Quidnessett Elementary School art instructor Danielle Daglieri-Singh is the recipient of Artsonia’s 2021 Art Education Leadership Award. The award honors pioneers in the art education community who continuously inspire their peers and engage students. Daglieri-Singh’s peers and Artsonia selected her among thousands of instructors as one of 15 national winners of this award. According to a press release from […]
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Portsmouth’s Hunter Hamilton awarded gold stars for fall 2020 at The Citadel
Hunter Hamilton of Portsmouth is one of the more than 650 cadets and students at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina who are being recognized for their academic achievements during the fall 2020 semester. Gold stars are awarded to cadets and students at The Citadel who achieved a 3.7 grade point average or higher. Cadets […]
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Preservation Society Fellowship deadline approaching
via The Preservation Society of Newport County The closing date to apply for The Preservation Society of Newport County’s 2021-2022 Social History Fellowship is May 1. This is a one-year, residential fellowship for a scholar or emerging professional to examine the experience of enslaved and free Africans and African-Americans in Newport and Aquidneck Island in the […]
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City of Newport: Annandale Road Water Main Improvement Project set to begin
Residents of the Annandale neighborhood as well as motorists passing through the area are being advised that the City of Newport’s Water Division has contracted with Biszko Contracting Corporation to clean and line the 20” water transmission main running below Annandale Road from Memorial Boulevard to Narragansett Avenue beginning next week. The work, which is […]
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Governor McKee announces new grant program to assist small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
Today, Governor Dan McKee and Rhode Island Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor announced a new grant program to assist small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will use $20 million in CARES Act funds to give qualifying businesses $5,000 grants. The Governor was joined by Lt. Governor nominee Sabina Matos, House Speaker K. Joseph […]
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Now Hiring – DEM: Lifeguards, groundskeepers, and other seasonal positions at state beaches, parks, and campgrounds
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is actively recruiting qualified lifeguards, groundskeepers, facilities attendants and other key staff to fill seasonal employment positions at state beaches, parks, and campgrounds during the 2021 recreation season. Rhode Island residents, ages 16 and older, are encouraged to apply.Full-time lifeguard positions are available at state swimming areas, […]
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RI Delegation announces $724K EDA grant for 401 Tech Bridge to support economic recovery
U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced that 401 Tech Bridge has received $724,674 from the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Scaling Pandemic Resilience Through Innovation and Technology (SPRINT) Challenge. More from the press release; The SPRINT Challenge was created last year by the CARES Act with […]
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Middletown beach parking passes will go on sale on April 12
The Town of Middletown today announced that the sale of seasonal passes to Sachuest and Third beaches will start online Monday, April 12. Town Operations & Facility Manager Will Cronin said passes will be available at https://www.middletownri.com/349/Beaches online exclusively for about a month before in-person sales are expected to begin in mid-May. The price for […]
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Newport International Boat Show announces 2021 Charitable Partners
Newport Exhibition Group, owners and producers of the Newport International Boat Show, announced this week that it has selected two non-profit organizations as its Charitable Partners – the C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta and the Herreshoff Marine Museum and America’s Cup Hall of Fame. The organizations will receive complimentary exhibit space at […]
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Aquidneck Island Earth Week returns April 17 – 25
With more than two-dozen events and activities, this year’s Aquidneck Island Earth Week (AIEW) has something for everyone. Starting on April 17th, the Island-wide celebration invites residents to connect with nature and take action for the environment. AIEW Director, Sara Poirier, says that over the last 6 months, partners have been collaborating on ideas for […]
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‘Committed: Surfing the Northeast’ released online; the documentary was filmed in Newport, across Rhode Island
This newly released 6-minute documentary explores surfing as a lifelong passion and the lengths to which one Rhode Island-based surfer has gone, and will go to continue surfing. “Committed: Surfing the Northeast,” tells the story of Shane Hunt. This film details how Hunt grew up in the heart of surfing in San Clemente California before […]
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General Assembly approves Act on Climate bill
With final votes in both chambers today, the General Assembly has approved legislation sponsored by Sen. Dawn Euer and Rep. Lauren H. Carson to update Rhode Island’s climate-emission reduction goals and to make them enforceable. The bill now heads to Gov. Daniel McKee. The 2021 Act on Climate (2021-S 0078A, 2021-H 5445A) will make the state’s […]
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Newport Art Museum to host a virtual art excursion to the Reynolda House Museum
