City & Government

The following information was released from Newport Police Department today ahead of the 63rd Annual Newport Saint Patrick’s Day Parade; The annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be held on Saturday March 16, 2019. The parade will begin at 11:00 a.m. Parade participants will begin staging on lower Broadway at 9:00 a.m. Parking restrictions begin […]

With Tax Day looming large and sweeping tax reform passed in recent months, WalletHub today released its 2019 Taxpayer Survey as well as its yearly Tax Rates by State report in order to help people better understand this confusing time of year. You can find highlights from both below, followed by the full list of WalletHub’s 2019 […]

The Newport City Council’s proposal to increase the lodging and restaurant taxes by 1 percent to help fund infrastructure improvements to city schools, is just the first step in trying to raise the millions of dollars needed to make schools safe for students, teachers, and employees. City Manager Joseph Nicholson Jr. has promised that there […]

On Tuesday, March 5th, 2019, the City Council met for a joint workshop with their counterparts on the School Committee to discuss the current and future space needs of the School Department. The City of Newport has made the following information available from that meeting; The meeting, which can be viewed below, is part of […]

By a 9 to 7 vote, the state House of Representatives Judiciary Committee tonight approved the controversial legislation that would embed Roe v. Wade as the law in Rhode Island, while scores, both pro and con, converged on the Senate Judiciary Committee, where the legislation was being heard for the first time. A vote by […]

Governor Gina Raimondo’s office as announced that the Governor will issue a proclamation related to education and economic development in the STEAM disciplines — Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math on Monday, March 4th. “STEAM industries are significant economic drivers in Rhode Island, and the Governor and state agency leaders will embark on a series […]

Newport City Council met for approximately 62 minutes on Wednesday night, here’s the agenda and below you can find the video.

Rep. Deborah Ruggiero will deliver welcoming remarks at the annual conference of the Association for Women in Psychology, to be held Feb. 28 through March 3 at Gurney’s Newport Resort and Marina. More than 400 psychologists from around the United States and the world are expected to learn, share, develop professionally and celebrate women’s contribution to […]

After the Rhode Island House of Representatives approved rules that reinforced the power of the Speaker of the House, some 17 reform legislators paid the price, losing committee chairmanships and prestigious committee assignments. Now, the state Senate is considering similar rules that its leaders say only puts in writing longstanding practice within the Senate, but […]

All those Verizon trucks on Spring Street over the last few days have you wondering what’s up? “We are repairing cables that were damaged by water earlier this year.  We expect the work to be completed in the next couple of weeks,” David Weissmann, Public Relations Manager for the North East Market of Verizon told […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced their plans to conduct comprehensive reviews of site cleanups at three National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund sites, including a Superfund in North Smithfield and South Kingstown and a Federal Facility in Newport, by performing required Five-Year Reviews of sites. The NPL Superfund sites and Federal Facilities where […]

The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has announced brush cutting, mowing, and removing invasive plants at management areas and state lands across Rhode Island now through March. According to a press release from DEM, biologists from DEM’s Division of Fish & Wildlife are directing the work as part of the DEM’s ongoing efforts to maintain […]

The City of Newport released the Newport Harbor Mooring Ordinance Study on Tuesday. According to the report, this study was conducted by Performance Research on behalf of the Newport Waterfront Commission in order to collect additional public feedback on the recently proposed Harbor Ordinance Changes. Invitations to links for the online survey were distributed by […]

Businesses affected by the recent natural gas outage are now being offered Low-interest Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), according to a press release today from the City of Newport. The loans are available to Rhode Island small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small aquaculture businesses and private nonprofit organizations […]

Newport Public Schools has announced that the Newport School Committee Regular Meeting, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. tonight, February 12, 2019 has been rescheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, February 21, 2019 next week. The workshop on School Report Cards and Test Scores will be rescheduled to a later date. More cancellations and delays -https://whatsupnewp.com/weather/school-and-business-closings/