Good Morning, today is Monday, June 6, 2022.
🌊 The Seven Seas Navigator (Capacity: 490 passengers, 340 crew) is scheduled to visit Newport today. She is the only cruise ship scheduled to visit in June. Up next is the Caribbean Princess on Thursday, July 28.
🌊 Today is the 78th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Some facts, figures, and photos – 50 facts and figures about D-Day
🌊 With a median list price of $480,262, Tiverton is among America’s 10 Most Affordable Beach Towns for Homebuyers, according to Realtor.com.
🌊 Coffee Grinder opened on Sunday at their new home at 337 Thames Street.
🌊 Strawberry picking season opened on Sunday at Sweet Berry Farm.
🌊 Josh Coakley was the first to finish the BankNewport 10 Miler on Sunday with a time of 51:19. Caitlin McGinley was the top female finisher with a time of 59:32. Full results
🌊 The College of the Environment and Life Sciences Department of Marine Affairs (MAF) at the University of Rhode Island announced that it recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island Program (OHPRI). “This will encourage collaboration, and provide educational opportunities for OHPRI participants and MAF students.”
OHPRI shared on Facebook, “We are delighted and excited to share the news of what we hope will be an exciting collaboration that gives students in the nation’s oldest Marine Affairs graduate program more hands on experiences in and around Rhode Island’s coastal waters”.
What’s Up Today
Weather
- Today – Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
- Tonight – Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Marine Forecast
- Today – Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSE 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
- Tonight – Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S around 6 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
- Coastal Water Temperature: 60°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
- Sunrise: 5:11 am | Sunset: 8:16 pm | 15 hours & 5 minutes of sun.
- High tide at 12:53 am & 1:35 pm | Low tide at 6:43 am & 6:52 pm.
- Moon: Waxing Crescent, 5.9 days, 35% lighting.
Happening Today
Things To Do
- 6 pm – Ann Hood signs FLY GIRL at Charter Books
- For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
Entertainment
- Celtica: Music Bingo at 7:30 pm
- Landing: Justin Pomfret at 1 pm, Mike Wendoloski at 4:30 pm
- One Pelham East: Bruce Jacque at 10 pm
- The Fastnet Pub: The Ubiquitones at 10 pm
- The Fifth Element: The Groove Merchants from 7 pm to 10 pm
City & Government
- Jamestown – Jamestown, Town of at 7 pm
- Little Compton – Little Compton Pension Committee at 9 am
- Middletown – Middletown Town Council at 5:30 pm
- Newport – Newport School Committee – Ad Hoc School Building Committee at 5:30 pm, Newport School Committee at 5:30 pm, Newport Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Commission at 5:50 pm, Newport Planning Board at 6:30 pm
- Portsmouth – Portsmouth Free Public Library at 7 pm, Portsmouth Design Review Board at 7 pm
- Tiverton – Tiverton FTR and Personnel Changes Advisory Subcommittee at 3:30 pm, Tiverton Library Trustees Board Personnel Subcommittee at 5 pm, Tiverton Town Council at 7 pm
Governor Dan McKee
At 8 am, Governor McKee will chair a meeting of the Commerce RI board.
At 10:30 am, Governor McKee will join U.S. Senator Jack Reed, Congressman Jim Langevin, Rhode Island Housing, and state and local leaders to break ground on the redevelopment and adaptive reuse of the historic Arctic Mill in West Warwick.
The Latest from WUN
What’sUpNewp’s top stories this week
3-day Surf Forecast for Rhode Island
Resilient Conan is seeking a loving home
7-Day Weather forecast for Newport County
Pivetta throws 7 innings as Red Sox blank AL East champion Orioles 3-0
What would a government shutdown mean for me? SNAP, student loans and travel impacts, explained
‘Meadowgrass’ on Third Beach Road in Middletown sells for $5.9 million
RIDOT provides an update on Aquidneck Avenue, Pell Bridge Ramps projects
Governor McKee endorses State Climate Panel’s $2.6 million spending plan
Craft Beer with a Cause: Rejects Beer Co. and Potter League for Animals unite for ‘Whiskers Rebellion’
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Local Obituaries
Obituary: Scott Hellquist
Obituary: Margaret Susan Caron
Obituary: Lisa Anne Wright
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Further Reading
Salve Today – Salve Regina hosts Gordon Conferences, provides forum for scientific research
East Bay – Sticker shock in Seapowet
WPRI – US Treasurer Raimondo? Report suggests it’s a possibility