Gather family, friends, and neighbors for three hours of coastal fun – minus the cars. Elliot’s Ride for Everyone is for all ages, styles, mobilities, numbers of wheels, and number of legs – yes, leashed pets are welcome! Elliot’s Ride is presented by Bike Newport, and is sponsored by Newport Craft Brewing. The 3.5 miles […]
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Portsmouth Community playground is open
June 1st was a really good day for the children and families of Aquidneck Island. The entire community gathered on Turnpike Avenue to celebrate the Four Hearts Foundation as they opened their new inclusive and adaptive playground. Kateri Chappell Buerman, who has led the Four Hearts Foundation for two years , raising over $800,000 for […]
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Salve Regina University baseball team defeats the University of Wisconsin Whitewater in NCAA Division III College World Series
EASTLAKE, Ohio (Saturday, June 1, 2024) – Salve Regina University sophomore All-American pitcher Sean Mulligan (Verona, N.J.) completed a nine-inning masterpiece for the eighth shutout of the season for the Seahawks, 2-0, over the Warhawks of the University of Wisconsin Whitewater in the final game of day two at the 2024 NCAA Division III National Championships. The Seahawks (40-8) win […]
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Atlantic Cup teams set sail from Newport to Portland in the second stage of the race
June 1, 2024 – Newport R.I. – The second leg of the 2024 Atlantic Cup – Newport-Portland started at 12:00 ET today in sunny skies, with an 4-5 knot northerly in a flooding tide. The starting gun was fired just off Fort Adams State Park with a collection of onlookers on land and water. The French team La Manche Évidence Nautique won the start, with Vogue Avec Un Crohn and Nestenn Enterepreurs […]
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Salve Regina University baseball team defeats Birmingham Southern College in NCAA Division III College World Series
EASTLAKE, Ohio (Friday, May 31, 2024) – The Salve Regina University baseball team jumped out to a 7-0 advantage after five innings in its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division III College World Series and held on for a 7-5 triumph over the sentimental favorite of the eight-team event, Birmingham Southern College, as the Panthers are competing on […]
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Op-Ed: There are no Winners or Losers in Town Budgeting
The 2025 Town of Middletown Budget Proposal was developed by the administration after months of consultation with each of the Town’s departments during which proposals were discussed and evaluated for levels of necessity. The result was a compilation of compromises. There are two major aspects in budgeting that everyone who manages their finances successfully should […]
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Senate passes Ujifusa bill to study statewide school transportation system
The Senate today approved a resolution sponsored by Sen. Linda Ujifusa to create a joint legislative commission to study the statewide school transportation system. “Many school districts are facing enormous costs for transporting students to schools across far-flung regions, and they have no control over the cost of the statewide transportation system, or the size […]
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The road to the ORC World Championship goes through three major Newport regattas
Newport, R.I. — With two weeks left until the first gun, the New York Yacht Club’s 170th Annual Regatta is nearing record numbers in terms of participation. The entry list currently stands at 139 boats, with 39 registered to compete under the ORC rating rule. There are a few reasons for the surge, with one […]
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Artists seek to advance tradition in Little Compton
Little Compton has a long history of art and craft making going back to the Sakonnet and Wampanoag people, Azorean scrimshanders and artists like Izannah Walker and Sydney Richmond Burleigh. Those creators gave voice to the natural resources and social climates of the seaside hamlet as it was back then. Today, the beauty and community […]
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Actress Denée Benton to headline event at Rosecliff
Tony Award-nominated actress Denée Benton, who co-stars as Peggy Scott in the acclaimed HBO historical drama “The Gilded Age,” will join the show’s co-executive producer and historical consultant, Dr. Erica Armstrong Dunbar, for a special evening of dinner and conversation at Rosecliff on Tuesday, July 9. During this special edition of The Preservation Society of […]
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Italian team Acrobatica wins first leg of Atlantic Cup
After a 704-nautical mile race from Charleston to Newport it was mere minutes separating first and second place. The Italian/French duo of Alberto Riva and Jean Mare on Acrobatica captured line honors when they crossed the finish line at 07:46:16 a.m. EST in heavy fog. Their cumulative time of 67:46:16 (2 days, 19 hours, 46 minutes, 16 seconds) […]
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Op-Ed by Rep. Lauren Carson: Rhode Island needs plan for coming silver tsunami
This week, next year’s state budget is being hammered out by the House Finance Committee with the expectation of a vote very soon. I have been working hard this year to see that it contains funding to plan proactively for a seismic shift that we can clearly see coming: a rapid increase in the number […]
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Portsmouth Abbey hosts 94th Commencement
The clouds cleared and the sun shone brightly as faculty, staff and members of the Portsmouth Abbey Class of 2024 walked across the Holy Lawn at the onset of the school’s 94th Commencement on Sunday, May 26. The Right Reverend Michael G. Brunner O.S.B. offered the Invocation and Head of School Matt Walter delivered the […]
