The Preservation Society of Newport County has released its fall program schedule, anchored by the two-day Newport Symposium on Nov. 5 and 6 at Rosecliff and Marble House. This year’s symposium theme is “What Makes It American,” examining the origins of American art, architecture, landscape and design. Robyn Asleson, curator of prints and drawings at […]
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newportFILM screens “Unbowed” free in Providence on Oct. 6
newportFILM will present a free screening of “Unbowed,” a documentary about Rhode Island refugee advocate Omar Bah, on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at the Hope High School auditorium. Doors open at 6 p.m., the film starts at 6:30 and a conversation follows at 7:20 with directors Mae Gammino and David H. Wells, Bah, and Refugee Dream […]
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Newport International Boat Show opens Thursday with more than 450 boats across seven sites
The 55th Newport International Boat Show opens Thursday, Sept. 17, and runs through Sunday, with more than 450 boats spread across 17 acres and seven connected sites along the harbor, centered at the Newport Yachting Center Marina. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. The […]
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State advises avoiding all contact with Lower Melville Pond in Portsmouth over algae bloom
State health and environmental officials are advising people to stay out of Lower Melville Pond because of a harmful algae bloom, with all recreation — swimming, fishing, boating and kayaking — considered high risk. The Department of Environmental Management collected water samples that were tested at the Department of Health’s state laboratories. The advisory remains […]
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Manhattan Short returns to Jamestown Arts Center with 10 films from 10 countries
The Jamestown Arts Center will screen the 29th Manhattan Short Film Festival over two weekends starting Friday, Sept. 25, with audiences voting on the winners alongside moviegoers at more than 500 venues worldwide. Screenings are at 7 p.m. on Sept. 25 and 26 and Oct. 2 and 3 at 18 Valley St. Tickets are $20, […]
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Payton Tolle starts with immaculate inning, Roman Anthony gets key hit as Red Sox beat Royals 4-1
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Payton Tolle opened the game with an immaculate inning, Roman Anthony hit a go-ahead single and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1 on Sunday in a game that’s start was delayed by rain. Tolle is the first Boston pitcher to throw an immaculate inning […]
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Navy holds off Red 8-7 in American Polo Classic; player taken to hospital after fall
The Navy All-Stars beat the Red All-Stars 8-7 on Saturday in the 26th American Polo Classic at BD Field at Glen Farm, holding off a late Red charge in Newport Polo’s annual Pro-Am. The match was interrupted in the fourth chukker when Red’s Oscar Monzon was thrown from his horse during a defensive play at […]
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12 Metre North American Championship returns to Newport Sept. 18-20
The 12 Metre North American Championship runs Sept. 18 to 20 on Narragansett Bay, bringing back the class of yacht that defined America’s Cup competition in Newport for nearly 30 years. Twelve Metres were the Cup boats from 1958 through 1987, including Australia II’s 1983 win that ended the New York Yacht Club’s 132-year defense. […]
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Pro-Am polo returns to Glen Farm this afternoon with a Barbados trip on the line
Newport Polo hosts the American Polo Classic at 4 p.m. Saturday at BD Field at Glen Farm, pairing professional players with amateurs across two teams for six chukkers. Now in its 26th year, the Pro-Am is one of the more unpredictable matches on the calendar, matching international professionals with amateurs on the same sides. Gates […]
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On This Day In Newport History – Sept. 12, 1953: Jacqueline Bouvier and John F. Kennedy married in Newport
Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy, the future 35th President of the United States, and Jacqueline Bouvier were married at St. Mary’s Church in Newport on September 12, 1953. It is estimated that between 750 – 800 guests, including many notable individuals, attended the wedding on Spring Street and an additional 400 – 450 attended the reception at […]
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Newport’s Italian heritage celebration runs Sept. 25 through Oct. 16
Forum Lodge #391 of the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America will mark its 32nd annual celebration of Newport’s Italian heritage with six events between Sept. 25 and Oct. 16. The run opens Friday, Sept. 25, with the John Panaggio Original Ziti Night at Vasco da Gama Hall, 15 Fenner Ave., from 5 […]
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Newport holds third workshop Sept. 17 on shifting stormwater costs to a fee based on paved area
The city’s Department of Utilities will hold a public information session Thursday, Sept. 17, at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall on a proposal to change how stormwater services are paid for. Newport currently funds stormwater through the sewer rate. The proposal would create a separate stormwater fee based on how much of a property is […]
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Island police made 4,059 traffic stops and 48 DUI arrests over the summer
Police in Newport, Middletown and Portsmouth, working with the Rhode Island State Police, made 4,059 traffic stops on Aquidneck Island between July 4 and Labor Day as part of a coordinated enforcement effort called Operation Safe Summer. Officers made 48 arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and charged 81 drivers with […]
