The following press release was submitted by Michael Falcone, Director of Baseball Operations for the Newport Gulls Baseball Club. Unfortunately, 2020 was the first summer without Newport Gulls baseball since 2000. Cities and towns throughout New England experienced the same void as the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL), which features 13 teams across the […]
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Social Enterprise Greenhouse’s online pitch night will feature 17 startups
By Karen Donovan, SEG Communications The public is invited to join Social Enterprise Greenhouse (SEG) for a festive Zoom celebration as the graduates of its Fall 2020 Impact Accelerator complete their three-month business development journey and pitch their social ventures to a live online audience. The Impact Accelerator Virtual Graduation and Pitch Night will take […]
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Obituary | Michele Frances Rajotte
This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Michele (Martellino) Rajotte, 70, of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on January 3, 2021, at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford, MA. Michele was born May 20, 1950, in Newport, RI, to the late John Martellino and Alice (Kemble) Martellino. Michele was a 1969 graduate of Middletown […]
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Obituary | Marion Carol Aguiar
This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Marion C. Aguiar, 77, of Newport, RI, passed away on December 31, 2020. Marion was born in Newport, RI to her parents Francis Clarke and Mary (Mello) Clarke. Marion was the wife to the late Frank Aguiar. Marion is survived by her daughter Marion F. Aguiar, three […]
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Mohegan Sun Arena Reimagined With Live Televised Events Throughout The Pandemic
UNCASVILLE, CT (January 5, 2021) – 2020 was a historic year that resulted in every major entertainment venue across the globe shutting down due to the worst pandemic in a century,accounting for billions in lost live entertainment revenue. Mohegan Sun Arena still found a way to stay open and generate a new revenue stream by reimagining […]
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Obituary | Edmund B. Silveria
This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Edmund B. Silveria, 92, of Portsmouth, passed away on January 2, 2021 in Newport Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Mary (Escobar) Silveria for 66 years. Born in Fairhaven, MA, he was the son of the late Joseph and Rose (Bartlett) Silveria and brother of the […]
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Obituary | Janice Leary
This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Janice Leary, age 92, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away at Newport Hospital on January 4, 2021 after a brief illness. Janice was born in Newport, RI to James and Emma (Silva) Sullivan. Janice married George Leary of New York, NY on September 23, 1961 at St. […]
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Planning underway in Middletown for 2021 beach season
By Matt Sheley, Town of Middletown The temperatures might have been hovering in the 30s, but the Town Council had the beaches on its mind tonight. During a meeting held via internet videoconference, local leaders heard a working operation plan for Second and Third beaches from Town Administrator Shawn J. Brown for the upcoming season. […]
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Obituary | Joseph C. Kriner, Jr.
This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Joseph C. Kriner, Jr. age 60, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on December 31, 2020. Joe was born in Newport, RI to the late Joseph Kriner Sr. and Jean (DeWick) Kriner.Joe was a 1979 graduate of Rogers High School. He […]
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Obituary | Eugene Alexander Brickach
This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Eugene Alexander Brickach, age 84, of Middletown, RI, passed away on Thursday, December 31, at Westerly Hospital. He was the devoted husband of Mary Jane (Lepley) Brickach for 56 years. Eugene (Gene) was born in Pawtucket, RI to Alexander Brickach and Dominika (Wasilewicz) Brickach on October 1, […]
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Passim Awards 2020 Iguana Music Fund Grants
(Cambridge, MA – December 28, 2020) Passim has awarded $40,141 to 24 musicians through its Iguana Music Fund. The Iguana Music Fund awards gifts annually to musicians for career building projects and for projects that provide community service through music. Established in 2008 after an anonymous donor approached Passim with the idea to start a […]
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Obituary | Wendy Ann Rydberg
This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Wendy Rydberg, 55, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on December 26, 2020, after a long illness at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late Daniel Rydberg, Sr. Born in Newport on October 6, 1965, she was the daughter of the late Bruce Mumford and […]
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Two recent Officer Training Command students started independent weight loss journeys months before Officer Candidate School
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Derien C. Luce, Officer Training Command Public Affairs NEWPORT, R.I. – A Phillipsburg, New Jersey native and a Craig, Nebraska native, two recent students at Officer Training Command in Newport, Rhode Island (OTCN) started independent weight loss journeys months before Officer Candidate School (OCS) even began in order to […]
