City & Government

In celebration of Arbor Day, the Newport Tree Society and the City of Newport Tree and Open Space Commission will be hosting the annual Arbor Day celebrations on Friday, April 27 at Rogers High School. This year’s celebration will be unique because of an innovative educational program and an inspirational education leader.  Events start when […]

One day after the Federal Communications Commission rescinded federal net neutrality regulations, Governor Gina M. Raimondo signed an executive order protecting a free and open internet in Rhode Island. “A free and open internet is essential to our democracy and economy,” said Governor Raimondo. “Rhode Island was founded on a principle that there is a […]

U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse joined leading local environmental advocates today at Clean Ocean Access in Middletown to mark Earth Day with a call to end the plastic pollution filling the oceans, washing up on the shoreline, clogging nets of Rhode Island fishermen, and starving wildlife. “This Earth Day, it is more important than ever that […]

Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (Resource Recovery) and the Middletown Department of Public Works have announced that they are partnering for a household hazardous collection on Saturday, April 28 from 8 am to 1 pm at Second Beach in Middletown. Created in 2001, the Eco-Depot program is a free service offered that provides for the proper handling, […]

On Monday, April 23, at 10 am, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Clean Ocean Access, and local environmental advocates will mark Earth Day with a call to end the plastic pollution filling the oceans, washing up on the shoreline, clogging nets of Rhode Island fishermen, and starving wildlife. A 2016 report by the World Economic Forum determined that […]

On Monday, April 23, 2018 National Grid Gas will be completing the final restoration of the concrete roadway on Bellevue Ave at Prospect Hill Street, from a prior repair, completing the last two concrete panels at this location. The work includes the full excavation of concrete panels and pouring of new concrete in the northbound […]

The City of Newport, via their Engaged Newport newsletter, announced on Friday that they are “changing the way Newport handles litter”. The email introducing the “No Litter Here” campaign stated; As the City of Newport prepares to celebrate Earth Day on April 22 and the warmer days ahead, we would like to introduce residents, businesses and visitors […]

The City Of Newport will accept it’s new fire boat, Marine 6, on Monday, April 23rd. million  Fire Department’s new boat, Marine 6, is on the way to Newport from California, according to Capt. Paul Faerber. It’s due to arrive Monday. The $887,000 boat is currently on its ways from Moose Boats in Vallejo, CA […]

“In February, a trash audit at the Pell Elementary School in Newport recovered 238 pounds of food scrap from a single day. The collected food included 45 pounds of unopened yogurt containers, cheese sticks and raisins, and untouched fruit,” Tim Faulkner of ecoRI news writes this week in Food Scrap Being Wasted at Rhode Island […]

Newport Police Department released the following press release on behalf of the City Of Newport on Wednesday announcing the beginning of the Parking Season. The City of Newport announces the beginning of the Parking Season effective Tuesday, May 1, 2018 and continuing through October 31, 2018.Metered parking will be in effect from 9:00 AM until […]

In accordance with a Presidential Proclamation, Governor Gina M. Raimondo has ordered that the U.S. and Rhode Island flags at all state facilities and buildings be flown at half-staff until sunset on Friday, April 20th, 2018 in honor of former First Lady Barbara Bush. “Barbara Bush was an inspiration to a generation of Americans,” said Raimondo. “I remember […]

Newport Police Department has announced that on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, National Grid Gas will be completing the final restoration of the concrete roadway on Bellevue Ave at Prospect Hill Street, from a prior repair. The work includes the full excavation of concrete panels and pouring of new concrete in the northbound lane. Bellevue Ave […]

One Newport NPS Strategic Plan Subcommittee and the Alliance for Livable Newport (ALN) has announced that they will host “Students of Newport Public Schools Speak Out” on Tuesday, May 1st at Claiborne Pell Elementary School in Newport. This event will feature the opportunity to listen to Thompson and Rogers School students talk about their future aspirations […]

The Special Legislative Commission to Study Methods for Growing Tourism in the State of Rhode Island Through Coordinated Branding and Marketing Efforts, which is led by Representative Lauren Carson(D-Dist. 75, Newport),  will meet Friday at the State House for discussions about the tax impacts of short-term rentals. The meeting is scheduled Friday, April 13, at 3 […]

The Newport City Council voted 4 to 3 on Wednesday night to approve the execution of a Letter of Interest with the National Sailing Hall of Fame that would allow the nonprofit to purchase the first and second floor of the Armory. After almost an hour of discussion, and testimony from more than a dozen […]

Representative Marvin Abney (D-Dist. 73, Newport, Middletown) was honored by the Texarkana Independent School District as a 2018 Distinguished Alumnus last week at a ceremony held in Texas. Representative Abney graduated from Dunbar High School in 1968, which is located in Texarkana, Texas. “This was a great honor to be recognized by my high school […]

Representative. Lauren Carson has scheduled an Earth Day constituent meeting to discuss environmental concerns with constituents. The meeting is scheduled Wednesday, April 18, at 6:30 pm at the Newport Public Library, 300 Spring St., Newport. All House District 75 (Newport) residents are welcome. John McDaid, a freelance journalist and award-winning science fiction author from Portsmouth, […]

On Tuesday, April 10, 2018 National Grid Gas will be conducting maintenance on the gas main in the area of Thames Street at Dixon Street. They will be excavating in the middle of the roadway and traffic will be unable to pass necessitating a detour for southbound traffic on Thames Street. Work will not begin […]

On Saturday, April 28th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local police departments around the county, Newport Hospital, and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.  (The DEA cannot accept liquids or needles […]

U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse today joined with area small business owners and local officials in the flood-prone Island Park neighborhood of Portsmouth to highlight the newly funded National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund, which can help coastal businesses weather rising seas and worsening storms.  Congress approved $30 million in funding for the National Oceans and […]

Gov. Gina Raimondo called upon Rhode Island’s civic, business and government leaders to get behind her efforts to rebuild the state’s aging public schools – a five-year $1 billion investment – and a $48.5 million Green Economy and Clean Water bond issue. Both need approval from the state legislature before going to voters in the […]

The Aquidneck Island Planning Commission, in partnership with the Newport Daily News and the Community College of Rhode Island, is hosting the third annual Newport County Legislative Forum on Thursday, April 5, from 8:30– 10:00 a.m. in the auditorium of CCRI’s Newport County campus in Newport. “We are delighted to host this event for the third year in […]

Newport’s Transportation and Visitors Center was among several award winners at Grow Smart RI’s Power of Place Summit earlier today (Thursday, March 29). The awards were presented at Grow Smart’s Power of Place Summit, held at the Rhode Island Convention Center and attended by some 500 business, civic, and elected leaders. The Visitors Center was […]

The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA)has provided the following construction report and traffic advisory update. Starting in April, there will be multiple RITBA projects in progress. These projects include work on the Mount Hope Bridge, Sakonnet River Bridge, Newport Pell Bridge, Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge and the Route 138 Connector. Update & Reminder – With […]