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McKee endorses Foulkes and the full Democratic ticket a day after losing the primary
Gov. Dan McKee endorsed Helena Foulkes and the rest of the Democratic ticket Thursday night, a day after Foulkes defeated him in the Democratic primary for governor. “That is why I am endorsing the full Democratic ticket: Helena Foulkes for Governor, Sabina Matos for Lieutenant Governor, Kim Ahern for Attorney General, James Diossa for General […]
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On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Reed calls for declassification of documents on attack financing
Sen. Jack Reed marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with a statement that paired remembrance with unfinished business, calling on President Donald Trump to declassify records related to who financed the attacks. “While Al Qaeda was driven from Afghanistan and Osama bin Laden was pursued and taken out years after the attack, […]
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Middletown crash that killed a toddler followed a terminated Portsmouth police pursuit
The early morning crash that killed a child under 3 on West Main Road came minutes after a Portsmouth police officer terminated an attempted traffic stop of the same vehicle, according to a release from the Portsmouth Police Department. A Portsmouth officer clocked a white sedan traveling south on West Main Road near Mill Lane […]
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IYRS taking applications for scholarship supporting women in the marine trades
IYRS School of Technology & Trades is accepting applications through Nov. 15 for the 2026 Glo Tech Scholarship, a professional development award for women working in the marine trades and advanced manufacturing. The scholarship is open to women 25 and older with at least four years of experience in those fields. The money can go […]
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“Mighty Mary” premieres Friday at the Jane Pickens, opening a week of sailing films
The Jane Pickens Theater is running a week of sailing and survival stories starting Friday, Sept. 11, anchored by the Rhode Island premiere of “Mighty Mary,” a documentary about the first all-women’s team to compete for the America’s Cup. Directed by Mary Mazzio and narrated by Elizabeth Banks and Hugh Jackman, the film follows the […]
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Newport City Council to take up bicycle ordinances, Cliff Walk fencing bid Sept. 16
The City Council meets Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall, 43 Broadway, with a docket that runs from a package of bicycle ordinances to a bid award for replacement fencing along the Cliff Walk. The bicycle item is the one most likely to draw comment. The council will consider […]
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Ahern wins Democratic primary for attorney general as Newport backs Hoffmann
Kim Ahern won the Democratic nomination for attorney general Wednesday, The Associated Press said, in the closest statewide race on the ballot — and one that Newport County voters called the other way. Ahern took 36.21% statewide, or 42,066 votes, to 33.04% for Keith Hoffmann, or 38,384, with all 39 communities reporting, according to unofficial […]
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Khamsyvoravong carries Newport by a wide margin but loses lieutenant governor primary to Matos
Newport City Councilor Xay Khamsyvoravong won his home city by nearly three to one Wednesday, and it was not close to enough. Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos won the Democratic nomination for a second full term statewide, taking 37.23% of the vote — 42,568 votes — with all 39 communities reporting, according to unofficial results from […]
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Euer holds off Lima in Newport’s only contested legislative primary
Sen. Dawn Euer turned back a challenge from former Newport City Councilor Angela Lima on Wednesday, carrying both communities in Senate District 13 in the only contested legislative primary on the Newport ballot. Euer took 63.33% in Newport, or 1,489 votes, to Lima’s 36.67%, or 862, according to unofficial results from the Rhode Island Department […]
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“Return to Camelot” marks 73 years since the Kennedy wedding at St. Mary’s
St. Mary’s Church will mark the 73rd anniversary of the wedding of Jacqueline Bouvier and then-Sen. John F. Kennedy with “Return to Camelot: The Kennedy Wedding Remembered” at noon on Saturday, Sept. 12, the anniversary itself. The program includes vintage film from the 1953 ceremony, a live performance of the organ music and hymns played […]
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Naval War College Foundation to honor former Chief of Navy Reserve John Mustin
The Naval War College Foundation will present its highest honor, the Sentinel of the Sea Award, to retired Vice Adm. John Mustin at a gala Thursday, Nov. 5, at the New York Yacht Club in New York City. Mustin served 34 years in the Navy, joining the Navy Reserve in 2001 and supporting operations in […]
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Buster Keaton’s “The Cameraman” screens with live piano at Tiverton library
The Tiverton Public Library will screen Buster Keaton’s “The Cameraman” with live piano accompaniment on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 6 p.m. at 34 Roosevelt Ave. The program is free and open to the public. Richard Hughes will introduce the film and play the score, drawing on the mood music that accompanied silent pictures in theaters. […]
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FabNewport opens a free year-round school for 14 students
