coronavirus in Rhode Island

Newport City Council will convene at 4:30 pm on Wednesday, September 30 to receive a COVID-19 crisis/status update from City Manager Joe Nicholson.

What’s Up Newp will carry it live below as it happens. To participate or watch the official meeting, call 1-877-853-5247 (Meeting ID: 922 6938 0490) or join via Zoom here – https://zoom.us/j/92269380490.

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...