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Good Morning! Today is Tuesday, April 16.
🍦 Ben & Jerry’s is throwing its annual Free Cone Day celebration today! This year, the Scoop Shop located on Thames Street is adding to the fun factor with a partnership with Save the Bay to celebrate all they do for our local community and help support their new endeavor at 23 Americas Cup. Ben & Jerry’s at 359 Thames Street is open from 12 pm to 8 pm today. Read More
🍽️ The Rhode Island Foundation is inviting Newport County residents to share their thoughts about the issues that are important to them at a free community dinner tonight at 5:30 pm at Innovate Newport. Read More
👉 Rhode Island House Representative Lauren Carson will host a constituent meeting for District 75 residents this evening at 6 pm at Newport Public Library. Read More
🆕 Numbers released Monday night to the Middletown Town Council show many residents and businesses can expect a 2 percent tax increase in Fiscal 2025. Those figures include the cost of the new middle-high school and no significant cuts to services. Read More
🏠 WUN’s Tyler Bernadyn looks at the 15 homes that changed hands last week in Newport County. Read More
🎓 Renowned author, scholar, and policy analyst Susan Eisenhower will present Salve Regina’s Commencement address and receive an honorary degree as a member of the Class of 2024 at the University’s 74th Commencement on May 19. Her most recent book, “How Ike Led: The Principles Behind Eisenhower’s Biggest Decisions,” has received critical acclaim nationally and internationally, highlighting the qualities of successful leadership demonstrated by her grandfather, President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
The University will also award honorary degrees to James T. Brett, Christine Kavanagh, RSM, and Gloria Purvis. Read More
What’s Up Today
Weather
- Today: Sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low of around 42. West wind 5 to 7 mph, becoming calm.
Marine Forecast
- Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 8 kt in the morning. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
- Tonight: W wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
- Coastal Water Temperature: 45°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
- Sunrise: 6:02 am | Sunset: 7:27 pm | 13 hours and 24 minutes of sun.
- High tide at 2:51 am & 3:18 pm | Low tide at 9:59 am & 9:12 pm.
- Moon: First Quarter Moon. 7.6 days, 53% lighting.
Things To Do
- Newport Daffodil Days throughout Newport County
- 10 am: Preschool Party at Newport Public Library
- 12 pm: Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s on Thames Street
- 2 pm: Decorate a Birdhouse at Newport Public Library
- 3 pm: Chess Club at Newport Public Library
- 3:30 pm: Teen Stop Motion Animation Series at Newport Public Library
- 5 pm: Introduction to Embroidery at Newport Public Library
- 6 pm: Ballroom Dance at The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet
- 6 pm: Constituent Meeting with Rep. Carson – Newport at Newport Public Library
- 6:30 pm: Gray Sail Beer Dinner at Fifth Element
Live Music & Entertainment
- Gas Lamp Grille: Karaoke at 10 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: Wicked Little Letters at 3 pm, Remembering Gene Wilder at 5:30 pm, Bonnie & Clyde at 7:30 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: Trivia at 7 pm
Newport County Government
- Little Compton: Beach Commission at 7 pm, Budget Committee at 7 pm
- Middletown: Library Board of Trustees at 6 pm
Coming Up This Week
What’sUpNewp stories related to this week…
- Ben & Jerry’s to host Free Cone Day on April 16
- Rep. Carson to host a Constituent Meeting on April 16
- Rhode Island Foundation inviting Newport County residents to share input at a free community dinner
- Arts Around The Fire will feature two speakers from the Newport Art Museum on April 17
- Aquidneck Island Earth Week returns April 20 – 27, with twenty-six events planned
- Blithewold in Bloom: Daffodils dazzle on April 20-21
- Newport Beer Festival returning to Fort Adams State Park on April 20
- Island-wide water main flushing will take place April 14 – May 2
- That’s Amore: Providence Pizza Week returns April 14-20
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