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Good Morning! Today is Thursday, December 21, 2023.
❄️ The Winter Solstice will occur at 10:27 pm tonight, marking the year’s shortest day and longest night. On the bright side, each day after today will see more daylight until the summer solstice on June 20, 2024.
⛴️ After a one-day delay, the free ferry service between Bristol and Providence kicks off today. The service is offered as one more choice for people affected by the closure of the westbound side of the Washington Bridge. The ferry service will run seven days a week at half-hour intervals from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. through March 29, 2024. Read More
🎄 What’s Up Newp and The JPT’s annual National Lampoon Christmas Vacation Party continues tonight! Live music 6:15-7:15 pm, film at 7:30 pm. Tickets & More Info (Thanks to all who came out last night for the fun!)
🔭 Rogers High School’s annual Science and Engineering Fair today was held yesterday in the gymnasium. We have a list of the winners. Read More
👉 Colleen Burns Jermain, Superintendent of Newport Public Schools, joined What’sUpNewp for a wide-ranging discussion yesterday. Watch or listen below.
WHAT’S UP TODAY
WEATHER
- Today: Sunny, with a high near 38. North wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
- Tonight: Clear, with a low around 22. North wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
- Extended Forecasts: 7-Day Weather Forecast & 3-day Surf Forecast
MARINE FORECAST
- Small Craft Advisory until December 21, 7:00 PM
- Today: N wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
- Tonight: N wind around 7 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
- Coastal Water Temperature: 49°F.
SUN, MOON, & TIDE
- Sunrise: 7:08 am | Sunset: 4:18 pm | 9 hours and 10 minutes of sun.
- High tide at 2:29 am & 2:53 pm | Low tide at 9:23 am & 8:49 pm.
- Moon: Waxing Gibbous. 8.7 days, 63% lighting.
THINGS TO DO
- Christmas in Newport throughout Newport
- Holidays at the Newport Mansions
- 10 am: Winter Solstice Storytime at Newport Public Library
- 11 am to 8 pm: Thursday Soup Special at Newport Vineyards
- 3:30 pm: Welcoming Winter Solstice and Poetry Walk at Norman Bird Sanctuary
- 4 pm to 6:30 pm: Sparkling Lights at The Breakers: An Outdoor Magical Wonderland
- 5 pm: Silken Photography at the Brenton Hotel – Npt Collective Salon Series
- 7:30 pm: Chef Tasting Series at Hamilton Hoppin House
- 7:30 pm: What’sUpNewp and The JPT present National Lampoon Christmas Vacation Party at The JPT Film & Event Center
LIVE MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT
- JPT Film & Event Center: Maestro at 2:30 pm, What’sUpNewp and The JPT present National Lampoon Christmas Vacation Party at 7:30 pm
- Midtown Oyster Bar: John Erikson at 8 pm
- One Pelham East: Adam Go at 8:30 pm
- Pour Judgement: Live music at 10 pm
- Ragged Island Brewing Company: Trivia in the Greenhouse at 6 pm
- Stoneacre Garden: Chelley Knight & The Dope Things at 7:30 pm
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- Little Compton: Town Council at 7 pm
- Newport: Affirmative Action Commission at 3 pm
- Portsmouth: Wastewater Appeals Board at 6 pm, Portsmouth Zoning Board of Review at 7 pm
- Tiverton: Police Pension Board at 10 am, Tiverton Harbor Commission at 7 pm, Town Council at 7 pm
- See the agendas and a complete list of public meetings across Rhode Island here.
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