Newport Family & Cosmetic Dentistry will open its Broadway office on Wednesday, Nov. 11, to provide free dental care to veterans, the fifth year the practice has run the clinic. The office at 136 Broadway will see patients from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with room for roughly 30 appointments, 15 in the morning and […]
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Tiverton gets $1 million in federal funding for emergency water line after PFAS contamination
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved $1 million for Tiverton to begin installing an emergency public water line serving homes where private wells have tested above the state’s PFAS limit, Rhode Island’s congressional delegation announced Thursday. The money comes through the USDA’s Emergency Community Water Assistance program and goes to the North Tiverton Fire […]
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Amo opens second Blue Economy tour at REGENT’s new North Kingstown factory
Rep. Gabe Amo began a second Blue Economy tour of Rhode Island on Wednesday at REGENT Craft, which cut the ribbon on a new factory where it builds its electric seagliders. Amo, the ranking member of the House Science Committee’s environment subcommittee, said he plans to visit workers, small businesses, researchers, educators and nonprofits across […]
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Your Newport County weather forecast: 7 days on land and sea
Whether you’re heading out on the water, planning a weekend event, or just trying to dress for the day, here’s your full 7-day forecast for Newport County — pulled live from NOAA’s National Weather Service and refreshed automatically. Weather Forecast Marine Forecast
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URI puts 64 years of beach survey data online
The University of Rhode Island has published six decades of beach measurements online, making one of the longest continuous shoreline survey efforts in the world available to the public. Rhode Island Beach Dynamics Over Decades compiles data collected since 1962 by roughly four dozen students and several scientists from URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography, Environmental […]
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Newport Polo’s rained-out finale gets a Saturday encore, with a 50-pony parade
Newport Polo closes its 150th anniversary season Saturday, Oct. 3, with the Turkish Airlines Finals at BD Field at Glen Farm, 250 Linden Lane, after last weekend’s nor’easter postponed the scheduled finale. The rescheduling pulls several events onto one afternoon. Grounds open at noon, the TD Pavilion at 2 p.m., a 150th anniversary pony parade […]
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AJ McCarron named head coach of Rhode Island’s new UFL team
AJ McCarron will coach Rhode Island’s new United Football League team, the league announced Wednesday, and the entire 2026 Birmingham Stallions roster moves with him. McCarron coached Birmingham last season, his first as a head coach. He won three national championships as a quarterback at Alabama, was a fifth-round pick by the Cincinnati Bengals in […]
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Three Newport County ponds among 25 waters getting fall trout stocking
The state Department of Environmental Management will stock brook and rainbow trout in 25 waterways between Friday, Oct. 2, and Thursday, Oct. 8, including three in Newport County. Locally, the list includes Stafford Pond and Eight Rod Farm Pond in Tiverton and Upper Melville, also known as Thurston Gray Pond, in Portsmouth. Elsewhere in the […]
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National Sailing Hall of Fame opens nominations for its 2027 class tomorrow
Nominations for the National Sailing Hall of Fame’s Class of 2027 open Thursday, Oct. 1, and stay open through Dec. 31. The Hall of Fame, part of the Sailing Museum on Thames Street, takes nominations from anyone — sailors, yacht clubs, community sailing centers, class associations, maritime organizations and historians. Neither the board nor the […]
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RIPEC: Rhode Island’s state roads rank worst in the nation after a decade focused on bridges
Rhode Island spent more per resident on roads and bridges than almost any state over the past five years, but its state-maintained arterial roads now rank last in the country, according to a report released Wednesday by the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council. The report traces the imbalance to RhodeWorks, launched in 2016, which directed […]
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Potter League CEO Brad Shear resigns after nine years; two former leaders step in as interim directors
Brad Shear has resigned as chief executive officer of the Potter League for Animals after nine years, and two longtime former leaders have been appointed interim executive directors, the organization’s board announced Tuesday. M. Christie Smith, who spent 35 years at the Potter League including a tenure as executive director, and Amy Chamard, who was […]
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Voter handbook for the November election is out and heading to every Rhode Island household
The Rhode Island Department of State has published its Voter Information Handbook for the Nov. 3 general election, with copies going out by mail to every household in the state over the coming weeks. The handbook explains the three ways to vote — by mail, early in person, or on Election Day — and lays […]
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People’s Credit Union promotes Rachel Semiao to head of Portsmouth member operations
People’s Credit Union has promoted Rachel Semiao to head of Portsmouth member operations, where she will oversee daily branch operations and serve as a resource for staff. She reports to Lori Marshall, who heads the Portsmouth branch. Semiao joined the credit union as a member service representative in Middletown and most recently held the position […]
