Superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain talks budget, restructuring, and her final weeks in monthly chat
With a $3.8M deficit looming and five weeks left in her tenure, Colleen Burns Jermain joined What’sUpNewp ahead of Wednesday night’s City Council budget vote
This Day in RI History: May 25, 1725 -Colonial Governor Samuel Ward born in Newport
Served as a delegate to the Continental Congress
More than Storage: How Middletown Self Storage is keeping it in the family, and giving back to the community that built them
Middletown Self Storage has two facilities, nearly 1,700 units, and nearly two decades of community roots.
For “The Lion King’s” Rafiki, a role in five languages and counting
South African actor Zama Magudulela brings her well-traveled take on the mandrill shaman to the Providence Performing Arts Center, where the Disney musical runs through June 7
Portsmouth resident J.J. Silvia III appointed as new BankNewport corporator
The chief operating officer at International Manufacturing Services was named at OceanPoint Financial Partners’ annual meeting
RI Secretary of State Gregg Amore calls mid-cycle gerrymandering “a race to the bottom”
In part two of an interview with What’sUpNewp, Amore also discusses the federal government’s bid for voter information, the state’s voter ID law and key 2026 election dates
Raised in the Light: Celebrating Single Mothers and Grandmothers this Mother’s Day
Local business owner and long-time Newport resident Gwendolyn Gardner experienced two major surprises shortly after turning 40. Within the same week she found out she was unexpectedly pregnant, she also learned she had breast cancer.
Carol Montgomery built ‘Funny Women of a Certain Age’ to give older female comics a stage — and the laughs haven’t stopped since
The show comes to the Stadium Theatre in Woonsocket on April 25
‘Kimberly Akimbo’ star Ann Morrison on playing a teenager at 70: ‘I’m just an actor who’s having fun’
The Tony Award-winning musical comes to the Providence Performing Arts Center May 5-10
Cynthia Nixon to discuss ‘The Gilded Age’ and her career at An Evening with Cynthia Nixon at The Breakers on April 26
The Emmy, Tony and Grammy award-winning actor will be in conversation at the Newport mansion where the HBO series has been filmed
Boys Town New England names Marcy Shyllon as executive director
Shyllon, who has worked with the organization since 2006, steps into the permanent role after serving as interim executive director since September
This Day in RI History: March 29, 1927, TV personality John McLaughlin is born in Providence
Nixon speechwriter ran successful show for decades
Michele Gallagher: A spotlight on modern-day women who are unearthing Revolutionary history
Part 2 of a 2-part Women’s History of the American Revolutionary Series
Arts Around the Fire to welcome new Newport Classical executive director March 18
The free monthly networking event is open to the public at Sardella’s Restaurant
This Day in RI History: March 16, 1976 Blu Cantrell born in Providence
Grammy nominated R&B singer
This Day in RI History: March 13, 1799 -Oliver Shaw born in Newport
Early American Composer
Newport’s Lady Hibernians honor two women with joint award for 2026
Paula Silvia and Sandy Gallagher named co-Lady Hibernians of the Year for nearly a decade of service
This Day in RI History: March 7, 1707 – Stephen Hopkins born in Providence
Colonial Governor and signer of the Declaration of Independence
Choreographing consent: Meet Rhode Island’s intimacy director
Valerie Remillard is bringing boundary training and intimacy coordination to local stages and film sets — one production at a time.
Newport schools superintendent discusses budget gap, retirement, and merger talks
Jermain says district projects a shortfall of more than $2 million by end of fiscal year
Xay Khamsyvoravong enters Rhode Island lieutenant governor’s race
Former Newport mayor enters crowded Democratic primary with $158,000 in the bank
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