Five Guys has permanently closed in Newport. On Facebook, the store announced “we are now closed in Newport due to COVID-19. Please visit us in Fall River at the Southcoast Marketplace.” The Newport location, which is located at 199 JT Connell Highway, has also been removed from the company’s website. Five Guys has not responded […]
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Boots on the Ground for Heroes Memorial won’t take place at Fort Adams this year
Operation Stand Down Rhode Island today announced that it is canceling this year’s Boots On The Ground For Heores Memorial and Gold Star Gala due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Both events were scheduled to take place at Fort Adams State Park this Memorial Day Weekend (May 22 – 25). “Operation Stand Down has been closely […]
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Middletown now accepting micro-enterprise grant applications from small businesses
The Town of Middletown today announced that it is participating in the Microenterprise (MicroE) Stabilization Grant Program offered through the state’s Office of Housing and Community Development for small businesses impacted by COVID-19 pandemic. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds are available to offer grants of $5,000 to qualifying small businesses located in Middletown, according […]
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New temporary license will allow commercial fisherman to sell certain types of seafood directly to consumers, retailers
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced that it has enacted a new, no-cost Direct Sale Dealer License. DEM says that this action will “help foster the continued viability of the Rhode Island commercial seafood industry during the COVID-19 public health crisis”. According to DEM, this authorizes commercial fishermen in Rhode Island to […]
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Middletown to resume yard waste collection beginning May 11th
Curbside yard waste collection in Middletown will resume on May 11, 2020 for the town’s refuse collection program and continue every other week as regularly scheduled through the summer, the town announced today. Beginning the week of May 11 , the town ask its Pay As You Throw (PAYT) customers to bring all bags, barrels […]
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City of Newport delays start of paid parking season
It will be free to park at metered spaces and municipal parking lots throughout Newport for the entire month of May, the City of Newport announced today via a press release. In light of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, the City announced on Tuesday that the start of the Newport’s annual Parking Meter program is being […]
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Clagett Regatta named official charitable partner of 2020 Newport International Boat Show
Newport Exhibition Group, owners and producers of the Newport International Boat Show, announced today that the C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta is the official Charitable Partner of the 2020 boat show. “Each year, we select a non-profit organization that is associated with boating as a part of our annual giving program,” said […]
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COVID-19 Daily Update – April 27: 269 new positive cases, 7 new fatalities; Plans to reopen Rhode Island
Governor Gina M. Raimondo and Nicole Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH, the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), provided updates to reporters about Rhode Island’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) response today at 1 pm. The Latest Data April 27: 7,708 positive cases, 266 currently hospitalized (81 in ICU, 56 on ventilator), 233 new fatalities. […]
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Aquidneck Land Trust announces $25,000 challenge to help conserve Glen Farm
Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) today announced that an anonymous donor has offered a $25,000 Challenge Match to help the land trust’s effort to conserve 7.5-acres of Glen Farm in Portsmouth. According to ALT, every donation will be matched by the donor until $25,000 has been raised. ALT has raised just over $240,000 of the $472,000 needed to protect the […]
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SBA to resume accepting PPP applications at 10:30 am on Monday
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) today announced that it will resume accepting Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications on Monday, April 27 at 10:30 AM from approved lenders on behalf of any eligible borrower. PPP is a federal business loan that is forgiven for owners if they keep employees on the payroll for at least eight weeks. […]
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Governor announces #RIArts initiative, launches Shepard Fairey “R.I. Angel of Hope and Strength”
Governor Gina M. Raimondo today announced an initiative for Rhode Islanders to connect through art during this time of social distancing and staying home. The Governor is encouraging Rhode Islanders to create and share family-friendly art – drawings, poetry, songs, essays, photographs, videos, or any preferred medium – inspired by this unique and challenging period. […]
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COVID-19 Daily Update – April 24: Positive cases reaches 6,699, deaths now 202; Governor makes several announcements
Governor Gina M. Raimondo and Nicole Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH, the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), provided updates to reporters about Rhode Island’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) response today at 2:30 pm. What’s Up Newp will carry it life for you then below. The Latest Data April 24: 6,699 positive COVID-19 cases, […]
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What’s Up Podcast: A conversation with Paul Wayne, the penultimate opening act
You might call Paul Wayne the penultimate opening act. He’s been doing it for more than three decades, opening for the likes of Harry Belafonte, Chuck Berry and numerous stars of today and yesterday. He works in night clubs and at assisted living facilities, pounding out a living every day. But today the clubs are […]
