for those most at risk from COVID-19, candor makes the decisions easier
- Reflections on one month of social distancing
- Land’s End sells for $8.6 million
- Editor’s Note: Why becoming a What’s Up Newp Supporter now is more important than ever
- Easter Bunny will hop through Newport on Saturday
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- 2020 Black Ships Festival postponed
- Here’s the status of major Newport County events in 2020
- Newport Tour Guides & Greeters News: Experiencing our Newport museums and historic attractions online
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- COVID-19 Press Conference – April 9: Governor, Department of Health provide daily update
- What does ‘recovered from coronavirus’ mean? 4 questions answered about how some survive and what happens next
April 8th
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- Guest View: Assembly does not need to meet during height of pandemic
- City of Newport: COVID-19 related processing delays reflected in utility bills
- COVID-19 Daily Update – April 8: 220 new positive cases of COVID-19, Rhode Island’s count now 1,450
- Live Music Streaming Daily – April 8 – Truckers, M. Ward and Askew Open Mic
- Six local nonprofits get COVID-19 aid to help residents with food, rent, healthcare
- Town of Middletown to distribute food at Commodore Perry and Oxbow neighborhoods
- Governor Raimondo: “In the months to come it’s going to be very difficult for us to allow large group gatherings”
- What’s Up Podcast: Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea discusses COVID-19 crisis
- COVID-19 Press Conference – April 8: Governor, Department of Health provide daily update
April 7th
- COVID-19 Daily Update – April 7: Governor extends restrictions on gatherings, restaurants, businesses, and travel to May 8th
- Tracking COVID-19: Live Tracker & Charts
- COVID-19’s uncertainties have yet to derail school building projects statewide
- Newport Restaurant Group reaches $100,000 goal for Employee Relief Fund; extends new offer
- Stop & Shop, Uber to provide half-price rides during special shopping hours for customers 60 and over
- Just My Opinion: What are you reading? The complete list
- Mask Fabric For Free: Ocean State Job Lot providing free fabric for customers who want to create cloth masks
- COVID-19’s uncertainties have yet to derail school building projects statewide
- Newport Restaurant Group reaches $100,000 goal for Employee Relief Fund; extends new offer
- Passover 2020 – Jewish Communities Around RI to Celebrate This Week
- East Greenwich News, ecoRI News, and What’s Up Newp awarded grants to support COVID-19 coverage
- What’s Up Newp awarded grant to support COVID-19 coverage
- Newport City Council to host virtual workshop on Tuesday, City Manager to provide COVID-19 crisis update
- Rhode Island is now the 6th ‘Most Aggressive State vs Coronavirus’, WalletHub Study
- VIDEO: Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott answers COVID-19 questions from kids
- Here’s the status of major Newport County events in 2020
April 6
- Messages of hope – from a window turned billboard
- COVID-19 Daily Update – April 6: 1,082 cases confirmed in R.I., Governor provides updates
- Newport Historical Society to ring Colony House bells as a reminder that we are all here together
- Rhode Island to make free, rapid COVID-19 tests available to all
- COVID-19 Press Conference – April 6: Governor, Department of Health provide daily update
- U.S. Senior open at Newport Country Club canceled
- Newport County Restaurants offering Easter take-out
April 5
- COVID-19 Daily Update – April 5: 922 cases confirmed in R.I., Governor provides updates
- Look For The Helpers: Restaurant owners, community come together to offer support amid COVID-19
- The JPT Launches Virtual Screening Room
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- COVID-19 Press Conference – April 5: Governor, Department of Health provide daily update
- “Huge Disaster Brewing In All Our Back Yards” – CEO of RI Developmental Disability Group Home Agency
- Gerry Goldstein: Giving Elijah a pass on self-quarantine
- COVID-19 Press Conference – April 5: Governor, Department of Health provide daily update
April 4
- Photo Gallery: Rhode Island State House honors COVID-19 first responders
- COVID-19 – April 4: 806 cases confirmed in R.I.