FabNewport launched Endless Summer this week, a free year-round learning program for students ages 10 to 14 that is registered with the state as a private school. The first cohort has 14 students, many of whom came to FabNewport through its after-school and summer programs. The program runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays […]
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The Boat House closing Oct. 3 for a winter of renovations
The Boat House will close after dinner service on Saturday, Oct. 3, for interior and exterior renovations, and plans to reopen in late spring 2027. The biggest changes are outside. The north patio will get expanded water-view seating and a new bar overlooking Mount Hope Bay, and the south patio will gain seating and an […]
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Japan-America Friendship Festival returns to Touro Park on Oct. 17
The second Japan-America Friendship Festival takes over Touro Park on Saturday, Oct. 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with taiko drumming, martial arts demonstrations, Japanese food and a family cosplay costume contest. Admission is free and the event runs rain or shine. The day is built around the Newport-Shimoda sister city relationship, and is […]
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Preservation Society names Nick Kepley communications manager
Nick Kepley has joined the Preservation Society of Newport County as communications manager, leading marketing communications across the organization and serving as its primary media contact. Kepley, a Providence resident, comes from Jacob’s Pillow, the dance festival in western Massachusetts, where he was director of marketing and communications. There he built a public relations strategy […]
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Newport Art Museum names Emily Manocchio director of advancement
Emily Manocchio starts Monday, Sept. 14, as director of advancement at the Newport Art Museum, where she will lead fundraising and philanthropic strategy alongside Executive Director Harry Philbrick and the board of trustees. Manocchio comes from Newport Hospital, part of the Brown University Health system, where she was interim philanthropy director and coordinated a $2.6 […]
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Sail for Pride marks 25 years with a race around Conanicut Island on Sept. 26
The 25th Sail for Pride, the race organized in the weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks and held every year since, returns Saturday, Sept. 26, with a course around Conanicut Island. Proceeds from entry fees and an after-race social at Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard will be divided among Folds of Honor, which provides scholarships to […]
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Carson to present Point flooding survey results at neighborhood meeting Sept. 15
Rep. Lauren Carson will present the results of a survey on flooding in the Point at the Point Association’s fall meeting Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 6 p.m. in the church hall at St. John the Evangelist Church, 61 Poplar St. The online survey, conducted this summer, asked Point residents about their experiences and priorities related […]
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Rhode Island Energy signs on for 150 megawatts from a northern Maine wind farm
Rhode Island Energy has conditionally selected 150 megawatts of power from a proposed wind project in Aroostook County, Maine, the utility announced Tuesday, joining a regional procurement that would produce the largest onshore wind farm in New England. The award comes under Rhode Island’s Affordable Clean Energy Security Act and follows a solicitation run by […]
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Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular returns Oct. 1 with a pun-themed trail
The Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular returns to Roger Williams Park Zoo from Oct. 1 through Nov. 1, with this year’s trail built around wordplay — pop culture references, puns and, by the zoo’s own admission, dad jokes carved into more than 5,000 pumpkins. All tickets are timed and must be bought online in advance. Friday through Sunday […]
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27 acres conserved in Tiverton, linking Pocasset Ridge to Weetamoo Woods
The Nature Conservancy and the state Department of Environmental Management have conserved 27 acres of forest in Tiverton, closing a gap between the Pocasset Ridge Conservation Area, Pardon Gray Preserve and Weetamoo Woods. The conservancy bought the land for $400,000 with support from the Thomas and Dorothy Ginty Memorial Endowment Fund, the Bafflin Foundation and […]
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Newport robotics team opens its workshop Saturday with 10 spots left
Aquidneck Island Robotics will open its workshop to prospective students and their families on Saturday, Sept. 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 80 Fleet Access Road, in NUWC Building 80. The team, known as Team 78 AIR STRIKE, is the only community-based FIRST Robotics Competition team in Rhode Island, meaning students from any […]
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Adley Rutschman’s three-run HR off Pesky Pole carries Red Sox past Angels, 5-2
BOSTON (AP) — Adley Rutschman hit a three-run homer off the Pesky Pole in right field, Brayan Bello pitched five scoreless innings in his first start since early June and the Boston Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 on Monday for their fifth straight victory. Jarren Duran hit his 20th homer, a solo […]
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Obituary: Tarris Caswell
Tarris John Caswell, 33, of Atlanta, GA, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2026, in Atlanta, GA. He was born on July 28, 1993, in Newport, RI, to John Caswell and Leslie “Muffy” McCalla. Tarris spent his early childhood in Newport before moving with his family to Virginia Beach, VA. After graduating from Green Run High […]