Newport Art Museum will host a virtual Art Excursion to the Reynolda House Museum of American Art on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 10am, exclusively for Museum members. The tour is free to Museum members and will be delivered virtually via Zoom. Registration is required to receive the Zoom link, and is available at newportartmuseum.org/events. The […]
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Eastern Rhode Island Conservation District receives urban agriculture conservation grant
Today, the Eastern Rhode Island Conservation District (ERICD) announced it was awarded an urban agriculture conservation grant through a partnership with the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to boost technical capacity nationwide. With the funding, ERICD will install a pollinator garden at […]
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DEM offers tips on preventing conflicts with coyotes
The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is advising Rhode Islanders that with the beginning of spring, they are likely to see an increase in coyote sightings as adult coyotes enter the pup-rearing season and begin to search for food for their litters. DEM reminds residents to remove any potential food sources from their properties and not to feed coyotes or […]
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Newport Performing Arts Center to present Newport String Project on April 14
On Wednesday, April 14, at 8 PM, Newport Performing Arts Center (NPAC) presents Newport String Project as part of its free online music series. “We are excited to highlight Newport String project and give them an opportunity to be presented on our performing arts platform Live From Newport,” says John Cratin, NPAC board chairman in a […]
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Newport Restaurant Week returns April 9 – 18 with crave-worthy deals
Things continue to look different as the Spring 2021 edition of Newport Restaurant Week approaches, but commitment to supporting the area’s local dining community remains the same. Newport Restaurant Week: The Remix returns for another season, with area restaurants slated to offer an assortment of crave-worthy discounts and deals for the duration of the event, […]
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Sen. DiPalma’s legislation that protects families with parents that have disabilities passes Senate
Sen. Louis P. DiPalma’s (D-Dist. 12, Middletown, Little Compton, Newport, Tiverton) legislation (2021-S 0056) that precludes the disability of a parent from serving as a basis for denial or restriction in matters involving a child’s welfare, foster care, family law, guardianship and adoption was passed by the Senate. “Individuals with disabilities continue to face unfair, […]
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Lucy’s Hearth raises $12,850 during 401Gives
Rhode Island’s shelter for homeless families in Middletown faced a lot of challenges over the last year in the face of COVID-19, but Lucy’s Hearth got a big financial boost yesterday to continue their work. Backed by 100 donors in the 401 Gives Statewide Day of Giving, Lucy’s Hearth met and exceeded their $12,000 fundraising […]
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Obituary: Robert J. Holder
Robert James Holder, 82, of Middletown, RI passed away peacefully at home with his children nearby on March 31, 2021. Bob was born in Newport, RI to the late James and Mary (Cesario) Holder on August 14, 1938. Bob was a star athlete at Rogers High School, varsity member of the football team, captain of both […]
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Governor McKee launches new Rental Assistance Program
Governor Dan McKee today announced plans for a new rental assistance program for eligible Rhode Island renters struggling to pay their rent or utilities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The new program will help low-to-moderate income families negatively impacted by the unprecedented loss of jobs and income due to COVID-19. “I am proud […]
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Obituary: Marie (Toppa) Kerr
Marie (Toppa) Kerr of Wolcott Avenue in Middletown, RI passed away on March 28th, 2021. She was the beloved wife of the late Kenneth E. Kerr. Born in Newport, RI she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Marianna (Capuano) Toppa and sister of the late Ann Atkins and Anthony Toppa Jr. and Augustine […]
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Citizen scientists count 357 seals in Narragansett Bay during Save The Bay’s annual Bay-Wide Seal Count
On Tuesday, March 23, 25 volunteer citizen scientists took to water and shore to observe 357 harbor seals at sites around Narragansett Bay in Save The Bay’s Bay-Wide Seal Count—an annual effort to establish a minimum estimate of the number of seals in the Bay. Save The Bay today issued the following press release on the […]
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Newport nonprofit wins grant to help residents cope with continuing effects of COVID-19 crisis
A Newport nonprofit is one of 17 organizations that will share $550,000 in grants from the Rhode Island Foundation to help RI’ers cope with the continuing effects of the pandemic. Turning Around Ministries (TAM) received $20,000 to support case management, job readiness services, telephone and internet service, and supplies. In addition, TAM will use a portion […]
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Now Hiring – Ocean State Job Lot: 100 positions available at Distribution Center in North Kingstown
Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL), the region’s premier privately-held discount retail chain with 142 store locations in the Northeast, is currently hiring for its distribution center, located at 375 Commerce Park Road, North Kingstown, RI. Ocean State Job Lot will host a virtual hiring event for all distribution center opportunities on March 30th from 4:00 […]