City & Government

The City of Newport’s Department of Public Services is joining hundreds of Public Works Departments from across New England to collect food and household goods to support our local community food bank needs.  Newport’s Fill-A-Public Works Truck Food Drive will be taking place during National Public Works Week, from May 19-25, 2019 and will support the Martin […]

Senator Dawn Euer and Representative Lauren Carson recently held a public celebration of trees and their essential role in Rhode Island’s ecology at the State House. The event was held Thursday to foster public conversation regarding trees and their stake in our communities. Among those who spoke were Sen. Bridget G. Valverde (D-Dist. 35, North […]

The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) is inviting the public to attend community information sessions regarding the Deck Project on Newport Pell Bridge this week. There will be two opportunities for individuals to attend and learn more information about the project. WHAT: Newport Pell Bridge Deck Project Community Information Sessions  WHO: Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge […]

The City of Newport launched the first phase of a newly redesigned website today that is intended to provide better access and more digital capabilities for residents, visitors, and businesses. The new CityofNewport.com is the culmination of a more than yearlong design-build process, and will serve as a focal point to the City’s broader communications efforts, according […]

The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE), on Tuesday, will determine funding levels for the six school districts that applied for aid from the $250 million school facilities bond approved by voters last fall. The bond issue was in response to a RIDE report that rated every Rhode Island public and charter school, most schools […]

After hearing from several student athletes last week, the Newport City Council has begun exploring ways to assure that the field used for track, soccer and lacrosse is playable by the fall season. “It’s not good we have the field in that condition,” said Mayor Jamie Bova, a former high school soccer player herself. The […]

This story was originally published at 1:33 pm on May 6th. The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority issued the following press release on Monday, May 6th; Starting Sunday, May 12thThe Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) will recommence the significant structural rehabilitation project on the Newport Pell Bridge. RITBA will replace approximately 4,500 feet […]

Here’s what’s on tap for road construction and traffic this upcoming week. Of note, RITBA: Deck Project on Newport Pell Bridge will resume Sunday, May 12th Rhode Island Department of Transportation The following road and lane closure notices are effective for the week of May 11-17, 2019. All schedules are weather-dependent and subject to change. […]

Newport City Council hosted a Regular Council Meeting that last approximately one hour and forty minutes on Wednesday night. A large group of student athletes from Rogers High School and parents filled City Council chambers to ask for/show support for City Council to do what they can in the upcoming budget to help fix their […]

Newport Public Schools release the following two documents on Tuesday regarind upcoming Community Education Summit Workshops and a Demographic Analysis.

The Legislative Press and Public Information Bureau has provided the following press release regarding a bill that has been introduced by Representative Deborah Ruggiero (D-Dist. 74, Jamestown, Middletown). According the the press release; Rooftop solar arrays have been popping up all over Rhode Island in recent years, bringing clean energy and decentralizing generation to enrich […]

Watch for lane closures and traffic delays on the following highways, byways, and roads over the upcoming days. Rhode Island Department of Transportation The following road and lane closure notices are effective for the week of May 4-10, 2019. All schedules are weather-dependent and subject to change. Visit RIDOT’s Travel Advisories website for a full […]

Newport Public Schools announced today that the last day of classes has been moved to June 21st, due to make-up days from the gas outage. The 2018-2019 school calendar has been revised, with the four make-up days from the gas outage, the last day of school for students will be Friday, June 21st. Note that […]

At a press conference at the Newport Gateway Center earlier today, Governor Gina Raimondo, Lieutenant Governor Daniel McKee and Senator Louis DiPalma called for the passage of legislation that would give the state the tools necessary to demand greater accountability from National Grid. Legislation pending before the House and Senate requires National Grid to file […]

Governor Gina M. Raimondo, Lieutenant Governor Daniel J. McKee, Mayor Jamie Bova and Acting DPUC Administrator Kevin Lynch will hold a press conference this afternoon in Newport in support of the Utility Service Restoration Act. The press conference is scheduled to start at 2 pm and will take place on the first floor of the […]

Representative Lauren Carson and Senator Dawn Euer invite the public to join them in celebration of trees and their essential role in Rhode Island’s ecology, Thursday, May 9, at 3 p.m. in the State Room on the second floor of the State House. “An early provider of shelter, medicine and tools, trees remain an integral […]

A sure sign that summer is near? Metered Parking and Residential Sticker Parking starts on May 1st. On-Street Meters On-street metered parking will be in effect from 9:00 am through 9:00 pm daily from May 1st through October 31st, including weekends and holidays. The fee for parking in a metered space is $1.25 per hour […]

Faced with the daunting prospect of asking voters to approve a bond issue that likely would exceed $100 million to replace Rogers High School, the Newport City Council this week voted to begin formal discussions with Middletown to explore the possibilities of merging high schools. The vote at Tuesday night’s council meeting instructed city officials […]

Newport City Council’s Regular Council Meeting lasted for approximately two hours and eighteen minutes on Wednesday, April 24th. Here’s a video of the meeting via The City of Newport; Newport City Council’s next Regular Council Meeting will take place on Wednesday, May 8th at 6:30 pm at City Hall.

Governor Gina M. Raimondo was joined at Newport Hospital today by Rhode Island Resource Recovery Executive Director Joseph Reposa and Lifespan CEO Tim Babineau for the official reboot of RI Resource Recovery’s ‘Let’s recycle RIght®!’ public education campaign.  With the U.S. recycling industry facing new challenges and the state’s Task Force to Tackle Plastics issuing […]

It’s a battle over tourism tax dollars that one tourism official calls a civil war, pitting local communities and tourism councils against a state government that is searching for ways to close this year’s $150 million budget deficit and is trying to find new revenues for next year. At stake is millions of tax dollars […]

Governor Gina M. Raimondo announced today that Ørsted US Offshore Wind and Eversource – the team behind the Revolution Wind project – have pledged $4.5 million to support offshore wind education and supply chain development for the growing offshore wind industry in Rhode Island. According to the press release; “Ørsted and Eversource’s commitments, as part […]