Colleen Burns Jermain, Superintendent of Newport Public Schools, will join What’s Up Newp at 3:30 pm on Wednesday, August 12th to discuss the upcoming school year – when it may begin, what it might look like, and other challenges that COVID-19 are presenting for public education.

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...