It has now been more than a month since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic here in Rhode Island. What’s Up Newp and What’s Up Rhode Island are interested in knowing what are readers think of the local, state, and federal government response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

What’s Up Newp and What’s Up Rhode Island will use your responses (everything but your email address) for a story once we receive a significant amount of responses.

Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...