Ryan Belmore

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory and Winter Storm Watch for southeast coastal Rhode Island and south coastal Massachusetts. Update (1/6/17 3 p.m.): The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for our area, 8 – 12″ of snow is likely for our area on Saturday. With accumulating snow of […]

Discover Newport, the official destination marketing organization for Newport and Bristol counties, will launch its 2017 monthly marketing meeting schedule onWednesday, January 11, at 11 a.m., at Rosecliff in Newport. Following a short industry briefing, professional stylist Jill Marinelli will present, “The Power of Personal Style: How to Make a Memorable First Impression While Boosting Your […]

The Middletown Police Department recently received the Silver Traffic Safety Award for 2015 from AAA Northeast, according to a new release issued on January 5th, 2017 from the Middletown Police Department. This award recognized the efforts of the police department to increase the safety of the nearly 40,000 motorists that travel through Middletown on a […]

The RI Hospitality Association (RIHA) recently honored several Newport residents, and people who work at Newport-based establisments, at its “Stars of the Industry” Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony at Twin River Casino. The Stars of the Industry Awards recognize the outstanding achievements of members of the hospitality, foodservice and tourism industries.  Award recipients were chosen […]

There’s at least two storm systems that could bring snow to Aquidneck Island this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. The first chance of snow is between Thursday evening at 7 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Friday evening. the National Weather Service is forecasting that Newport will likely see 2″ of snow, but there […]

Portsmouth is the best city to buy a home in Rhode Island thanks to its solid median household income, according to a story published on Business Insider on January 2nd by GOBankingRates. GOBankingRates.com determined the best city to buy a home in every state, taking into account various factors, including school districts, property tax bills, […]

The Undersea Technology Innovation Center, a Middletown, Rhode Island-based hub for undersea technology excellence, has announced that they have welcomed two new members to its Steering Committee. Dr. Raymond Wright, Dean of Engineering for the University of Rhode Island and Jeffrey Grybowsky, CEO of Deepwater Wind have agreed to join the eight other Steering Committee […]

Maureen F. (Knowles) LaChance, 63, of Newport died Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at home in Newport. She was the wife of the late Raymond LaChance. Born on October 21, 1953 in Detroit, MI, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Richard Robert Knowles and Colleen Patricia (O’Connell) Knowles. Maureen was an avid reader, gardener, […]

The Newport Art Museum has received a gift of nearly $5 million. This transformative gift, which has been donated to the Newport Art Museum by an anonymous benefactor, recognizes and supports the value of the Museum’s century-long dedication to serving its community through the arts, education, outreach initiatives, and historic preservation. Sandra Craig, the Museum’s […]

Aquidneck Island will appear at least four times this month on HGTV’s Island Life. The show that follows everyday families” in search of their own slice of paradise, and prove that fantasy can be reality” recently followed a family who wanted to move from the mainland to Aquidneck Island and a couple who was looking […]

It’s a girl! The first baby to be born in Newport in the new year arrived at 10:01 p.m. on January 1st, according to Newport Hospital. Bailey Raine Libbey is the daughter of Richard and Michelle Libbey of Newport, Bailey weighed in at 7 lbs., 5.2 oz. “Bailey Raine, with your first breath you took […]