Jamestown Newport Ferry. Credit: Conanicut Marine Services

Good morning, Newport! 👋 Today is Thursday, Sept. 4, the 247th day of 2025. There are 118 days left in the year.

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The Jamestown Newport Ferry will provide express service to the Newport International Boat Show, offering visitors a convenient alternative to navigating downtown traffic and parking challenges during one of the region’s largest marine events.

The special ferry service will operate Thursday, Sept. 11, through Sunday, Sept. 14, connecting Jamestown to Perrotti Park in downtown Newport. The four-day service aligns with the Newport International Boat Show schedule and provides direct access just steps from the show entrance.

Ferry departures will run hourly from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., with boats leaving Jamestown on the hour and returning from Perrotti Park at the bottom of each hour. The express service aims to provide a stress-free transportation option for the thousands of locals, tourists and marine industry professionals who attend the annual boat show.

The Newport International Boat Show ranks among the largest boat shows in the country and draws significant crowds to the Newport waterfront each September. The Jamestown Newport Ferry, operated as a division of CruiseRI.com and powered by Conanicut Marine Services Inc., will sell tickets online or at the Jamestown ferry terminal on the day of travel.

Additional information about the express ferry service is available at CruiseRI.com.

Here’s what else you need to know

A civilian parking enforcement employee was assaulted while performing her duties in downtown Newport earlier this week, according to the Newport Police Department.

The Middletown Town Council and School Committee will hold a joint meeting in the coming weeks to discuss Newport’s recent invitation to restart school regionalization conversations, according to the Town of Middletown.

The city will install a new stop sign Thursday at the intersection of Spring Street and Bowery Street/Young Street, creating a three-way stop intersection.

Newport County offers a diverse lineup of events this week, from cultural attractions to outdoor activities and live entertainment. Things to do this week and weekend.

Up next on the cruise ship schedule, the Enchanted Princess is scheduled to visit Newport on Sunday.

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📅 What’s Up Today

Weather Forecast

  • Today: Sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
  • Tonight: Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 64. South wind around 9 mph.

Marine Forecast

  • Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
  • Tonight: S wind around 8 kt. Patchy fog after 10pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
  • The coastal water temperature is 68 degrees.

Sun, Moon & Tide

  • Sunrise at 6:14 am. Sunset at 7:13 pm. 12 hours & 58 minutes of sun.
  • High tide at 5:37 am & 6:04 pm. Low tide at 11:19 am.
  • The lunar phase is a Waxing Gibbous.

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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...