Election 2022

Aida Neary and Amy Machado from Building Newport’s Future, “a grassroots organization of parents, students, teachers, Roger’s graduates & community who support Newport Public Schools”, joined What’sUpNewp for a live virtual video conversation at 9 am on Thursday, October 20.

This discussion focuses on why they are encouraging voters to reject Ballot Question 5 in Newport, which is asking voters to authorize the City of Newport and the Town of Middletown to establish a regional school district.

Watch the conversation below.

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...