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Tiverton library opens StoryWalk trail with Sept. 19 celebration
Picture book pages mounted along a path around the library invite families to read while they walk
Dr. Michael Fine: What’s crazy about COVID and flu vaccines in 2026
As we expected, the severity of Covid is trending down over the years, as more of us get more and more immune to it, and our herd immunity strengthens.
Jamestown Community Theatre holding auditions for Sondheim’s “Merrily We Roll Along”
Auditions by appointment Sept. 3; the production opens the company’s 36th season in November
Under financial pressure, Brown University Health mum on Newport Hospital birthing center
Insurance denials, uncompensated care drive up costs for top healthcare operator
MLK Community Center hosting free karaoke competition Tuesday
Twenty singing spots available; spectators welcome, and there’s a prize for first place
Comic – Sour Grapes: Itchy Pet
Sour Grapes is a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world.
Salve students learn on the job at the Newport Folk and Jazz festivals
This summer, Salve Regina University rising seniors Grace Kasten and Topher Weber experienced that history from behind the scenes as interns with Newport Festivals Foundation.
PUC cuts Rhode Island Energy’s rate request, approves $170 million in bill credits
Credits begin in October and are expected to offset the electric increase entirely; final bill impacts won’t be known until Aug. 31
USA meets Jamaica at Newport Polo on Saturday
27th edition of the rivalry lands during the club’s 150th season; Visit Jamaica giving away a four-day resort trip
Newport police and firefighters to meet at Cardines Field for charity softball game
Sept. 11 game benefits a planned first responder memorial at Barker Memorial Park
Obituary: Anne Marie Wolfe
Jul 24, 1937 — Aug 14, 2026
More than 70 maritime and defense companies to demonstrate technology at Sail Newport next week
Third annual BlueTIDE puts systems in the water Aug. 27 in a scenario shaped with Defense Department input; general admission is free
RIPTA board advances Providence transit center to design phase
Bus hub would move from Kennedy Plaza to a site beside the train station; roughly $77 million committed so far
First Newport homes go live on GoNetspeed fiber Wednesday
Company tells council construction is underway across the city, with the full build targeted for completion in March 2027
City floats “Park Newport,” a single brand for all municipal parking
Proposal would put one logo on meters, signs, permits, uniforms and enforcement vehicles, and recast parking officers as “ambassadors”
Early voting begins for Sept. 9 primary; state officials point voters to rights guide
Ballots can be cast at City Hall during business hours through Sept. 8; note the primary falls on a Wednesday this year
Providence Place sold to ownership group led by former Mayor Joe Paolino and the mall’s original developer
Paolino Properties, Pyramid Management Group and DW Partners close acquisition of the downtown mall after its period in receivership
Waterfront home on The Point sells for $3.4 million
The 1925 Colonial at 4 Van Zandt Ave. went for 13.3% over asking, the neighborhood’s highest sale since April 2024
Letter: Perrotti Park’s deed deserves an answer
If it looks like a park, functions as a park, has been treated as a park for half a century, and its deed says it is to be used as a public park — it’s a park.
New state housing dashboard shows 658 units backed across Newport County
Newport leads the county with 321 units; Little Compton and New Shoreham have no state-supported projects
