From left: Narragansett Council - Scouting America CEO Tim McCandless, Moby Dick Golf Tournament Chair

Good morning, Newport!

🗓️ Today is Tuesday, July 22, the 203rd day of 2025. There are 162 days left in the year.

🚨 You need to know

 The Narragansett Council’s annual Moby Dick Golf Tournament has raised $1 million over its 35-year history, organizers announced following this year’s event at Montaup Country Club.

The tournament, presented by St. Anne’s Credit Union, drew 124 golfers and raised more than $70,000 — the highest single-year total in the event’s history. The winning team represented James Alves, CPA.

“Over the past 35 years, the $1 million raised has gone and will continue to go a long way to encourage a sense of citizenship, service and adventure into every Scout in the Narragansett Council,” said Tim McCandless, CEO of Narragansett Council – Scouting America.

Jack Ledwidge, who has chaired the tournament for all 35 years and is former CEO of St. Anne’s Credit Union, credited sponsors, volunteers and golfers for the fundraising success.

The Narragansett Council serves more than 6,000 youth annually in Rhode Island, southeastern Massachusetts and Pawcatuck, Connecticut, through programs including Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing, Sea Scouts and Exploring.

The Boy Scouts of America rebranded as Scouting America in May 2024.

What else you should know

❤️ The Four Hearts Foundation named Grant Dion as its first “Four Hearts Kid” during a celebration Saturday marking the organization’s first anniversary.

🎨 Newport Art Museum will host its annual Wet Paint fundraising event on Aug. 9 from noon to 4 p.m., bringing back traditions that organizers say respond to community feedback.

✍️ Five Aquidneck Island state representatives are urging Brown University Health to reconsider its proposal to close the Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center at Newport Hospital, warning the move would create “devastating” consequences for families across Newport County.

🖼️ Art enthusiasts will have a unique opportunity to peek behind the creative curtain when Artists’ Open Studios returns to Jamestown on Saturday, August 9.

🏘️ The housing market across Aquidneck Island and greater Newport County remains active, even as we begin to see subtle signs of a shift from a strong seller’s market toward a more balanced, neutral playing field. According to data sourced from the Rhode Island MLS, 17 properties changed hands last week, indicating steady demand despite evolving market dynamics.

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📈 Yesterday’s most-read

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

  1. What Sold: A look at 17 Homes that traded hands last week in Newport County (July 14 – 18)
  2. Newport Folk Festival cyclists set to break records again as city implements enhanced safety plan
  3. Non-stop bus service between Boston and Newport returns
  4. Obituary: Shirley MacGillivray
  5. Unseen and Unsheltered: The rising crisis of homelessness among Rhode Island’s older adults
  6. Morning Notes: Salve Regina’s Ochre Court featured in latest episode of HBO’s ‘The Gilded Age’
  7. Newport Police to launch traffic camera enforcement at Hillside-Admiral Kalbfus intersection
  8. Obituary: Diane Addison
  9. Obituary: Daniel Nevils
  10. Over 1,300 runners celebrate craft beer and fitness at ninth annual Newport Beer Run

📅 What’s Up Today

Weather Forecast

  • Today: Sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 7 mph.
  • Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 77. Light west wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the morning.

Sun, Moon & Tide

  • Sunrise at 5:31 am. Sunset at 8:11 pm. 14 hours & 40 minutes of sun.
  • High tide at 6:14 am & 6:47 pm. Low tide at 12:28 am & 11:31 am.
  • The lunar phase is a Waning Crescent.
  • The coastal water temperature is 71 degrees.

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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...