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- Here’s What a COVID-19 Test Looks Like in RI
- COVID-19 Press Conference – April 4: Governor, Department of Health provide daily update
- Just My Opinion: The challenges of COVID-19 on media coverage
- Here’s the status of major Newport County events in 2020
- Parking bans take effect at popular beach and park areas to foil spread of COVID-19
April 3rd
- COVID-19 – April 2: 711 cases confirmed in R.I., announcements made on surge locations, face covers
- Unsung Heroes: Robert Young
- DEM reminds Rhode Islanders that State Parks and Beaches are now temporarily closed
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- Newport Health Equity Zone produces Community Resource Guide
- COVID-19 Press Conference – April 3: Governor, Department of Health provide daily update
- Rhode Island distilleries commit operations to make hand sanitizer
- MLK Center asks donors to donate money not food
April 2nd
- What’s Up Newp Live Stream: Behind The Virtual Bar with Christina Mercado – Dessert Cocktails on April 4th
- VIDEO: Pell teachers parade around City by car to spread encouragement for home-bound students
- With on-ship seminar plans run aground by coronavirus, Salve students, Oliver Hazard Perry chart virtual solution
- 401Gives raises $1.2 million for nonprofits across Rhode Island
- COVID-19 Daily Update – April 1: COVID-19 testing expanded to all symptomatic Rhode Islanders, 657 positive cases now in R.I.
- Middletown Refuse Collection Program suspends yard and bulk waste pick-up
- COVID-19 Press Conference – April 2: Governor takes questions from children in Rhode Island
- Whats Up Podcast: A convo on comedy and quarantine with Doug Key, founder of Rogue Island Comedy Festival
- Battling COVID-19, Newport and Middletown will block parking at iconic beaches and the Cliff Walk
- Real estate market collapsing, falling victim to COVID-19
- Newport Tour Guides & Greeters News: Newport museums, historic attractions expand digital content
Wednesday, April 1st
- $1 million and counting: 401Gives tops goal in raising funds for Rhode Island nonprofits
- COVID Daily Update – April 1st: Governor Raimondo provides several updates, 566 positive cases now in R.I.
- Newport Gulls postpone 20th Anniversary Celebration Alumni Weekend
- Newport Restaurant Group launches Employee Relief Fund
- Middletown closing all town beaches and parks
- Three Newport Firefighters test positive for COVID-19
- City of Newport places restrictions on beach, Cliff Walk access
- COVID-19 Press Conference – April 1: Governor, Department of Health provide daily update
Tuesday, March 31st
- Coronavirus Update – March 31st: 488 positive cases in R.I.
- Winner Winner Offers Buckets of Love
- State parks, beaches closed effective Friday
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- COVID-19 Press Conference – March 31: Governor, Director of Health provide daily update
- Rhode Island Judiciary closes courthouses in Newport County, Washington County
- Video: The fashionable history of social distancing
- Photos: ‘Hearts For Healthcare Workers’ in North Kingstown
- Rhode Island economy is the second most exposed to coronavirus, report says
Monday, March 30th
- Coronavirus Update – March 30th: 408 positive cases in R.I.