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Cole Brauer brings her memoir to the Jane Pickens on Sept. 16
Cole Brauer, the first American woman to race solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world, comes to the Jane Pickens Theater on Wednesday, Sept. 16, to discuss her memoir “First Light: Sailing Solo but Not Alone.” Charter Books is hosting the event, which begins at 6 p.m. with doors at 5. Brauer will be in […]
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On the Market: Labor Day Weekend brings a fresh wave of buyer activity
Labor Day Weekend is here, and after a quieter stretch in late August, the local real estate market picked up noticeably this week. With kids heading back to school and families settling back into their routines, we saw a refreshed pool of buyers re-engage with the market. Showings increased, activity in the market picked up, […]
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Red Sox beat the Orioles 1-0 on Gasper’s 1st-inning homer; benches clear in the eighth
By IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Mickey Gasper hit a first-inning home run, Ranger Suarez gave up five hits in seven innings, and benches cleared after a contentious eighth-inning double play as the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 1-0 on Friday night. Gasper now has eight home runs this season, […]
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Middletown opens with a 21-6 win over Tiverton in Injury Fund game
Middletown beat Tiverton 21-6 on Thursday night behind a ground game that wore down the Tigers and a secondary that took the ball away three times. Junior Jack Silvia ran for more than 100 yards. Senior quarterback and captain Kyle Keef threw for a touchdown on his only attempt and added a rushing score, and […]
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Portsmouth blanks Rogers 7-0 in Injury Fund opener
Portsmouth beat Rogers 7-0 on Thursday night in the Injury Fund game, with Silas MacMillan’s run providing the only points of a night belonging to both defenses. Portsmouth kept Rogers out of rhythm all evening, holding the Vikings to 12 rushing yards on six carries. Quarterback Rafael Palencia completed 4 of 8 passes for 18 […]
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USA meets England at Glen Farm on Saturday
Newport Polo hosts England on Saturday, Sept. 5, at BD Field at Glen Farm, reviving the matchup that launched the Newport International Polo Series in 1992. The six-chukker match starts at 4 p.m. with gates opening at noon. It falls in the club’s 150th anniversary year and the series’ 35th season. Both squads are fielding […]
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Rosecliff lecture looks at how Newporters used the Revolution to argue for their own
Nicole Williams, curator of collections for the Preservation Society of Newport County, will give a public lecture at Rosecliff on Thursday, Sept. 10, on how Newporters repeatedly turned the War for Independence into an argument for change in their own time. The talk, “Revolution Reimagined: Memory and Freedom Struggles from 1976 to 2026,” runs from […]
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Middletown Prevention Coalition wins $240,000 federal grant for opioid prevention work
The Middletown Prevention Coalition has received a federal grant of close to $240,000 to expand its prevention work to opioids, counterfeit pills and fentanyl awareness. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration award is a supplement to the coalition’s existing Strategic Prevention Framework-Partnership for Success grant, bringing total funding under that program to $489,089. […]
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Candlelight tour of Belcourt to benefit Middletown library’s new building
The Middletown Public Library is holding an after-dark candlelight tour of Belcourt of Newport on Friday, Oct. 2, as a fundraiser for its new building project. Guides will lead visitors through the Bellevue Avenue mansion by candlelight, covering its Gilded Age history and architecture along with the ghost stories the property has collected over the […]
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Defense conference in Newport puts workforce shortage at the center
More than 400 defense industry and military leaders met in Newport this week for SENEDIA’s 12th Defense Innovation Days, where the recurring theme was a workforce shortage the sector can’t hire its way past. Michael Cadenazzi, assistant secretary of war for industrial base policy and a Rhode Island native who played on an undefeated Rogers […]
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Boat show adds a fishing village with a 50-foot casting pond this year
The Newport International Boat Show is adding a fishing village to this year’s show, a dedicated section for anglers with exhibits, seminars and a casting pond, running all four days from Sept. 17 to 20 on the downtown waterfront. Access is included with general admission. The village sits on the south side of the show […]
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Newport String Project opens its 14th season with 15-minute concerts for an audience of one
The Newport String Project opens its 14th season on Sunday, Sept. 20, with Pocket Concerts, a day of 15-minute performances played for a single listener or a small group. Musicians from the Newport String Quartet perform alongside guest artists, with programs mixing familiar repertoire and original music. Instruments this year include vibraphone, electronics and viola […]
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Michelin-starred Providence native returns to Castle Hill for two nights in October
Chef Nick Curtin, who holds a Michelin star at his Copenhagen restaurant Alouette, returns to Castle Hill Inn on Oct. 16 and 17 for a two-night collaboration with Aurelia and its chef, Quentin Diez. It’s a repeat of a dinner the two kitchens did last year. The prix fixe runs $185 per person, with beverage […]
