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Good morning, Newport! 🗓️ Today is Sunday, Aug. 10, the 222nd day of 2025. There are 143 days left in the year.

🚨 You need to know

Rhode Island will observe Victory Day on Monday, Aug. 11, marking the state’s unique commemoration of the end of World War II and resulting in closures of government offices and delays to municipal services across Newport County and the state.

Victory Day recognizes Japan’s surrender on Aug. 14, 1945, ending World War II. Rhode Island is the only state to celebrate the holiday, which has been observed on the second Monday of August since 1948.

Most state, city and town offices will be closed Monday as Victory Day is one of Rhode Island’s 11 state holidays. State courts will also be closed. In Newport, City Hall and city offices will be closed in observation of the holiday. Trash collection will be delayed by one day for Monday customers throughout the state, including Newport.

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority will operate on a Sunday schedule Monday. However, since Victory Day is a state holiday rather than a federal one, the U.S. Postal Service will remain open and deliver mail. The U.S. District Court in Providence will be the lone federal office to close for the holiday.

Retail stores and restaurants typically remain open during Victory Day, allowing residents to enjoy the long weekend while conducting normal shopping and dining activities across Newport County.

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📈 Yesterday’s most-read

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

  1. Obituary: Chris “Mad One” “Mad1Had2” Walker
  2. Today In Newport History: August 11, 1866 – First roller skating rink opens to the public in U.S.
  3. Obituary: John T. “Ted” Good
  4. Morning Notes: Perfect weekend weather brings packed calendar to Newport
  5. Christine Baranski marveled at her family ties to the Gilded Age during talk at The Elms
  6. Historic horse-drawn coaches return to Newport streets next weekend
  7. Elephant sculptures find permanent home at Newport’s Aquidneck Park
  8. Obituary: Leonard Silvia
  9. RIDOT continues East Main Road pavement work in Middletown
  10. Obituary: Joan Kendall

📅 What’s Up Today

Weather Forecast

  • Today: Sunny, with a high near 78. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. South wind around 7 mph.
  • Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

Marine Forecast

  • Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
  • Tonight: SSW wind around 6 kt becoming WSW after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
  • Tomorrow: SSW wind 5 to 9 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
  • The coastal water temperature is 66 degrees.

Sun, Moon & Tide

  • Sunrise at 5:49 am. Sunset at 7:51 pm. 14 hours & 2 minutes of sun.
  • High tide at 9:08 am & 9:26 pm. Low tide at 2:44 am & 2:45 pm.
  • The lunar phase is a Waning Gibbous.

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Newport County Public Meetings

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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...