- Photo Gallery: Rhode Island National Guard COVID-19 Effort
- Rhode Island K-12 students to continue with distant learning until May
- Newport Festivals Foundation launches Musician Relief Fund
- R.I. Congressional Delegation: Our offices are available to help Rhode Islanders access COVID-19 relief funds
- VIDEO: Rhode Island National Guard COVID-19 effort
- COVID-19 to peak in Rhode Island on April 19th, report says
- City of Newport to begin weekly food distribution
- What’s Up Podcast: COVID-19 upends events industry, a conversation with Carbotti Experiences
- Feeling overwhelmed? Approach coronavirus as a challenge to be met, not a threat to be feared
- COVID-19 Press Conference – March 30: Governor, Director of Health provide daily update
- What’s Up Podcast: John Marion, executive director of Common Cause in Rhode Island
- Newport City Council to host workshop on COVID-19, North End Urban Plan
- Mayor’s Update for March 29, 2020
Sunday, March 29th
- Coronavirus Update – March 29th: 294 positive cases in R.I., more than a dozen on Aquidneck Island
- RI Musician’s Virtual Tip Jar: Help Support Local Artists
- Photo Gallery: Sunday Morning around Providence in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Watch: Governor provides COVID-19 update (March 29th)
- Salve Regina University launches ‘Virtual Salve’ site to coordinate community’s digital learning environment
Saturday, March 28th
- Coronavirus Update – March 28th: 239 positive cases in R.I., 5 in Newport
- Non-essential retail businesses order closed March 30 – April 13
- Watch: Governor, Director of Health COVID-19 update (March 28th)
- 2 deaths from COVID-19 reported in Rhode Island
- Tracking COVID-19: The latest local, national, and global data
- Boys & Girls Clubs across RI open registration to provide childcare for essential hospital workers’ children
- Watch: Governor, Director of Health COVID-19 update (March 28th)
- State Police, National Guard, Newport PD to enforce quarantine orders
- Photo Gallery: Scenes around Rhode Island in the shadow of COVID-19
- VIDEO: MG Chris Callahan gives command message to Soldiers and Airmen of the Rhode Island National Guard
Friday, March 27th
- Coronavirus Update – March 27th: 203 positive cases in R.I., 5 in Newport
- Unsung Heroes: Katie Imswiler
- Demands on neighborhood centers, homeless shelters grow as COVID-19 spreads
- COVID-19 Response Fund awards $1.2 million in first round of grants to local nonprofits
- DEM develops list of 50 fun, nature-based activities that Rhode Islanders can engage in at home or in their backyards, or local neighborhoods
- Watch: Governor, Director of Health COVID-19 update (March 27th)
- The Reef and Stoneacre Brasserie Offer Free Meals to Hospitality Professionals
- U.S. Navy reports sailor in Newport has tested positive for COVID-19
Thursday, March 26th
- Unsung Heroes: Rebecca Killian
- Coronavirus Update – March 25th: 165 positive cases in R.I., 5 in Newport
- Town of Middletown provides updates on mobile food pantry, food distribution
- 18th Clagett Regatta moved from June to September
- Representative Carson voices support for emergency borrowing
- Watch: Governor, Director of Health COVID-19 update (March 26th)
- Stop & Shop to hire at least 5,000 new associates in Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts
- Brian C. Jones: Nobody “likes” reporters. It’s what they do that counts
- Distance Learning Begins: A view from two Superintendents
- Newport Tour Guides & Greeters News: Things to do while you’re at home
- Video: Why social distancing is one of the best tools we have to fight the coronavirus
Wednesday, March 25th
- Coronavirus Update – March 25th: 132 positive cases in R.I., fewer than 5 in Newport
- Rhode Island Air Show canceled
- RI Hospitality Association, RI Hospitality Education Foundation establish “RI Hospitality Employee Relief Fund”
- Governor plans to extend prohibition of on-premise food consumption at restaurants and food establishments
- Unsung Heroes: Jenni Field
- COVID-19: We want to hear about the ‘unsung heroes’ during these tough times
- Newport Historical Society stays connected to the community through online services
- COVID-19: SBA Disaster Loan FAQ
- Watch: Governor, Director of Health provide COVID-19 update (March 25th), now 132 positive cases in R.I.
- DMV begins screening visitors today
- 2020 Aquidneck Island Police Parade canceled
- Reaching out to isolated older adults is essential during coronavirus – here are 7 specific things you can do, just for starters
- Calling COVID-19 a ‘Chinese virus’ is wrong and dangerous – the pandemic is global
Tuesday, March 24th
- SBA leads efforts to help small businesses; including a loan deferral program
- COVID-19 plays the spoiler again – closing Newport’s playgrounds
- Coronavirus Update – March 24th: 124 positive cases in Rhode Island, Child care announcements
- Aquidneck Island communities: All out of state travelers, seasonal residents to self-quarantine for 14 days
- Looking for a job? Here are 60+ businesses that are hiring right now in Newport, even during the COVID-19 shutdowns
- Director of Health: “There are many, many patients of our 124 who have recovered”
- Portsmouth establishes Town Food Bank, donations needed
- Island Outfitters launches Rally for Retail
- Why defeating coronavirus in one country isn’t enough – there needs to be a coordinated global strategy
- Video: Governor, Director of Health provide COVID-19 update (March 24th), 124 positive cases of COVID-19 now in R.I.
