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More than 350 Head Start and Early Head Start professionals and parents will gather at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Goat Island in Newport this week (April 12th – 14th) for The New England Head Start Association’s (NEHSA) annual conference, “Crossing the Bridge to Wellness Through Data and Practice”. The conference is the largest gathering […]

Miss the convenience of the ferry that used to run between Providence and Newport?  Well, it may soon return. The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) issued a Request For Proposals (RFP) on Friday, April 8th seeking an operator to run service between Newport and Providence. At this RIDOT is asking for 7 day a […]

Middletown police confirmed to Eyewitness News that a pedestrian was struck by a car overnight on West Main Road in Middletown. For more information and updates, visit Police: Pedestrian struck by car in Middletown

The Department of Public Services and its contractor, Narragansett Improvement Company, are scheduled to begin road work on Farewell Street from Broadway to Marlborough Street on Monday, April 11, 2016. What to Expect: Farewell Street will be closed to all thru traffic and a detour will utilize Washington Square and Meeting Street. The project includes the […]

Today’s shows was the definition of “The Open Forum”, topics ranged from what’s going on this weekend, to DYCF, to American Idol, to Keeping History Above Water and finally tourism. Rhode Island’s own Erika Van Pelt joined me to discuss the end of American Idol, her journey on season 11 of the show, what she’s up to […]

Here’s our weekly roundup of open houses taking place on Aquidneck Island over the weekend, happy home shopping! Need real estate help or a reliable agent? E-mail us at Ryan@whatsupnewp.com, we’d be happy to put you in touch with a preferred and reliable real estate agent that can fulfill your needs. Friday, April 8th  – […]

Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (RIRRC) in conjunction  with the town of Middletown Department of Public Works will host a special collection of household hazardous waste (HHW), electronic waste (e-waste) and Styrofoam on Saturday, April 16 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Second Beach located at 474 Sachuset Point Road. This special event is available free of charge to Rhode Island residents only. […]

Do you know the feeling of discovering a small town in New England and saying to yourself, “I can totally live here…”? The LKRE team certainly believes that every visitor who experiences the beauty of Newport, Rhode Island — have the inclination to come back. If you are one of those visitors and you are […]

The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) today announced that it will be closing the high speed lanes (known as open road tolling or ORT lanes) to install new hardware and digital infrastructure in order to modernize the Newport Pell Bridge’s tolling apparatus. UPDATE: April 8 – Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority has wrapped up […]

Newport Fire Department responded to18 Memorial Boulevard (former Arch Beauty) on Thursday evening for a structure fire. The scene is now under control but as of 5:30 p.m. crews were still on scene and traffic was blocked or stopped in the area from Memorial at Spring to Memorial at Bellevue, seek alternate route. Scene from William […]

On the Thursday, April 7th edition of The Open Forum on 1540 AM WADK Newport I shared some of my own thoughts on Newport current affairs and then was joined  by three guests between 1pm – 2pm. Sail Newport and DEM are proposing a new marine educational and recreational facility at Fort Adams State Park, Brad […]

After a very successful return this past winter, Newport Waterfront Events, a division of Waterfront Productions LLC, has announced that the Newport Skating Center Presented by ALEX AND ANI will maintain its standing as a go-to winter tradition in Newport as Scott’s Wharf LLC and Peregrine Group LLC have agreed to the continued operations of […]

In a letter sent to alumni on Wednesday, St. George’s School announced that Bob Weston, Associate Head for External Affairs, had been place on leave in January after receiving “secondhand allegations” regarding the administrator’s “boundaries with students”. The allegations and Weston’s future at St. George’s is pending the outcome of an independent investigation. St. George’s […]

Frank Prosnitz, former Reporter for Providence Journal and Providence Business News, and I caught up with Arlene Violet today on The Open Forum on WADK 1540AM about her new book and her current thoughts on what’s happening around Rhode Island. Former Rhode Island Attorney General Arlene Violet recently co-authored “Dance of the Chameleon” with Jim Squadrito, a […]

Bike Newport, a non-profit organization that improves, encourages, and facilitates bicycling, will move its operations to 29 Spring Street in Newport, Rhode Island on May 1. The former detail shop will house Bike Newport’s administrative offices and a new Bike Barn. Modeled after community bicycle projects such as Recycle-a-Bike in Providence, the Bike Barn allows residents […]

Newport Hospital has confirmed via Facebook that their facility has recently been used for filming of The Discovery. It was confirmed back in March that Robert Redford, Rooney Mara and Jason Segel would be filming the movie on Aquidneck Island and throughout Rhode Island in 2016. “It’s been pretty exciting here at Newport Hospital lately as […]