Good Morning, Newport!
Here’s a look at what’s happening, new, and to do out there today; enjoy!
What’s Up Today
Weather
- Today: Sunny, with a high near 73. East wind 6 to 10 mph.
- Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind 6 to 8 mph.
Marine Forecast
- Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming ESE 5 to 9 kt in the morning. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
- Tonight: E wind 5 to 7 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
- Coastal Water Temperature: 68°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
- Sunrise: 6:16 am | Sunset: 7:11 pm | 12 hours & 55 minutes of sun.
- High tide at 9:57 am & 10:09 pm | Low tide at 3:08 am & 3:30 pm.
- Moon: Waxing Crescent. 1.7 days, 3% lighting.
Things To Do
- 5 pm to 7 pm: Salon Series at The Living Room at Brenton Hotel
- 5 pm to 7 pm: Painting with Acrylics at Newport Public Library
- 6 pm to 9 pm: Fall for Lucy’s Hearth at Wyndham Newport Hotel
- 7:20 pm: Secret Small Apartment – newportFILM Outdoors at Lawn at The Elms
- 7:30 pm: Water Brother – Friends of Newport Skate Park Fundraising Screening at The JPT
Live Music & Entertainment
- JPT Film & Event Center: It Ends With Us at 3:30 pm, Water Brother – Friends of Newport Skate Park Fundraising Screening at 7:30 pm
- Landing: Justin Pomfret at 4 pm, Timmy Smith at 8 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Patrick Gaynes from 5 pm to 8 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe: Timeless at 9 pm
- Newport Craft: Thursday Trivia at 7 pm
- Newport Harbor Island Resort: Live music at Torpedo Bar & Lounge from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Ragged Island Brewing: Trivia in the Barn from 6 pm to 8 pm
- Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 8 pm to 10:30 pm
- Vieste: Live music from 7 pm to 10 pm
Newport County Government
- Middletown: Middletown Technical Review Committee at 11 am, Middletown Affordable Housing Committee at 6 pm
What’s Up This Week
What’sUpNewp stories related to this week.
What’s Up in Newport this week: September 2 – 8
On tap this week and weekend: Iris Dement live at The JPT, Fall Visitors Weekend at West Place Animal Sanctuary, and more.
Lane closures schedule for Newport Pell Bridge September 3 – 6
Westbound and eastbound lanes to be affected during the week of September 1 – 7
John Kerry to headline ‘The Forum at Newport 2024’
Public invited to attend the second annual conference on the geostrategic and national security challenges and opportunities posed by climate change
Fall Visitors Day at West Place Animal Sanctuary showcases new friends and old success stories
The animal refuge in Tiverton is open for public tours September 7-8, 2024
Iris DeMent, Five For Fighting with String Quartet coming to The JPT
Tickets on sale on Friday, June 14 at 10 am
Cruise Ship Schedule
Coming up next on the 2024 Cruise Ship Schedule;
- Sunday, Sept. 8 | Enchanted Princess
- Sunday, Sept. 8 | 7-Seas Grandeur
- Monday, Sept. 9 | Insignia
- Monday, Sept. 9 | Norwegian Breakaway
- Tuesday, Sept. 10 | 7-Seas Grandeur
The Latest from What’sUpNewp
Trees are magic. In Newport, volunteers are working to expand their healthy reach
“People in this neighborhood aren’t receiving the benefits of trees,” said Natasha Harrison, executive director of the Newport Tree Conservancy. “They need more.”
Newport’s Spring Recycling Day returns April 25 at Easton’s Beach
The annual Earth Day event accepts electronics, textiles, scrap metal, cardboard, rigid plastics and up to three bulky items per household
Rutschman’s 2 HRs, 6 RBIs power the Orioles to a 10-3 win over the slumping Red Sox
Adley Rutschman hit two of Baltimore’s six homers and drove in six runs as the Orioles routed the slumping Boston Red Sox 10-3 on Friday night.
Celtics beat the 76ers 108-100 in Game 3 behind 25 points each from Tatum and Brown
Jayson Tatum continued to shine in his return from injury with 25 points and Jaylen Brown also scored 25 to help the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 108-100 on Friday night and take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference first-round series.
DEM marks Rhode Island’s 129th Arbor Day with nearly $200K in tree grants
Pawtucket ceremony highlights 11 urban forestry and tree equity projects across the state
Letter to the Editor: Is Sweet Berry Farm’s proposal a working farm — or an events business on one?
A 1996 easement permanently protects the 85-acre property for agriculture. A Middletown resident argues the proposed 13,862-square-foot barn doesn’t fit that definition.
A Newport heiress’s gift to nature endures at Norman Bird Sanctuary
Mabel Norman Cerio’s vision lives on across 300 acres of Aquidneck Island trails, gardens and year-round programs
Six animals test positive for rabies in Providence County, health officials warn
Raccoons, a bat and a coyote from Burrillville, Lincoln and Providence have tested positive since March 12; results on a North Smithfield raccoon are pending
On the Market: A look at 38 homes hosting Open Houses this weekend in Newport County
There’s a solid lineup this weekend with 38 homes hosting open houses across Newport County. That many doors give buyers a real chance to get out, compare, and understand what’s happening in person, not just online.
Rough Point earns Level 1 arboretum accreditation
Eleven-acre coastal landscape preserving Olmsted and Doris Duke legacies joins global network of accredited tree collections
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Recent Local Obituaries
Obituary: Carolyn Lois Turner
May 15, 1934 – April 19, 2026
Obituary: Brigid M. Walsh
July 21, 1945 — April 21, 2026
Obituary: Stanley E. Raymond
December 17, 1951 — April 18, 2026
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