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RI Interscholastic League cancels 2020 Spring Sports Season
In accordance with the announcement Thursday by Governor Gina Raimondo that students will continue distance learning for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year because of the COVID-19 public health threat, the Rhode Island Interscholastic League today announced that the 2020 Spring Sports Season has been cancelled. “In our original statement, we said that we would […]
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RIDOH receives $5.4 million in CARES Act funds to expand COVID-19 testing and contact tracing
U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline, today announced that $5.4 million in funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act has been distributed to the Rhode Island Department of Health to boost the state’s COVID-19 testing and contract tracing infrastructure. “This latest installment […]
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What’s Up Podcast: A conversation with Colleen Burns Jermain, Superintendent of Newport Public Schools
Newport Superintendent of Schools Colleen Burns Jermain joins WUN’s Frank Prosnitz this morning for our latest edition of What’s Up Podcast. In today’s episode she discusses the status and success of the school system’s distance learning program, talks about a grading system that might be used this year, budget issues, and the status of the […]
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BankNewport donates $100,000 to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank
BankNewport today announced that it has made a $100,000 donation to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank to assist the organization as it works to alleviate hunger in Rhode Island during the COVID-19 crisis. “Now more than ever, it is so important that we support the organizations that are working tirelessly to provide aid to […]
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MLK Center’s Mobile Pantry will distribute food at two Middletown locations on April 30th
On Thursday, April 30, the Martin Luther King Center will distribute food at two Middletown locations, according to a press release received today from the Town of Middletown. Food will be distributed to residents from 12:00 noon to 12:45 p.m. on Ludlow Terrace near the entrance to Calvary Baptist Church, 4 Ludlow Terrace. From 1:30 […]
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Represenative Carson provides info on changes to upcoming primary
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended virtually every aspect of life, including the upcoming presidential preference primary. Rep. Lauren H. Carson is reminding voters that the primary date has changed, and that there are also changes to the mail ballot system as a result of the crisis. The state has moved the date of the primary […]
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Middletown-based Rite Solutions selected in $74 million contract to support Newport-based Naval Undersea Warfare Center
Middletown-based Rite-Solutions was recently selected as one of 17 companies that will participate in a 5-year, $73.7 million contract to help the U.S. Navy develop future generations of its Undersea Weapons Family of Systems (FoS). The contract, announced by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport will develop core technologies in 12 functional areas […]
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Friends of Newport Hospital launch “Our Health Care Heroes” campaign to raise funds for Newport Hospital’s response to COVID-19
Friends of Newport Hospital, a group comprised of community leaders dedicated to the support of Aquidneck Island’s only hospital, today announced that it has launched the “Our Health Care Heroes” campaign to raise funds for Newport Hospital’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 epidemic. The effort is organized through a new website, FriendsOfNewportHospital.org, and invites all in […]
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What’s Up This Week: Things to (virtually) do in Newport County | April 20 – 27
Here’s a look at what’s happening out there virtually this week. Monday, April 20th 1 pm & 6 pm – Mermaid Masterpieces paint parties3 pm – MURAL – Virtual Brainstorming Jam with FabNewport JPT Film & Event Center Virtual Screening Room THE TIMES OF BILL CUNNINGHAMCATVIDEOFEST 2020OTHER MUSICTHE BOOKSELLERSOnce Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The BandThe WhistlersThe […]
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Newport Charter Yacht Show postponed
Organizers of the Newport Charter Yacht Show today announced in an email to participants and supporters that they have postponed the 2020 show. This year’s show was scheduled for June 22 – 25 at Newport Shipyard. Organizers are considering moving it to September 17th to 20th, to run concurrently with the Newport International Boat Show and Newport Brokerage Boat […]
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Nonprofit receive $2.1 million in new COVID-19 aid to help Rhode Islanders with food, rent, and health care
Nonprofits helping Rhode Islanders struggling to cover the costs of food, rent and health care have been awarded another $2.1 million from the COVID-19 Response Fundcreated by the Rhode Island Foundation and United Way of Rhode Island. The announcement was made by the Rhode Island Foundation and United Way of Rhode Island earlier today. Children’s […]
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Rhode Island Good Neighbor Energy Fund available to eligible households impacted by COVID-19
The Rhode Island Good Neighbor Energy Fund’s sponsoring energy companies and its administrator, United Way of Rhode Island, today announced the Fund is available to all eligible households in the state impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fund assists households in financial difficulty, including individuals laid off, furloughed or out of business due to the […]