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Good Morning, today is Saturday, June 4.

🌊 Middletown Fire Department and crews from several towns worked a four-alarm fire at the Days Inn By Wyndham Middletown/Newport on Friday.

🌊 The Newport Art Museum is hosting a free community day today.

🌊 Newport Polo opens their season today with USA vs. Colombia.

🌊 The Race For Ukraine will be held today around Conanicut Island.

🌊 West Place Animal Sanctuary in Tiverton is opening its gates to the public this weekend.

🌊 Sea Rose Montessori School Pre-K and Elementary School will host an open house today  

🌊 Restaurant Rivalry is now open at 41 Bowen’s Wharf (formerly Fluke).

🌊 Travel Advisory: Here’s what road work RIDOT and RITBA have scheduled next week.

What’s Up Today

Weather

  • Today – Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
  • Tonight – Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Marine Forecast

  • Today – Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 9am. Seas 1 ft or less.
  • Tonight – SSW wind 6 to 9 kt becoming NW after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
  • Coastal Water Temperature: 59°F.

Sun, Moon, & Tide

  • Sunrise: 5:12 am | Sunset: 8:15 pm | 15 hours & 3 minutes of sun.
  • High tide at 12:03 pm | Low tide at 5:17 am & 5:07 pm.
  • Moon: Waxing Crescent, 4.1 days, 18% lighting.

Happening Today

Things To Do

Entertainment

  • Bar & Board:  Mel at 7:30 pm
  • Blue Anchor Grill: Live music at 6:30 pm
  • Buskers:  Brian Twohey at 9 pm
  • Celtica:  Karaoke at 10 pm
  • Clarke Cooke House: Live music at 10 pm
  • Dockside: The Barons & The Complaints at 9 pm
  • Greenvale Vineyards: YNOT3 from 1 pm to 4 pm
  • Gulf Stream Bar & Grille: Music by Mel from 6 pm to 9 pm
  • Johnny’s at Wyndham:  Stu Krous from 6 pm to 9 pm
  • JPT Film & Event Center: Downton Abbey 2: A New Era at 1:30 pm, 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
  • Landing: Nick Sproviero at 1 pm, CBD at 4:30 pm, and Jake Kulak Band at 8 pm
  • La Forge: Dave Manuel from 6 pm to 10 pm
  • Landing: Dave Alves Band at 4:30 pm, Blockhead at 8 pm
  • Midtown Oyster Bar: The Travelin’ Wanna B’s at 9:30 pm
  • Narragansett Cafe: The Smokin Toads from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
  • Newport Blues Cafe: Never In Vegas at 9 pm
  • One Pelham East:  Live music at 4:30 pm, Adam Go at 8:30 pm, DJ at 11 pm
  • Shops at Long Wharf: In Tandem from 1 pm to 5 pm
  • Speakeasy:  Live music at 10 pm
  • The Firehouse Theatre:  Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 7 pm & 9 pm
  • The Reef:  Live music from 1 pm to 4 pm, Live music from 5 pm to 8 pm
  • Top of Pelham:  Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm

City & Government

Governor Dan McKee

  • No public events are scheduled for today.

The Latest from WUN

Letter to the Editor: Our island home

On April 8, Newporters had a chance to hear how one visionary can make a huge difference in the wellbeing of an island community.

Beyond the Labels: How the Rhode Island state Ombudsman helps keep the person at the center of care

I recently had the opportunity to meet with Lori Light, Rhode Island State Long Term Care Ombudsman, to better understand the role and why it matters to residents, families, caregivers, and all of us as we navigate the aging journey and consider what it means to keep the person at the center of care. At its core, the work is deeply human and centered on the individual.

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Local Obituaries

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Further Reading

Salve Today – Salve Regina builds memorial for victims of gun violence, encourages action

RI.Gov – Governor McKee, Congressional Delegation and RIDOT Break Ground on Route 146 Project to Kick Off 2022 Construction Season

East Bay – Tiverton senior focuses on his classmates for senior project

We’ll See You Out There

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...