City & Government

Newport Police Department is asking the public for their assistance in identifying a person in regards to a larceny complaint/investigation. ” We need your help!!! Looking to identify the person in the pictures depicted here with regards to a larceny complaint/investigation… Any information should be forwarded to Detective Christopher Sloan at 401-845-5771 or csloan@cityofnewport.com Thanks” […]

It has been nearly two weeks since Court House Street has been closed to vehicular traffic and Stone Street has been converted to a one-way as the City tests a proposed traffic pattern at the request of the Historic Spring Leadership Committee. The test traffic pattern will be in place until October 15th. Now that […]

via RITBA Starting Monday, August 12th, The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) will begin Phase II of the significant structural rehabilitation project on the Newport Pell Bridge. RITBA will replace approximately 4,500 feet of the bridge deck during this phase. This work is part of the multi-year multi-phase project, which began in the spring of […]

Here’s what’s on tap for road construction and traffic this upcoming week. Of note, Phase II of Newport Pell Bridge Road Deck Project to start Monday, August 12th Rhode Island Department of Transportation August 10 – 16, 2019 No lane closures scheduled for Newport County at this time. Visit RIDOT’s Travel Advisories website for a full listing of […]

Newport City Council is considering an ordinance that would expand the number of Class BT alcoholic beverage licenses in the City by two. The ordinance comes at the request of two new hotel projects, Hammetts Wharf and The Brenton Hotel. Tavern licenses (also referred to as a Class BT) are for operations with reasonable sleeping accommodations as […]

New restrooms are coming to Miantonomi Park this month, the City of Newport announced in a press release today. Earlier this month, a new restroom building, which is identical to the unit found at Cliff Walk’s 40 Steps, was craned into place just off Hillside Avenue. The new facility represents not just a needed amenity […]

Experts from the City of Newport’s IT Department are assisting their counterparts at the Newport Public Schools after being alerted to a potential security issue affecting a portion of the School Department’s internal network, according to a press release from the City of Newport on Monday. According to the release; On Monday, network connectivity at […]

via Women’s Fund Rhode Island The 19th Amendment to the U.S Constitution became law in 1920 on August 26, a date now recognized nationwide as Women’s Equality Day. To celebrate this year’s 99th Anniversary, the Women’s Fund of Rhode Island has joined with a number of nonprofit organizations and community leaders to increase the number […]

Andrew Nota, in his sixth year as town manager in Jamestown, will likely become town manager in East Greenwich when that council meets on Monday to formalize his contract. His hiring is what Nota said is likely the “last chapter” in repairing relationships between town employees and the town administration, relationships that deteriorated in the […]

Traffic changes are coming this week to the area surrounding the former Coffey’s Garage on Spring Street. Beginning Wednesday, July 31st, Court House Street will be closed to vehicular traffic as the City tests a proposed traffic pattern at the request of the Historic Spring Leadership Committee, which has been working to construct a new […]

Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank (Infrastructure Bank) announced $559,826 in saving for five borrowers at Pawtucket Water Authority on Friday, July 26th. The refinancing of Drinking Water State Revolving Fund bonds is part of a strategic effort by the Bank to take advantage of low interest rates and provide financial savings to customers. “The Infrastructure Bank […]

A new law sponsored by Sen. Dawn Euer and Rep. Joseph M. McNamara will protect student loan borrowers and establish oversight of student loan servicers operating in Rhode Island. The legislation, which was backed by General Treasurer Seth Magaziner and Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, took effect as soon as it was signed by the […]

Newport City Council hosted a Regular Council Meeting on Wednesday, July 24th. The meeting lasted approximately 2 hours and 13 minutes (here’s what was on the agenda). You can watch the meeting in its entirety below, thanks to the City of Newport for providing the video. Newport City Council’s next council meeting is scheduled for […]

Newport’s Community Police Officers will be teaming up later this summer with the State Department of Environmental Management, the Fort Adams Trust and the Tall Ship Oliver Hazard Perry for a free weeklong summer camp geared towards kids age 10-14. Campers enrolled in the weeklong program, which runs Monday, Aug. 5th – Friday, Aug. 9th will be […]

The City of Newport is on the lookout for a few good recruits to join the ranks of Newport’s finest.  Beginning Monday, July 22, 2019, the Newport Police Department will be kicking off its 2019 summer recruitment drive. Applications will be accepted until Friday, August 9, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.  Interested applicants must be at […]

On a cold, windy winter’s day in late January more than 1,000 Rhode Islanders, including children and families, are living outside, in cars, or in emergency shelters, many of which are at capacity. That’s the findings from a somewhat flawed point in time count of the homeless, a once every other year exercise undertaken by […]

The Town of Jamestown has announced that they are accepting sealed bids for fourteen vehicles, pieces of equipment that are have been identified as surplus. Items are being sold as-is and are currently located at the Jamestown Transfer Station. The list of equipment includes a 2005 GMC C7500,1984 #1 Engine and Pump, 1998 GMC 6500 […]