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Good Morning! Today is Tuesday, December 26, 2023.
🎄 I hope you all had a very merry Christmas!
🏥 Frank Prosnitz turns to healthcare in his latest What’sUpNewp column – Just My Opinion: It’s time the state addresses doctor shortage
👉 Unfounded claims about offshore wind-threatening whales have surfaced as a flashpoint in the fight over the future of renewable energy. Read More
🇺🇸 President Joe Biden signed the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY 24) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), an annual defense authorization bill into law on Saturday., Senator Jack Reed highlighted several key provisions of the bill that will benefit Rhode Island’s defense workers and industry. Read More
💰 Newport County’s GDP was $8 billion in 2022—the #4 highest out of 5 counties in the state. Rhode Island’s overall GDP was $73 billion for the year, with Newport County’s making up 10.8% of it. Read More
🌙 People have looked at the sky for millennia in awe of all the celestial wonders happening above. Stacker sourced information from NASA, weather channels, and astronomy sites to list 2024’s most notable astronomical events in chronological order to help people plan their sky viewing for the year. Read More
WHAT’S UP TODAY
WEATHER
- Dense Fog Advisory until December 26, 10:00 AM EST
- Today: Areas of fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
- Tonight: Cloudy, with a low of around 42. Light south wind.
- Extended Forecasts: 7-Day Weather Forecast & 3-day Surf Forecast
MARINE FORECAST
- Today: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Areas of fog before noon. Seas 1 ft or less.
- Tonight: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
- Coastal Water Temperature: 44°F.
SUN, MOON, & TIDE
- Sunrise: 7:10 am | Sunset: 4:21 pm | 9 hours and 10 minutes of sun.
- High tide at 7:05 am & 7:25 pm | Low tide at 1:21 pm.
- Moon: Waxing Gibbous.13.8 days, 99% lighting.
THINGS TO DO
- Christmas in Newport throughout Newport
- Holidays at the Newport Mansions
- 11 am to 5 pm: Annual Holiday Show at Jessica Hagen Fine Art & Design
- 1 pm to 4 pm: Hot Chocolate Bar at The Chanler at Cliff Walk
- 2 pm: Colony House Kids Tour
- 4 pm to 6:30 pm: Sparkling Lights at The Breakers
- 7 pm: Mark Johnstone and Friends Live in Concert at VFW Post 5390
- Organizing an event? Submit events to What’sUpNewp!
LIVE MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT
- Gas Lamp Grille: Karaoke at 10 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: The Boys In The Boat at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: Trivia at 7 pm
- The Fifth Element: Meg Chenot at 7 pm
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- There are no local public meetings scheduled.
- See the agenda for meetings here
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