- Portsmouth establishes Town Food Bank, donations needed
- Why defeating coronavirus in one country isn’t enough – there needs to be a coordinated global strategy
- Ocean State Job Lot pledges $250,000; Sourcing global supplies for front line workers
- Watch Live: Governor, Director of Health to provide COVID-19 update at 1 pm on March 24th
- WalletHub Study: Rhode Island is the 2nd most aggressive state vs Coronavirus
Monday, March 23rd
- Stop & Shop to donate $1 million to support its regional food bank partners amid COVID-19
- Tiverton: Public Libraries are closed until further notice
- 106 positive cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island, 10 in Newport County
- Honeywell expand its manufacturing operations in Smithfield to produce N95 face masks
- Watch Live: Governor, Director of Health will provide COVID-19 update at 1 pm on March 23rd
- City Council votes to extend State of Emergency in the City of Newport
- Presidential Primary moving from April 28th to June 2nd
- CCRI : Remote learning will continue for the remainder of spring semester, commencement canceled
- Watch Live: Governor, Director of Health provide COVID-19 update (March 23rd), 106 positive cases now in Rhode Island
Sunday, March 22nd
- Mayor’s Update for March 22, 2020
- Rhode Island DMV announces reservation only system
- 83 Rhode Islanders have tested positive for COVID-19, 9 from Newport County
- Live Stream: Climb the Walls and Dance with Island Moving Company and Newport Academy of Ballet
- What coronavirus symptoms should I look for, and when do I call the doctor? A doctor answers 4 questions
- Watch: Governor provides updates on COVID-19, 83 cases now in Rhode Island
- What’s Up Newp Live Stream: Mel performs on Sunday at 3 pm
- Local Patch CSA Shares Available for Purchase Now
Saturday, March 21st
- Live Stream: Brian Twohey house concert
- COVID-19: Resources for those looking for additional food and meals
- Newport County Virtual Tip Jar: Help support service industry workers
- Simpatico will offer free lunch to Jamestown residents in need
- COVID-19: 66 positive cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island, 8 in Newport County (March 21)
- City Council to vote on extending Emergency Declaration on Monday
- A projected robust cruise season comes to a halt as Newport faces tens of millions of lost tourism dollars
- Governor, DOH provide COVID-19 update, 66 positive cases in Rhode Island now
- All Newport City Offices will be closed to the public beginning Monday
- Special Enrollment Period (SEP) available to Rhode Islanders losing health coverage…
- Cox pledges $35,000 in support to RIDE and CCRI to invest…
Friday, March 20th
- Governor Raimondo signs Executive Order extending time for weapon and firearm background checks
- Governor Raimondo signs Executive Order enabling restaurants and bars to include wine and beer with to-go orders
- 54 Rhode Islanders have tested positive for COVID-19, 8 are from Newport County (March 20th)
- Watch Live: Governor, Director of Health provide COVID-19; 54 positive cases in Rhode Island
- All Newport City Offices will be closed to the public beginning Monday
- Help For Small Businesses: Learn about SBA Disaster Loan Program for…
- Aquidneck Growers Market closed on Saturday
- Middletown to conduct wellness checks on seniors; announces plans for meal…
- Salve Regina University: Remote learning for all students until end of…
- Governor, Director of Health provide COVID-19; 54 positive cases in Rhode…
- Child & Family Update: Coronavirus (COVID-19) information for our community members
- Parent of a Newport student? Here are some reminders on meals…
- Rhode Island nonprofits can apply for $4 million in aid to…
- Local Gyms & Studios Offering Virtual Sweat Options
Thursday, March 19th
- 44 Rhode Islanders have tested positive for COVID-19, 6 are from Newport County
- Watch Live: Governor, Director of Health COVID-19 press conference (March 19th at 1 pm.