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Obituary | Arlene Krieg
This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Arlene Krieg, age 88, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on December 27, 2020. Arlene was born in Newark, NJ to Manuel and Lillian Silva. Arlene married Sebastian Krieg of Newark, NJ on December 30, 1950. Arlene is survived by her children, Deborah Logler and her husband […]
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Champlin Foundation awards HopeHealth major grant to rebuild elevators
Press Release provided by HopeHealth A recent gift from the Champlin Foundation will make it possible for HopeHealth to modernize the two elevators at the HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center as part of a major expansion and renovation that began last July. The $270,000 grant will cover the cost of completely rebuilding the pair of elevators […]
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Obituary | Kelly Ann Sylvia
This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. “She’s got a smile that it seems to meReminds me of childhood memoriesWhere everythingWas as fresh as the bright blue skyNow and then when I see her faceShe takes me away to that special placeAnd if I’d stare too longI’d probably break down and cry” Kelly Sylvia, […]
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Ellis Paul to Livestream New Year’s Eve Show at Club Passim Dec. 31st at 9:00 PM
(Cambridge, MA – December 24, 2020) Ellis Paul will keep his New Year’s tradition going with yet another night of music to ring in 2021 with Club Passim. The acclaimed folk singer/songwriter has performed live at Club Passim on New Years for more than a decade. He even recorded a live album at the Club […]
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16th Annual Yule Ball Sunday to Feature Kimya Dawson, Heather Rose in Clover, Harry and the Potters
It’s been a year mostly devoid of magic, but a few cultural organizers are hoping that’ll change on December 27. Pitch & Prose, a new record label and recording studio based in Rhode Island, has joined forces with the Harry Potter Alliance, Wizards in Space Literary Magazine, and Yes All Witches to announce the 16th […]
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Obituary | Carol Soares
This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Carol Soares, age 77, of Warwick, Rhode Island, passed away on December 12, 2020 at home with her loving family. Born in Fall River, MA on September 13, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Roy E. and Florence (Cookson) Jackson. Carol was the wife of […]
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Obituary | Charles Costa Jr.
This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Charles Costa Jr., 73, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on December 14, 2020. Charles was born December 4, 1947, in Newport, RI to Charles Costa and Jeanette (Manchester) Costa. Charles is survived by his children; Charlotte Costa, Christopher Costa, Charles Costa III and Michael Costa. He […]
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Obituary | Robert Arthur Schoonover
This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Robert (“Bob”) Arthur Schoonover died December 13 of cardiac arrest at Newport Hospital having been diagnosed with bladder cancer November 18. Bob was born January 2, 1949 at Aiea Medical Center, Territory of Hawaii. His father Donald Leroy Schoonover, originally from Los Angeles, California, was flying the […]
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Bike Newport shifts and adapts to deliver needed bikes and services
By Bari Freeman, Executive Director of Bike Newport 2020 started like any other year, and then: BOOM! Covid-19 hit. The Bike Newport team didn’t see it coming, no one did, but the staff is responsive by nature — they shifted into gear and held the road because that’s how Bike Newport rolls. Bikes are a […]
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PPAC Presents Brendan Kirby of The Rhode Show Narrating “A Visit From St. Nicholas (‘Twas the Night Before Christmas)”
Providence, RI – The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) is pleased to announce that WPRI 12’s The Rhode Show co-host Brendan Kirby will narrate “A Visit from St. Nicholas (‘Twas the Night Before Christmas)”. Kirby’s reading can be viewed via video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl5kdmAaF00; this video is FREE to watch and is a special gift to […]
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Obituary | Laura Christine (Bonville) Warren
This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. On Sunday, December 20, 2020, Laura Christine (Bonville) Warren of Thornton, NH passed away in the loving arms of her family at the age of 70. Laura was born on December 19, 1950 in Tallahassee, Florida to the late Donald Bonville and Laura (Gleason) Bonville. She grew […]
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Obituary | Noah Patrick Brisson
This obituary originally appeared here on Memorial Funeral Home. Noah Patrick Brisson died on Sunday, December 13, 2020. Noah was born in 1977 in Marlton, NJ. He grew up in Phillipsburg, NJ, where he graduated from Phillipsburg High School in 1996. He received a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts with a concentration in design, photography, […]