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AgInnovation names co-founder Margie Brennan education director
Margie Brennan, who co-founded the AgInnovation Farm Program, has taken on an expanded role as education director for the Eastern Rhode Island Conservation District, which runs the program. Brennan, a science educator and curriculum specialist, will work with schools and community organizations on curriculum-aligned agriculture programs, and help other schools build their own farm-to-school and […]
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Rep. Carson asks Rhode Islanders to take a League of Women Voters survey on the SAVE Act
Rep. Lauren Carson is urging Rhode Islanders to take an online survey by the League of Women Voters measuring how many voters in the state could be affected if the federal SAVE Act became law. The bill would require documentary proof of citizenship — for most people a passport or birth certificate — to register […]
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Rhody Regatta raises $13,000 for Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island
The International Yacht and Athletic Club has presented a $13,000 check to Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island from donations collected at its 2026 Rhody Regatta. The May 31 race sent boats from 30 to 66 feet on an 18-nautical-mile circumnavigation of Conanicut Island. Organizers had set a $10,000 target. Joe Brito’s J/121 Incognito, out […]
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Newport Historical Society lands $245,000 federal grant to digitize Revolutionary-era documents
The Newport Historical Society has received a $245,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to rehouse, catalog and digitize 2,000 documents from its 18th and 19th century collections. The award comes through the NEH’s “Rediscovering Our Revolutionary Tradition” initiative, and the society is one of two Rhode Island recipients. The project, called Newport’s […]
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Lazaro Montes has memorable debut with homer, 2 RBIs as Mariners end skid with 9-6 win over Red Sox
By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Lazaro Montes homered in his big league debut, Randy Arozarena hit a three-run homer and Seattle ended a five-game skid with a 9-6 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. Dominic Canzone also homered for the Mariners, who tagged Jedixson Páez (0–1) for five runs […]
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BankNewport grants $22,000 to Star Kids and FabNewport
The BankNewport Charitable Foundation has awarded $15,000 to the Star Kids Scholarship Program and $7,000 to FabNewport’s Healthy Meals Program, the bank announced Tuesday. The Star Kids grant supports tutoring, supervised after-school and summer programs, school transportation, textbooks and uniforms. The program works with low-income students who have a parent with a history of incarceration […]
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“Chopped” judge Maneet Chauhan headlines Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival, Sept. 18-20
Maneet Chauhan, the “Chopped” judge and two-time “Tournament of Champions” winner, will headline the 21st Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival at Rosecliff from Sept. 18 to 20. Chauhan hosts the Vintner Dinner, a collaboration with festival Culinary Director Kevin Des Chenes, Adam Greenberg of Sparrow Restaurant in New Milford, Connecticut, and Adam Young of […]
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Classic yachts parade through Newport Harbor Sunday morning
A fleet of classic sail and motor yachts will parade through Newport Harbor at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, as part of the 47th Newport Classic Yacht Regatta. The parade starts at the south end of Goat Island and runs a circuit of the harbor, passing the wharves, IYRS, King Park, Ida Lewis Yacht Club […]
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Federer gets his Hall of Fame ring at the US Open, two days after his Newport induction
Roger Federer received his International Tennis Hall of Fame ring Monday night at the US Open, capping a week that began on the grass courts on Bellevue Avenue. Hall of Fame Co-President Kim Clijsters presented the ring during the night session in Arthur Ashe Stadium, joined on court by ITHF CEO Dan Faber, Co-President Patrick […]
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Man taken into custody after hours-long standoff on Dudley Avenue, police say
A 32-year-old man was arrested Monday night after a standoff of nearly four hours at a Dudley Avenue residence, Newport police said. Officers went to 12 Dudley Ave. at 3:45 p.m. on a report that Khaleel Mills had assaulted a man and threatened to shoot him with a pistol, according to a release from the […]
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Newport Classical opens its chamber season Sept. 18 with a quartet that plays banjos and mandolins too
Newport Classical opens its sixth full-season Chamber Series on Friday, Sept. 18, with the Austin-based quartet Invoke, the first of twelve concerts running through early June at Newport Classical Recital Hall, 42 Dearborn St. Invoke is a string quartet that doesn’t stay one — the group plays banjo and mandolin alongside the usual strings and […]
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Blood center asks for donors over Labor Day weekend after a thin summer
The Rhode Island Blood Center is asking for donors over the Labor Day weekend, saying donations typically fall off around holidays just as travel and back-to-school schedules pull people away. During Labor Day week last year, the center collected more than 40 percent fewer donations than the 2,100 it needs weekly to meet hospital and […]
