Newport Police Department, Newport, RI

Good Morning, Newport! Today is Friday, June 6, the 157th day of 2025. There are 208 days left in the year.

🚨 You need to know

The Newport Police Department is seeking public input as part of its voluntary accreditation process with the Rhode Island Police Accreditation Commission (RIPAC).

RIPAC assessors will visit the Newport Police Department on June 20, 2025, to review all aspects of the agency’s policies, procedures, management, operations, and support services.

During the evaluation, both agency employees and members of the public can share their thoughts with the assessment team by phone. Calls will be taken at (401) 845-5734 on June 20, 2025, between 11 a.m. and noon.

Phone comments are limited to 10 minutes and should focus on the department’s ability to meet RIPAC standards. You can review these standards at the Newport Police Department.

If you prefer to submit written comments, you can send them to Christine Crocker, Executive Director of RIPAC, at P.O. Box 7877, Cumberland, RI 02864, or by email at crocker.riapc@cox.net.

Here’s what else you need to know

🇺🇸 On this day in 1944, during World War II, nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed in Normandy, France, on D-Day as they launched Operation Overlord to liberate German-occupied Western Europe. More than 4,400 Allied troops were killed on D-Day, including 2,501 Americans.

👉 Rhode Island’s House of Representatives approved a bill to ban assault weapons in the state, with a 43-28 vote on Thursday. The legislation, introduced by Rep. Jason Knight, is now headed to the Senate for review.

🎶 Music lovers, mark your calendars! Ragged Island Brewing Co. is bringing back its popular music festival this weekend – June 7 and 8, featuring a mix of local talent and tribute bands.

🚲 On tap this weekend: Elliot’s Ride For Everyone, Ragged Island Music Fest, Canine Couture Show, and more. Get the full weekend roundup here.

📈 Yesterday’s most-read

The following were yesterday’s most-read What’sUpNewp articles.

  1. Ocean Hour Farm to host first public tours
  2. Obituary: Arthur Frazzano, MD
  3. Obituary: Patricia Arlene Smith
  4. Listing of the Week: 16 King Road, Middletown
  5. Obituary: Peter Flynn
  6. Elm Street Pier repair, Easton’s Beach revenues, biennial budget on Newport City Council Docket
  7. Australian National Maritime Museum confirms Captain Cook’s vessel as shipwreck in Newport Harbor
  8. What Sold: A look at 20 homes that changed hands last week in Newport County (May 26 – 30)
  9. Morning Notes: Ragged Island Brewing Co. gears up for 2nd Annual Music Festival
  10. Obituary: June Carol (Davis) (Mullen) Rayno

📅 What’s Up Today

Weather Forecast

  • Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of showers after 1am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Marine Forecast

  • Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
  • Tonight: Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of showers after 1am. Patchy fog. Seas 1 ft or less.
  • The coastal water temperature is 59 degrees.

Sun, Moon & Tide

  • Sunrise at 5:11 am. Sunset at 8:17 pm. 15 hours & 5 minutes of sun.
  • High tide at 5:02 am & 5:34 p.m. Low tide at 10:29 am & 11:35 pm.
  • The lunar phase is a Waxing Gibbous.

Things To Do

Live Music & Entertainment

Newport County Public Meetings

Cruise Ship Schedule

Next up on the cruise ship schedule is Volendam on June 10.

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...