Election 2022

Becky Bolan, candidate for Newport School Committee, joined What’sUpNewp for a live virtual video conversation on Tuesday, October 4 at 9:30 am.

During our conversation, we introduce/re-introduce you to Becky, chat about her time served on the school committee, discuss school regionalization, and more.

The eight candidates running for the seven seats on Newport School Committee are Louisa Boatwright, Rebecca Bolan, James Dring, Sandra Flowers, Robert Leary, Kendra Wilson Muenter, Robert Power, and Stephanie Winslow.

Watch the interview 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...