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Messiah at Rosecliff returns in December, part of six Newport Classical holiday concerts
Newport Classical has set six holiday concerts across two December weekends, with tickets going on sale Tuesday, Oct. 6. Christmas with Cantus, Dec. 5 at 1 and 3:30 p.m., at the Newport Classical Recital Hall, 42 Dearborn St. The low-voice ensemble sold out both its 2024 performances here. The hour-long program mixes carols with contemporary […]
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Public panel on kratom set for Oct. 27 in Portsmouth
Strategic Prevention Partnerships and the Newport County Prevention Coalition will host a free public panel on kratom on Tuesday, Oct. 27, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Green Valley Country Club, 371 Union St. Check-in starts at 5. The event arrives amid a sharp split between neighboring states. Rhode Island overturned its ban on […]
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Chamber study warns Newport County lacks the space to hold the jobs coming its way
Newport and Bristol counties don’t have enough commercial, flex and light industrial space to accommodate the jobs the region expects over the next decade, according to a report commissioned by the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce. The study, by Fourth Economy Consulting, projects nearly 1,700 high-paying jobs in ocean technology, engineering and professional services by […]
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Newport Restaurant Group marks 30 years of employee ownership, with $33 million paid out since 1996
Newport Restaurant Group is marking 30 years as an employee-owned company this year, saying it has distributed roughly $33 million to employee-owners since 1996. The company employs about 1,900 people, roughly 1,100 of them year-round with another 800 added in peak season. It reports annual turnover of 12 to 14 percent, against an industry average […]
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Middletown library adds books in nine languages and its first video game collection
The Middletown Public Library has launched two new circulating collections: 425 books in nine languages and 58 video games, its first. The World Language Collection covers children, teens and adults in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish. The library initially planned to focus on Spanish and Portuguese, but expanded after talking […]
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Rhode Island Energy says power restored to all 50,000 customers hit by weekend nor’easter
Rhode Island Energy said Monday it has restored power to more than 50,000 customers who lost service during the weekend nor’easter, finishing in under 48 hours. The utility deployed more than 270 crew members and field personnel across the state. Wind gusts reached 55 mph, bringing down trees and limbs onto power lines. Crews responded […]
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Maritime experts travel to Nantucket to investigate shipwreck remains exposed by nor’easter
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A maritime expert planned to visit a Nantucket beach Monday to inspect weathered wooden beams exposed by the weekend’s powerful nor’easter, possibly the remnants of a 19th-century shipwreck buried beneath the island’s southern shore. The Egan Maritime Institute said its exhibits and collections manager would survey the […]
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New exhibit at the Vernon House explores the life of Cato Vernon, a Black Revolutionary War soldier who lived there
An interactive exhibit about Cato Vernon, an African heritage Revolutionary War soldier and carpenter who lived at the Vernon House in the mid-1770s, opens Saturday, Oct. 3, and runs through Nov. 22. “The Cato Vernon Freedom Library” occupies three rooms on the first floor of the national historic landmark at 46 Clarke St. It includes […]
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What Sold: A look at 18 homes that changed hands last week in Newport County (Sept. 21 – 25)
Eighteen homes traded hands across Newport County last week, another reminder that despite a changing real estate environment, people are still buying, selling and making moves throughout our communities. The pace, however, feels much different. We are no longer operating in a market where nearly every new listing is met with immediate urgency, multiple offers […]
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Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge work moves to daytime for a week starting Oct. 5
Construction on the eastbound span of the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge shifts to daytime hours the week of Oct. 5, with one lane open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and delays expected through the work zone, the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority said Monday. The daytime schedule runs Monday, Oct. 5, through Friday, Oct. […]
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Broadway Street Fair returns Oct. 10
The Broadway Street Fair returns Saturday, Oct. 10, from noon to 6 p.m., closing six blocks from Equality Park to Washington Square for a free afternoon of music, food, art and local vendors. More than 15,000 people attended last year, and organizers say they expect 20,000 this year. The fair is in its ninth year […]
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Rhode Island seeing elevated rabies activity this year, mostly in raccoons and bats
Rhode Island has recorded an elevated number of rabid animals this year, most of them raccoons and bats, the state Department of Health said Monday, along with a rabid cat, coyote, skunk and woodchuck. The department marked World Rabies Day by highlighting its exposure assessment program, which operates around the clock and evaluates individual cases […]