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New York Yacht Club challenges America’s Cup governing body
The New York Yacht Club, whose Harbour Court clubhouse sits on Halidon Avenue, has asked the New York attorney general’s Charities Bureau to examine whether the newly created America’s Cup Partnership can be reconciled with the Deed of Gift, the charitable trust that has governed the trophy since the 19th century. Commodore Clare Harrington announced […]
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Jane Pickens runs a week of 1960s cinema starting Friday, opening with a Beatles tribute band
The Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center will screen 10 films from the 1960s over seven days beginning Friday, Sept. 4, with three of the nights paired with live music. The festival opens with Studio Two, a Boston-based tribute to the early Beatles, performing at 7 p.m., followed by a restored print of “A Hard […]
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RENEWport volunteers return to Pell for a second year of morning greetings
RENEWport volunteers will be back outside Claiborne Pell Elementary School Wednesday morning, welcoming students on the first day of the 2026-27 school year for the second year of the group’s morning greeter program. The greeters are at the Dexter Street school daily from 8 to 8:30 a.m. Volunteers also help open the Pell library before […]
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Newport spends more per resident on police and fire than any other Rhode Island community
Newport spent more per resident on police and fire protection in fiscal 2024 than any other city or town in Rhode Island, according to a report released this week by the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council. The city spent $746 per capita on police, the highest in the state and nearly three times the $266 […]
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This Day in History – August 31, 1954: Hurricane Carol makes landfall in Newport
On August 31st, 1954, Hurricane Carol came ashore on the coast of Newport, RI with a massive surge and winds of 115 mph. In one hour, Carol destroyed 3,800 homes, sank or damaged 2,000 boats and yachts, and leveled almost all of the island’s powered and telephone lines. While the storm was less powerful than […]
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This Day In History: August 31, 1881 – Inaugural US Men’s Single Tennis Championships Is Played in Newport
The inaugural U.S. National Championship took place on August 31, 1881 at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. In the first year of the tennis championships only clubs that were members of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association were permitted to enter. A Men’s Singles and Men’s Doubles competition were played. The first […]
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Teton Gravity Research ski film screens at the Jane Pickens on Nov. 11
Teton Gravity Research will screen its 31st annual ski film, “Actually, It Is Rocket Science,” at the Jane Pickens Theatre on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the 120-minute film at 7:30. The film was shot across Bute Inlet in British Columbia, Haines in Alaska, Japan, Finland, Andorra, Montana, Jackson Hole and […]
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Easton’s Point home sells for $6.2 million, Middletown’s highest since 2023
A home on Easton’s Point has sold for $6,245,000, the highest residential sale in Middletown since 2023, according to Gustave White Sotheby’s International Realty. The property at 592 Tuckerman Ave. sits across from Purgatory Chasm and near Second Beach. Jessica Chase of Gustave White represented the seller; Libby Kirwin of Lila Delman Compass brought the […]
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Red Sox run themselves into 1-0 loss at Yankee Stadium in series opener
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela and the Boston Red Sox ran themselves right into a 1-0 loss at Yankee Stadium. In the opener of a critical four-game series, Rafaela committed a costly baserunning blunder in the fifth inning Friday night and then got thrown out at home plate to […]
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Newport meets Palm Beach at BD Field Saturday, with an all-white dress code and a Barbados trip hidden in the turf
Newport Polo hosts Palm Beach at BD Field on Saturday, Aug. 29, the 15th meeting between the two resort towns since the City Series began in 2011. The match is set for 5 p.m., with gates opening at 1. It falls during the club’s 150th anniversary season and closes out the August schedule. Palm Beach’s […]
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On This Day – August 28, 1987: Actor John Huston dies in Middletown
On this day in 1987, film director, screenwriter and actor, John Huston, died in Middletown, Rhode Island from pneumonia as a complication of lung disease. Huston was in Rhode Island and rented a home in Middletown for his work as producer and co-writer of Mr. North (1998), the last film he would ever work on. Huston […]
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Newport Public Education Foundation names 2026 award recipients
The Newport Public Education Foundation has announced the recipients of its 2026 Noreen Stonor Drexel Education Awards, to be presented Oct. 22 at Innovate Newport during the foundation’s annual fundraiser. FabNewport receives the Friend of Education award. Founded in 2013 as a fab lab in the North End, it has grown into a youth development […]
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Newport County voters have cast more than 1,300 primary ballots so far
More than 1,300 Newport County residents have voted in the Sept. 9 statewide primary, a week into a three-week early voting period, according to the Secretary of State’s turnout tracker. As of noon Thursday, 1,331 ballots had been cast across the county’s six communities — 948 in person at early voting sites and 383 mail […]
