City & Government

The City of Newport Energy and Environment Commission will meet on Monday, January 6th at 6 pm at the Newport Public Library. The mission of the Energy & Environment Commission is to advise the Council and educate the public on energy-efficiency, renewable energy and the environment, to foster a more sustainable community. The Energy and Environment Commission is […]

Newport City Council will host their first meeting of the new year on Wednesday, January 8th. The meeting, which will take place in the Council Chambers at Newport City Hall, will begin at 6:30 pm and is open to the public. Here’s what’s on the docket for the council meeting; (For updates to the docket, […]

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) announced today that they will hold a public hearing on January 7th to gather comment on proposed regulations on the sale of flavored electronic nicotine-delivery system (ENDS) products (sometimes called e-cigarettes) in Rhode Island. As a part of efforts to protect young people from the health consequences of […]

Newport Zoning Board of Review will meet tonight (Thursday, January 2nd) at 7 pm in the Council Chambers at Newport City Hall. The meeting is open to the public and will begin promptly at 7 pm. Among the long agenda are a few items that have garnered the attention of many, including; The a request […]

Update Newport Police Department has located and arrested Jordan Clinton. Clinton was charged with domestic felony assault and domestic disorderly conduct. Newport Police Department has also deleted their Facebook Post asking the public’s assistance with this matter. Original Story Newport Police Department took to their Facebook Page just after 5 pm on Wednesday night to […]

A subcommittee of the Middletown Planning Board will meet on Friday, January 3rd in the second floor conference room at Middletown Town Hall to discuss possible local zoning regulation of various uses related to the cultivation, distribution and/or retail sale of marijuana products in town.

Newport Canvassing Authority will host their next regular meeting on January 7th at 11:30 am in the second floor conference room at Newport City Hall. The Newport Canvassing Authority is charged with conducting all elections for the City of Newport. Here’s what’s on the agenda for the meeting; The Canvassing Authority is comprised of the […]

The following story was written by Jeanette Steele, U.S. Naval War College Public Affairs. It originally appeared here on usnwc.edu. For more information and stories from the U.S. Naval War College, click here. The U.S. Naval War College gathered experts in naval operations and maritime law for a conference Dec. 17-18 on an upcoming revision […]

The following was written by NUWC Division Newport Public Affairs and originally appeared on Naval Sea Systems Command. NEWPORT, R.I. — Dr. Victor Évora, technical project manager in the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s Sensors and Sonar Systems Department, has won the Modern Day Technology Leader Award, from an award program of the Black […]

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are lifting the recreational advisories that have been in place for a number of water bodies throughout Rhode Island because of blue-green algae (also known as cyanobacteria). The advisories are being lifted for Paradise Pond in Middletown, Sisson Pond […]

The Rhode Island Department of Transporation has extended the comment period for its proposed Pell Bridge Ramp Realignment plan until Jan. 21, 2020.  The comment period had been initially set to end on Dec. 23rd, however the City Council earlier this month requested an extension in order to provide the public with more opportunity to […]

The following story originally appeared on navsea.navy.mil. Click here to see the original story and to read more from Naval Sea Systems Command. For the first time in recent years, employees of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport collected toys for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots campaign resulting in more […]

Those in the Point Section of Newport may notice some additional work happening and/or an additional transformer in the area over the next few days. The City of Newport posted the following on Facebook on Friday afternoon; “Due to an electrical issue caused by recent inclement weather, the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority has positioned a […]

Newport City Council and Newport School Committee held a join session on Wednesday, December 18th. The purpose of the meeting was school construction-design walk-through presentation. The City of Newport has provided the following video for public.

 Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank (Infrastructure Bank) today announced the refinancing of Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund bonds, with a principal value of $153.8 million.  The transactions will generate $7.8 million of savings for 26 municipalities and utilities. “Through proactive balance sheet management, the Infrastructure Bank monitors interest rate environments […]