- Guest View – Suzanne McDonald: COVID-19 results: Keep up the fight
- How to maintain physical and mental health during coronavirus
- 4 ways to help kids relax as the coronavirus upends everyday…
- Cox boosting bandwidth, making public Wifi hotspots free across Newport
- Grocery stores offering shopping hours for at-risk population
- Judge seeks advice on how to help RI with COVID-19 response
Wednesday, March 18th
- Public schools to transition to distance learning through at least April 3rd
- Watch: Governor Raimondo, DOH provides COVID-19 update
- Watch Live: Governor Raimondo, DOH to provide COVID-19 update (March 18th at 12 pm)
- City reminds residents to dispose disinfectant wipes responsibly
- Visitor to Middletown High School tests positive for COVID-19
- Middletown setting up a call-in center to handle inquiries related to COVID-19
- Naval War College transitions to online lectures and seminars
- Gov. Raimondo, Bradford Soapworks and Teamsters help Family Service of…
- National Grid implements additional actions to protect customers, employees during COVID-19
- City reminds residents to dispose disinfectant wipes responsibly
- Visitor to Middletown High School tests positive for COVID-19
- Newport Mental Health remains open
- Public schools to transition to distance learning through at least April…
- Senator Whitehouse approves emergency package to provide relief for Rhode Islanders
- Watch: Governor Raimondo, DOH provides COVID-19 update
- RI DDD will limit face-to-face contact; providers launch emergency plans
- National Grid commits $500,000 to assist Massachusetts, New York and Rhode…
Tuesday, March 17th
- Governor, DOH announce that several local and national organizations are offering free services to Rhode Islanders
- Rhode Island Foundation, United Way launch fund to help nonprofits cope with COVID-19 crisis
- WATCH LIVE: Governor, DOH to provide COVID-19 update (March 17th at 1 pm)
- Newport Public Schools: Chromebooks available to all grade 3-8 students that need them, will be issued on Thursday and Friday
- City of Newport announces financial relief programs, resident parking delayed, utility shut-offs suspended
- Town of Middletown declares State of Emergency; extends budget deadlines
- Newport Public Schools: Chromebooks available to all grade 3-8 students that…
- Tracking COVID-19: Live Tracker & Charts
- Newport County restaurants offering take-out & delivery (Updating)
- WATCH LIVE: Dropkick Murphys ‘Streaming Up From Boston’ on St. Patrick’s…
- Governor, DOH announce that several local and national organizations are offering…
- Cabin Fever Chronicles: Your stories of coping with coronavirus in Newport
- Town of Middletown declares State of Emergency; extends budget deadlines
- WATCH LIVE: Governor, DOH provide COVID-19 update
- COVID-19: Local and national resources
- DMV limits service to Cranston office through March 31
- WalletHub Study: Rhode Island is the most aggressive state versus Coronavirus
Monday, March 16th
- State Services, public meetings moving to online and phone only; Rhode Islanders encouraged to avoid DMV
- RIDOH: Restaurants and bars to offer delivery and take-out only, Gatherings limited to 25 people
- VIDEO: Governor Raimondo hosts second press conference of the day
- RIDOH: Restaurants and bars to offer delivery and take-out only, Gatherings limited to 25 people
- VIDEO: Governor Raimondo provides update on Rhode Island’s response to COVID-19 (March 16th)
- City Of Newport offices to remain open with limited services
- City of Newport declares State of Emergency
- State Services, public meetings moving to online and phone only; Rhode…
- City Of Newport offices to remain open with limited services
- Stop & Shop announces reduced hours, special shopping times to accommodate…
- VIDEO: Governor Raimondo hosts second press conference of the day
- Social distancing comes with social side effects – here’s how to…
- Town of Portsmouth declares State Of Emergency
- A Message from DHS Director Courtney E. Hawkins regarding DHS Measures…
- RIDOH: Restaurants and bars to offer delivery and take-out only, Gatherings…