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People’s Credit Union names Justin Lombardo head of Middletown branch
People’s Credit Union has promoted Justin Lombardo to head of its Middletown branch, where he will oversee daily operations and branch leadership. He reports to Deb Maxwell, head of area branches. Lombardo joined the credit union in March as head of member branch operations at the Portsmouth branch. He previously spent nearly two decades in […]
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On This Day In Newport History – August 27, 1995: Tiger Woods Wins 1995 U.S. Amateur Championship in Newport
In celebration of the U.S. Amateur Championship centennial, the Newport Country Club hosted the 1995 U.S. Amateur Championship. At age 19, Tiger Woods became the ninth player to win back-to-back Amateur championships when he defeated Buddy Marucci on August 27th at the 1995 US Amateur at Newport Country Club. Following an outstanding amateur and two-year college golf […]
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Newport police identify man killed in officer-involved shooting in harbor
Newport Police have identified the man killed in Wednesday morning’s officer-involved shooting in Newport Harbor as Brendan Norris, 27, of Clinton Ave. in Newport. The Rhode Island State Police and Newport Police, coordinating with the Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General, are continuing to investigate, the department said in a news release Wednesday evening. […]
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Sold-out Pell Bridge Run brings road closures to Newport and Jamestown Sunday morning
The Citizens Pell Bridge Run returns Sunday, Aug. 30, bringing rolling road closures to both ends of the bridge during the early morning hours. The 4-mile run and walk starts at 7 a.m. on Conanicus Avenue in Jamestown and finishes in downtown Newport. It is the only day of the year pedestrians are allowed on […]
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Route 67 returns to fall schedule Saturday; rides stay free through October
RIPTA’s Route 67, which runs along Bellevue Avenue and serves Salve Regina University, returns to its fall and winter schedule Saturday, Aug. 29, with trips every 30 minutes throughout the day. The route remains free to ride through Oct. 31, courtesy of Discover Newport. The change is part of RIPTA’s fall service adjustments, which the […]
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Puddingstone Music adds two September concerts at Rough Point
Puddingstone Music has announced two September concerts at Rough Point, following sold-out performances in August. Pianist David Kaplan performs “Quasi una Fantasia” on Saturday, Sept. 12. The program explores the territory between composition and improvisation, drawing on works with improvisatory qualities either in how they’re performed or how they were written. The title comes from […]
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Dolly Parton’s Newport legacy: one unforgettable appearance at Fort Adams, and a book in the mail every month
Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday in Nashville at 80, left two very different marks on Newport: a single surprise appearance at Fort Adams that people still talk about, and a program that has quietly mailed books to thousands of local children every month for six years. Her family asked that donations be made in her […]
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IYRS launches Maritime Leadership Institute, names Kristin Urbach managing director
IYRS School of Technology & Trades announced Wednesday the launch of a Maritime Leadership Institute and named Kristin Urbach its managing director. The institute will offer leadership development for maritime professionals, with programs aimed at building teams, managing change and problem-solving in maritime workplaces — an extension of the school’s technical training into management. “The […]
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PHOTOS: President John F. Kennedy Sailing In Newport on August 26, 1962
President John F. Kennedy vacationed at Hammersmith Farm in Newport on August 26th & 27th, 1962. Speaking about President Kennedy’s lifelong fascination with the sea, Jacqueline Kennedy once said; “It was really the boat that relaxed him the most. . . . It was for what getting out on a horse was for me, in the air, no phone […]
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Conexión Latina Newport receives Rhode Island Foundation’s Community Leadership Award
Conexión Latina Newport has received the Rhode Island Foundation’s 2026 Community Leadership Award, the foundation’s highest honor for community leadership. The award was presented at a recent Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra performance. The award recognizes an individual or organization demonstrating innovation, impact, commitment and leadership in one of the foundation’s priority areas. Conexión Latina runs […]
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Bermuda Race organizers to review scoring system after error report
Organizers of the Newport Bermuda Race say they will review whether to continue using forecast-based scoring, following an investigation into the error that scrambled results in June. The Bermuda Race Organizing Committee and US Sailing released a 14-page report Tuesday tracing the error to two causes: conflicting weather files left active in routing software on […]
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Newport projects among 10 statewide Rhody Award winners for historic preservation
NEWPORT — Three Newport-connected honorees are among the 10 recipients of Preserve Rhode Island’s 2026 Rhody Awards for Historic Preservation, announced Tuesday. Agassiz Mansion at Castle Hill Inn receives a Community Impact Award for its restoration after the Feb. 5 fire that tore through the third-floor attic of the Ocean Drive landmark. The State Fire […]
