Portsmouth

Good morning, Newport! Today is Thursday, June 26, the 177th day of 2025. There are 188 days left in the year.

🚨 You need to know

The Portsmouth Free Public Library will welcome families new to Portsmouth High School at an informal question-and-answer session on Monday, July 7, at 6 p.m. The event, designed for parents and teens entering the school district this fall, aims to ease the transition for incoming PHS families.

Current Portsmouth High School parents will lead the discussion, covering essential topics including technology needs and communication systems, fall sports opportunities, band camp information, and what families can expect during the first week of school. The informal format is specifically intended to create a comfortable environment for newcomers to ask questions and connect with the school community.

The library emphasizes that this is a parent-to-parent conversation rather than an official school district presentation. Families interested in attending can register online at the library’s website or call 401-683-9457 to reserve their spot.

The Portsmouth Free Public Library is located at 2658 East Main Road in Portsmouth. For more information, visit www.portsmouthlibrary.org.

What else you need to know

🎥 Broadway and Washington Square were abuzz with activity and excitement yesterday as filming took place for M. Night Shyamalan’s Remain.

💰 Newport City Council hosted a Regular Council Meeting on Wednesday. Much of the 3 ½ hour meeting was spent on the budget. Ultimately, the majority of the Council voted for a 3.48% tax levy. We’ll have further reporting throughout the day. You can also watch the entire meeting, or any portion of it, here.

🖼️ Artist Hunt Slonem is headlining two shows at the Jessica Fine Art + Design main gallery and the Sarah Langley Gallery at the Hammetts Hotel. WUN’s Veronica Bruno recently caught up with Slonem for an interview in which he talks about faith, preservation, and his two Newport shows.

🚢 Governor McKee will deliver remarks today at the celebration for the arrival of American Liberty, one of American Cruise Line’s newest 100-passenger Coastal Cats, marking the return of cruise tourism to Providence.

🗓️ Save The Date: The Newport Hellenic Festival returns to St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church in August.

📈 Yesterday’s most-read

The following were yesterday’s most-read What’sUpNewp articles.

  1. Portsmouth Police arrest repeat DUI offender with BAC over three times legal limit
  2. Former Newport mayor fined for campaign finance violations
  3. Home Of the Week: 17 Dearborn Street — A rare opportunity in Newport’s downtown Yachting Village
  4. Obituary: John M. “Jack” Curran
  5. New affordable housing complex opens in Jamestown’s downtown
  6. What Sold: A look at 22 homes that recently changed gands in Newport County (June 16 – 20)
  7. Cities with the most expensive homes in Rhode Island
  8. Historic Newport estate sells for nearly $8 Million, marking city’s highest sale since September
  9. Obituary: Kimberly Boiani
  10. What’s Up in Newport County this week and weekend: June 23 – 29

📅 What’s Up Today

Weather Forecast

  • Today: A chance of showers, mainly between 9 am and 10 am. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind around 14 mph. The chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch are possible.
  • Tonight: A chance of showers, mainly between 8 pm and 3 am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph. The chance of precipitation is 30%—new precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch pare ossible.

Marine Forecast

  • Today: NE wind around 12 kt. A chance of showers, mainly between 9 am and 10 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
  • Tonight: ENE wind 7 to 9 kt. A chance of showers, mainly between 2 am and 3 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
  • The coastal water temperature is 63 degrees.

Sun, Moon & Tide

  • Sunrise at 5:13 am. Sunset at 8:23 pm. 15 hours & 10 minutes of sun.
  • High tide at 9:10 am & 9:35 pm. Low tide at 3:11 am & 2:27 pm.
  • The lunar phase is a Waxing Crescent.

Things To Do

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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. Ryan...