- Coronavirus: What What’s Up Newp is doing to serve our readers
- Editor’s Note: A message for our fellow local business owners
- Dine-in food and beverage service at all restaurants, bars, and cafes…
- VIDEO: Governor Raimondo provides update on Rhode Island’s response to COVID-19…
- Newport Daffodil Days Festival canceled
- What’s Up Newp launches live online concerts; offering musicians and artists…
- Child Care providers advised to close for this week: March 16-20,…
Sunday, March 15th
- RIDOH: Child Care Centers directed to be closed, State working with communities to provide student meals during school break
- VIDEO: Governor Raimondo update on Rhode Island’s response to COVID-19 (March 15)
- Mayor’s statement on the coronavirus response – March 15
- Newport Public Schools update (March 15)
- RIDOH: Child Care Centers directed to be closed, State working with…
- Just My Opinion: Recognizing the threats and our weaknesses, the opportunities…
- City of Newport declares State of Emergency
- List of Newport County restaurants that are closing amid COVID-19 concerns
- Newport Mansions closed to visitation, starting Monday
- Town of Middletown closes all municipal buildings to public until further…
- Mayor’s statement on the coronavirus response – March 15
- Midtown Oyster Bar, Surf Club to close for two weeks
- VIDEO: Governor Raimondo update on Rhode Island’s response to COVID-19 (March…
- SBA Survey Request from CommerceRI: Businesses encouraged to share how their…
- Special Enrollment Period (SEP) available to purchase coverage through HealthSource RI…
Saturday, March 14th
- Coronavirus cases in Rhode Island rise to 20
- VIDEO: Governor Raimondo, DOH coronavirus update
- Myth Busting – COVID-19
- Coping with Covid-19: What’s Up Newp launches platform to help readers…
- LIVE BLOG: Government, school, and business cancellations and closures
Friday, March 13th
- City announces new measures on mass gatherings
- Rhode Island’s Commerce Secretary providing resources for businesses during coronavirus crisis
- RIDOH: Broad measures announced to prevent COVID-19 transmission in Rhode Island
- Newport Mansions remain open; some events canceled or postponed
- Lt. Governor Dan McKee: Supporting Rhode Island small businesses impacted by…
Thursday, March 12th
- Newport Mayor Bova says city might consider coronavirus restrictions
- Middletown Public Schools: Gaudet student’s COVID-19 test was negative
- How does the coronavirus test work? 5 questions answered
Wednesday, March 11th
- Coronavirus control measures aren’t pointless – just slowing down the pandemic…
- North End Urban Plan Public Forum #2 canceled
- Newport’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade canceled amid coronavirus disease concerns
- RIDOH: New guidance issued for large events in Rhode Island
- Potter League For Animals: LoveBash for Animals postponed
- Governor Raimondo, RIDOH to provide guidance this afternoon concerning St. Patrick’s…
- Ben & Jerry’s postpones ‘Free Cone Day’ amid coronavirus disease concerns
- Newport will not host 64th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on…
- Newport parade moves ahead, in spite of state recommendation
Tuesday, March 10th
- City Council votes to allow Newport Saint Patrick’s Day Parade to…
- COVID-19: CCRI suspends all college-sponsored domestic travel; cancels all events with…
- RIDOH identifies two additional cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Monday, March 9th
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Tuesday, March 3rd
- Third individual associated with Saint Raphael Academy trip to Italy tests…
- Why public health officials sound more worried about the coronavirus than…
- Analysis: One Sure Thing About COVID-19: No Telling How Many People…
Monday, March 2nd
- Saint Raphael Academy: Two members of their community have tested positive…
- Coronavirus: A simple way to keep workers – and the economy…
Sunday, March 1st
- RIDOH confirms second case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19); testing a third…
- RIDOH confirms first case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Rhode Island…