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Savannah Bananas at Gillette this weekend, with a $20 train from Providence Saturday
The Savannah Bananas play Gillette Stadium for the first time this Friday and Saturday, Aug. 28 and 29, taking on the Loco Beach Coconuts at 6:30 p.m. each night. For Rhode Island fans, the MBTA and Keolis are running a round-trip special event train from Providence to Saturday’s game only. It departs Providence at 4:15 […]
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On This Day in Newport History: Van Johnson, Actor and Dancer, Was Born in Newport on August 25, 1916
Van Johnson, a popular Hollywood star in the ’40s and ’50s with such films as “30 Seconds over Tokyo,” “A Guy Named Joe” and “The Caine Mutiny,” was born on August 25, 1916 in Newport, RI. He was born Charles Van Dell Johnson on Aug. 25, 1916, in Newport, R.I., where his father was a […]
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Newport Mansions offering free admission to county residents in September and November
The Preservation Society of Newport County will offer free admission to Newport County residents on two weekends this fall: Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 12-13, and Nov. 14-15. The offer covers residents of Newport, Middletown, Portsmouth, Jamestown, Tiverton and Little Compton, along with personnel stationed at Naval Station Newport and their immediate families and Salve Regina […]
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Tickets still available for Bike Newport’s 10-Spot Ride this Saturday
Bike Newport’s 10-Spot Ride returns Saturday, Aug. 29, and tickets remain available for the 5½-hour citywide ride connecting 10 locations, 20 live music acts and 16 chefs and restaurants. The locations stay secret until event day. Riders choose their own route and visit as many of the first nine stops as they like before everyone […]
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RIDOT shifting traffic on South County Trail bridge over Route 4 in East Greenwich
RIDOT will shift all traffic to the newly rebuilt northbound side of the South County Trail bridge at the Route 4 interchange starting Friday night, Aug. 28. The two-lane configuration in place during construction becomes permanent — one lane each direction with a center turning lane, connecting to the existing road diet south of the […]
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MLK Community Center collecting adult clothing donations through Sunday
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center is collecting new and gently used adult clothing through Sunday, Aug. 30, for a giveaway open to Newport County residents the following day. Donations are being taken at two Newport churches. Channing Memorial Church, 131 Pelham St., accepts drop-offs anytime. St. John’s the Evangelical Church, 61 Poplar […]
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Newport Sings opens fall enrollment for teen and adult choruses
Newport Sings is enrolling teens and adults for two fall choral programs on Aquidneck Island, both free or offered on a sliding scale with no audition required. The programs are Aquidneck Singers, a multigenerational treble chorus for sopranos and altos, and Quorus, which the organization describes as the first and only LGBTQIA+ all-voices chorus in […]
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On This Day In Newport History: August 23, 2000 – Newport’s Richard Hatch Wins Survivor
Survivor: Borneo, the first season of CBS’s Survivor, hosted its finale on August 23, 2000. After 39 days of competition, Richard Hatch, a corporate trainer from Newport, was named the Sole Survivor and became Survivor‘s first millionaire. Nielsen reported that 125 million people watched at least some part of the finale. The show was filmed from […]
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Tiverton Public Library’s September lineup: silent film, author visits and a book club at a cat café
TIVERTON — The Tiverton Public Library has released its September schedule of adult programs, ranging from a live-accompanied silent film screening to a book club that meets in a cat café. Film and music. Buster Keaton’s 1928 comedy “The Cameraman” screens Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 6 p.m., with Richard Hughes introducing the film and accompanying […]
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Today In Newport History: August 22, 1762 – Ann Franklin Takes Over Newport Mercury, Becomes First Female Editor in U.S.
Ann (Smith) Franklin became the sole editor and publisher of the Newport Mercury on August 22nd, 1762, making her the first female editor in the United States. The Newport Mercury dates back to 1758 and until recently was considered one of the oldest newspapers still operating in the country. Newport Mercury announced in April 2018 that […]
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Newport Pell Bridge lane closures start Monday; work continues on Mount Hope and Jamestown bridges
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority will close the right eastbound lane of the Newport Pell Bridge on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning Monday, Aug. 24, through Friday, Sept. 4. Work continues on two other bridges in the meantime. On the Mount Hope Bridge, the ongoing dehumidification project means alternating lane […]
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Tiverton library opens StoryWalk trail with Sept. 19 celebration
The Tiverton Public Library will hold a grand opening for its new StoryWalk on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. StoryWalk mounts the pages of a children’s picture book on signs along a walking path, so visitors read the story a page at a time as they move through the trail. The […]