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Good Morning! Today is September 1, the 245th day of the year; 121 days remain in 2024.
Top Stories From Last Week
Newport City Council recently approved a settlement with RIDOT, providing an additional $125,000 for a property dispute related to a bridge realignment project. Meanwhile, Middletown resident Ronald Kobayashi will be recognized for his dedication to keeping his community clean, while Newport teachers express concerns about recent actions by the school superintendent that allegedly violate their collective bargaining agreement.
Top Stories
Newport City Council approves settlement with RIDOT
Newport City Council settles property dispute with RIDOT, receiving an additional $125,000.
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) assisted a What'sUpNewp journalist with the reporting included in this newsletter.
What’s Up Today
Weather
Today: There is a chance of showers, mainly before 5 pm. Patchy fog between 2 pm and 4 pm. Otherwise, it is cloudy, with a high near 75. South wind 7 to 14 mph. The chance of precipitation is 50%—new precipitation amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers before 9 pm. Patchy fog before midnight. Otherwise, it is mostly cloudy, with a low of around 64. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. The chance of precipitation is 20%.
Marine Forecast
Today: SSW wind 6 to 9 kt, increasing to 9 to 12 kt in the afternoon. There is a chance of showers, mainly before 5 pm. Patchy fog before noon, then Patchy fog between 2pm and 4 pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: SW wind 5 to 9 kt, becoming W after midnight. A slight chance of showers before 9 pm. Patchy fog before midnight. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 64°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 6:12 am | Sunset: 7:17 pm | 13 hours and 5 minutes of sun.
High tide at 7:26 am & 7:52 pm | Low tide at 1:24 am & 12:50 pm.
Elias Lindholm, Mikey Eyssimont and Morgan Geekie each scored a goal in an opening period that started out testy, carrying the Boston Bruins past the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Sunday.
Jayson Tatum had 34 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, Derrick White added 18 points and the Boston Celtics demolished the Charlotte Hornets 119-80 on Friday night for their seventh win in eight games.
This weekend, there are 69 scheduled open house listings across Newport County, offering a chance to explore everything from entry-level homes and condominiums to larger properties and investment opportunities.
The 65-turbine project about 15 miles south of the state can now power 350,000 homes in Rhode Island and Connecticut. It reached full operation 14 months after a federal stop-work order nearly halted it.
The Rhode Island Foundation will match donations to Trinity Rep’s “A Christmas Carol” with equal grants to the state food bank, which is serving a record 89,000 people a month
A retired teacher asks Newport’s incoming City Council and School Committee to set ground rules for debate — starting with letting everyone speak once before anyone speaks twice
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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.
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