coronavirus in Rhode Island

Due to the winter weather, the City of Newport’s COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic scheduled for Friday, Feb. 19th at the CCRI Campus, has been postponed until Saturday, Feb. 20th. Everyone with an appointment on Friday will be able to receive a vaccination at the same time on Saturday.

For more information, call the Edward King House at (401) 846-7426 extension 1.

If you do not have an appointment already, the State of Rhode Island is also offering free vaccines in Providence and Cranston, for all those over the age of 65 beginning Monday, February 22nd. To register, visit www.VaccinateRI.org. or call (844) 930-1779.

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...