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Historian to discuss Irish Famine immigrants held in North American quarantine stations, Oct. 20 in Middletown
Loretto Horrigan Leary’s talk for the Museum of Newport Irish History covers Grosse Île, Deer Island and Staten Island, where many who fled the Great Hunger died before ever reaching the mainland
Rhode Island’s UFL season tickets go on sale Sunday in Pawtucket, and the new team holds the No. 3 pick
The expansion team’s launch event at Centreville Bank Stadium is Oct. 18, with online sales the next day. Packages start under $100 for five home games. The league’s draft, Nov. 18, airs on NFL Network
Letter to the Editor: Let’s talk about what candidates will actually do
A Newport resident writes that the Ward 2 race has turned to personal attacks on Emily Conklin from people who aren’t on the ballot
Violinist Geneva Lewis brings the Goldberg Variations to Rough Point on Nov. 7
Puddingstone Music’s salon series pairs Sitkovetsky’s string-trio arrangement of Bach with live dance in the Doris Duke house. Tickets are $75
An accessible community table is now at the Fort Adams visitor center
Tina’s Table seats up to three wheelchair users alongside everyone else, with space for service dogs and strollers. RAMP donated it; The Steel Yard in Providence built it
Build the Bench RI endorses five Newport candidates in its second round
The new group, which backs progressive women and gender-expansive candidates, picked Emily Conklin and Taryn Mazza for City Council and Elizabeth Barron, Penelope Hunt and Kendra Wilson Muenter for School Committee
Salve Regina promotes Lynne Mello and Michael Pimental to vice president roles
Mello takes on marketing and communications, Pimental institutional affairs, in what President Kelli J. Armstrong describes as an expansion of both roles
Op-Ed: Patriotism is an action
Newport City Council Ward 2 candidate Emily Conklin explains why she does not recite the Pledge of Allegiance at council and School Committee meetings
New era begins as Jayson Tatum and the Celtics embark on 1st season without Jaylen Brown
It’s a new era in Boston following the offseason trade of Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers. Only a few pieces remain from the core of the Celtics 2023-24 championship team.
Pumpkin Regatta at Newport Shipyard pushed to Oct. 23 because of weather
The fiberglass-pumpkin race benefiting Sail Newport moves back a week; same 4-to-7 p.m. window, same $25 entry
Obituary: Edward Wayne Figueira
Oct 21, 1977 — Oct 10, 2026
Obituary: Dr. Christopher M. Erstling
November 1, 1947 – October 9, 2026
Letter to the Editor: Five candidates who would build a competent Newport School Committee
“I’ve seen behind the curtain enough to recognize who should be trusted,” writes Stephanie Winslow, who has served nearly seven years on the committee
McAvoy scores in his 1st game back from a suspension to lead the Bruins past the Sharks 6-3
Charlie McAvoy scored in his season debut after serving a six-game suspension and the Boston Bruins beat the San Jose Sharks 6-3 on Tuesday night.
The Preserve’s Hobbit House is open for pumpkin photo sessions through Nov. 2
An hour slot at the Richmond resort’s Tolkien-inspired cottage runs $200 for up to four people — bring your own photographer
Jamestown cartoonist Will Henry talks ‘Wallace the Brave’ at CCRI on Thursday
The free hour at the Knight Campus library in Warwick includes a live drawing, a Q&A and book signing. Bring your copies
Cortvriend’s commission on sharing services between school districts holds first meeting Thursday
The 13-member panel will look at whether districts could jointly fund jobs like curriculum directors and business offices. No Newport County school official is on it
Alternating lane closures on the Mount Hope Bridge, days and nights, Oct. 19 through Nov. 6
Overnight closures run 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. weeknights, with daytime closures midday Monday through Friday
Heritage Restaurant Group matching $30,000 for Newport restaurant manager’s glioblastoma treatment
Jake Pelagalli was 31 and newly promoted at The Reef when he was diagnosed. His family is raising money for an experimental treatment his doctors recommend and his insurer denied, at a cost they estimate above $50,000 a month
Edward King House names Isidro “Tj” Thomas executive director, filling the post Carmela Geer left in September
The Newport senior center’s board picked Thomas after a search that began in August. The release does not describe his previous work or say when he starts