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Memorial Day ceremony honors NUWC Division Newport employees who made the ultimate sacrifice
By NUWC Division Newport Public Affairs NEWPORT, R.I. – Petty Officer 1st Class Larry W. Fletcher enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1967 before joining the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, then known as the Naval Underwater Systems Center, in 1985 as a member of the Range Support Office. Three years later, on Jan. […]
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Special screening of “Arthur the King” to be held at The JPT for The Potter League for Animals
The Potter League for Animals is excited to announce a special event at The JPT Film + Event Center. On June 1st, 2024, the Potter League for Animals invites the public to an unforgettable evening featuring a screening of the film Arthur the King. This event is generously funded by Beau Tyler & The Sly Dog Co., […]
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No. 8 Seahawks advance to NCAA DIII College World Series with 14-12 win over No. 9 Sea Gulls
SALISBURY, Md. (Saturday, May 25, 2024) — No 8 Salve Regina University baseball advances to the NCAA DIII College World Series for the first time in program history after defeating the Salisbury University Sea Gulls 14-12 in game two of the best-of-three Super Regional. On Friday, May 24, the Seahawks beat the Sea Gulls 9-8 after gaining an […]
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Newport Pride Festival returning to the lawn of Great Friends Meeting House on June 29
Newport Pride today shared details for its annual free Pride Festival, a vibrant and inclusive celebration of the LGBTQ+ community that will take place on the lawn of the Great Friends Meeting House from 11 am to 6 pm on Saturday, June 29. According to Newport Pride, this year’s festival promises to be the biggest […]
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Newport’s Ocean Drive to close to cars, open to people biking and walking on June 8
Can you imagine Newport’s iconic “Ocean Drive” without cars? On Saturday morning, June 8th, that’s exactly what will happen as the road closes to cars and opens to people biking, rolling and strolling. It’s Bike Newport’s annual open road event “Elliot’s Ride for Everyone!” Gather your family, friends, and neighbors for three hours of coastal […]
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“Story in the Public Square” wins two Telly Awards
For the eighth time in seven years, the Pell Center at Salve Regina University has been honored with two Telly Awards for “Story in the Public Square.” In this, the 45th-Annual Telly Awards, the show won bronze in the History category for its episode with historian Jeffery Veidlinger on Inter-War Pogroms and bronze in the Entertainment category for its […]
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New York Yacht Club launches Performance Sailing Fund, awards initial six grants
The New York Yacht Club has added another facet to its diverse support of high-performance sailing with the unveiling of the Club’s Performance Sailing Fund, which has announced its first six grants. “We are so proud of the six Club members who will compete at the Paris 2024 Olympics,” says L. Jay Cross, Commodore of the […]
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Middletown Public Library awarded $2,000 grant by Rhode Island Genealogical Society for Yearbook Digitization Project
The Middletown Public Library is excited to announce that it has received a $2000 grant from the Rhode Island Genealogical Society to kickstart the digitization of the Middletown High School yearbook collection! This generous grant will enable the creation of a searchable database, making these treasured historical documents accessible to the public for the first […]
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Salve Regina grads urged to embrace the unexpected at 74th commencement
Today on the campus of Salve Regina University, Dr. Kelli J. Armstrong, president, conferred 530 bachelor’s degrees upon the Class of 2024. A separate ceremony was held Thursday, May 16 for recipients of graduate degrees — 271 master’s degrees, 19 doctoral degrees, and three Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees. In total, this year’s graduating class was the […]
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Op-Ed: Urgent action needed to support Rhode Island’s youth with mental health and behavioral needs
“We are not meeting our shared obligation to some of Rhode Island’s most vulnerable children,” we wrote in 2021, in an opinion piece intended to highlight the urgent need to improve our treatment programs for youth with behavioral health issues, and particularly girls. “This is an emergency. It is also an equity issue that needs to […]
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DESIGNxRI’s Fall Design Catalyst Program empowers Rhode Island creative businesses, accepting applications for Aquidneck Island residents
Exciting news for Rhode Island’s creative community as DESIGNxRI, the nonprofit economic development organization dedicated to fostering growth within Rhode Island’s design sector, is thrilled to announce the launch of its inaugural Fall Design Catalyst program at Innovate Newport. Designed to empower creative and design-based businesses, this innovative program offers a competitive, milestones-based grant opportunity, […]
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Mayor Xay proclaims May as “Mental Health Month” in the City of Newport
In a small but moving ceremony at the historic City Hall, Newport Mayor Xay Khamsyvoravong officially proclaimed May 2024 as “Mental Health Month” in the City of Newport. Those present at the reading of the proclamation were Dayna Gladstein, President & CEO, Newport Mental Health; David Boscia, Chief Clinical Officer, Newport Mental Health; Newport Fire Chief Harp Donnelly; and […]