Photo Credit: Sarah McClutchy / What'sUpNewp

It was a busy week in Newport County and across Rhode Island. Here’s what stories our readers were reading the most.

Top Stories

1 – Firefighters battle four-alarm fire at The Wayfinder Hotel

2 – St. Philomena School Student chosen as the winner for Rhode Island in Doodle for Google Student Contest

3 – Free hop-on-hop-off bus service will be offered in Newport this summer

4 – What’s Up This Memorial Day Weekend: May 27 – 30

5 – Coastal Medical closes half its laboratories

6 – What Sold: 20 Newport County real estate sales, transactions (May 16 – 20)

7 – Concert Review and Photos: The Who rock TD Garden

8 – Election 2022: Texas school shooting a call to action among RI candidates

9 – Rogue Island Comedy Festival returns this weekend to Aquidneck Island with thirteen shows

10 – Owners of Scales & Shells retiring, restaurant sold to Nautilus Restaurant LLC/Peregrine Group

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...