City & Government

The Newport Department of Utilities, Water Pollution Control Division, engineers announced on Monday via a press release that they are finalizing the construction documents for the “installation of a tide gate structure in Storer Park on the 48 inch Bridge Street storm drain prior to the outfall into Newport Harbor”. A public meeting is scheduled […]

Today, Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Congressmen Jim Langevin (D-RI) and David Cicilline (D-RI) announced in a press release a substantial increase in federal funding has been made available for Rhode Island’s fight against opioid addiction. According to a press release issues on Tuesday, Rhode Island’s share from a grant program […]

Lynn Ceglie has announced her intention to run for re-election to the Newport City Council representing the 2nd Ward. Ceglie is the first City Council member or candidate to publically announce her intent to run for re-election in November. “I am announcing my run for re-election in Newport’s 2 nd Ward. I have been a […]

With Paul Roselli’s exit from the Democratic gubernatorial primary race, the field has narrowed somewhat as the deadline approaches for candidates to officially file if they intend on running for office in the upcoming election. All candidates must file declarations of candidacy on either June 25, 26 or 27. The Secretary of State’s website has […]

STATE HOUSE – Two proposals introduced by Rep. Deborah Ruggiero — one extending services to foster children up to age 21 and another providing grants to senior centers — were included in the 2019 budget bill passed by the House of Representatives today. “These are two initiatives that I feel each go a long way […]

The City of Newport is excited to celebrate the arrival of the summer! With summer right around the corner, it’s time to think about keeping our children healthy while school is out. The City of Newport provides free meals to children during the summer. This summer, meals will be served at the following locations, dates […]

STATE HOUSE – Sen. Louis P. DiPalma’s legislation (2018-S 2008A) that would prohibit the state from entering into contracts with any internet service provider (ISP) who engages in business practices that were prohibited by recently repealed net neutrality rules was passed by the Senate Committee on Commerce last night. The legislation would require ISPs that […]

Washington, DC – Senator Sheldon Whitehouse announced in a press release on Wednesday morning that he has  joined Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) to advocate for better insurance options for local shellfish farmers, which would give the aquaculture industry more certainty to expand and create jobs.  The senators outlined their […]

The Senate today approved legislation sponsored by Senator Dawn Euer to lighten the regulatory burden on operators of food trucks. Senator Dawn Euer represents Newport and Jamestown The State Mobile Food Establishment Registration Act (2018-S 2502A), which Senator Euer introduced on behalf of the Department of Administration, would standardize the business registration process for trucks or […]

The Newport Democratic City Committee will hold a forum on gun safety on June 18 from 6:30 to 8:00pm at the Claiborne Pell Elementary School.  The forum, which will have members of gun safety organizations as well as local leaders, will discuss the rights of gun owners, gun safety legislation that has been introduced in […]

The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading announced today that it will recognize Newport, Rhode Island with Pacesetter Honors for its work in 2017. “Recognizing Pacesetters is our way of applauding and thanking the civic leaders, organizations and agencies that have joined forces to build brighter futures for children in their communities,” said Ralph Smith, managing director […]

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today that it is scheduled to implement an all-electronic tolling system for tractor-trailer-only tolling at two locations along I-95 in southern Rhode Island starting on June 11, 2018. The remaining tolling locations will come on line over the next 18 months. Revenue will be collected from tractor-trailers only. “Studies […]

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) announced on Thursday that they have awarded $42,000 in grants to 10 local groups to work on projects related to climate change education and community resilience, all aimed at helping communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from the adverse health effects of climate change. The grants will […]

Governor Gina M. Raimondo and Deepwater Wind CEO Jeff Grybowski announced today in a press release that the Revolution Wind project is expected to create more than 800 direct construction jobs, 50 good-paying, permanent jobs for Rhode Islanders at every skill level and hundreds more indirect jobs. In addition, Deepwater announced it will invest $250 […]

The Coast Guard released its 2017 Recreational Boating Statistics report Tuesday, revealing boating fatalities nationwide totaled 658, the second highest number in five years. In the Northeast, recreational boating deaths decreased from 55 in 2016 to 54 in 2017, according to the report. Thirty-nine of the 54 people who died drowned and 41 of the 54 deaths […]

“Not that long ago, Rhode Islanders were throwing up their hands and giving up. And now, we’re rolling up our sleeves and getting back to work,” Governor Gina Raimondo states in a “Why I’m Running Video” on Tuesday, her official re-election campaign announcement. “We’ve gone from having the 36th worst economy in America to the […]

Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England is scheduled to host a full-scale oil spill exercise Wednesday in Westerly. More than 20 federal, state, and local agencies will come together to coordinate a simulated response to a potential major oil spill affecting the Rhode Island coastline. The Coast Guard’s 1st District Headquarters in Boston is responsible for […]

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced yestreday that about 46 acres of Bluff Hill Cove on the eastern side of Point Judith Pond between Great Island and the Narragansett shoreline are closed to shellfishing based on recent water quality monitoring results. This area must be closed because of unacceptably high bacteria levels. […]

Senator Louis P. DiPalma’s (D-Dist. 12, Middletown, Little Compton, Newport, Tiverton) legislation (2018-S 2022Aaa) that would create a young adult voluntary extension of care program to extend the age of foster care from age 18 to age 21 was passed by the Rhode Island Senate tonight.  The program would offer a range of programs and services […]

Governor Gina Raimondo announced today that Rhode Island has selected Deepwater Wind, the Rhode Island-based clean energy developer, to construct a new, 400-megawatt offshore wind farm. The Revolution Wind project–more than ten times the size of the Block Island Wind Farm–was selected through a competitive offshore wind procurement process in collaboration with Massachusetts. “Rhode Island […]