City & Government

STATE HOUSE – Rep. Dennis M. Canario’s (D-Dist. 71, Portsmouth, Little Compton, Tiverton) legislation on fining drivers for using the far-left lane on three lane highways when not passing another vehicle and establishing a 15-member special legislative commission to study the effects of legalizing recreational marijuana in Rhode Island were passed out of House Committee […]

A Coast Guard crew that is homeported in Newport was among those responders who saved two fishermen Thursday after their vessel’s engine room caught fire in Nantucket Sound, according to officials from U.S. Coast Guard 1st District Northeast. The Coast Guard Cutter Oak, a 225-foot Aids-to-Navigation buoy tender that is homeported in Newport, answered the call for […]

The race to replace Teresa Paiva Weed in the State Senate (District 13) is on, and if you’re scoring by money in the bank, Newport Councilman and businessman John Florez takes the early lead, and if you’re scoring by grassroots donors, the winner is lawyer Dawn Euer. That, according to the May 1 financial filings […]

The following items of business will go before Newport City Council at its regular meeting to be held on May 10, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at Newport City Hall. For links to attachments, that may include applications, permits and etc., visit http://cityofnewport.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=1&event_id=51 COUNCIL LIAISON UPDATES 1.PUBLIC HEARING:  Recommended 2018-2019 Operating Budget a.Ordinance Appropriating Revenues (First Reading) […]

Local attorney, Dawn Euer, officially launched her campaign for State Senate in District 13, representing Jamestown and Newport, last night at The Fifth Element, to a crowded room of more than one hundred people.     In Euer’s remarks, “I believe that our government can do good things. We can support small businesses and protect our environment and natural resources. We can advance civil rights and […]

The following news release was written by Mike Smith For Senate, it has been published as submitted. Michael “Mike” Smith has announced today the formation of his campaign’s leadership team, including a steering committee and a campaign manager. Smith’s Campaign Kickoff Event will be at 7pm at the Bay Voyage in Jamestown, May 22nd. Link to […]

Sen. Louis P. DiPalma (D-Dist. 12, Middletown, Little Compton, Newport, Tiverton) and Rep. Teresa A. Tanzi (D-Dist. 34, Narragansett, South Kingstown) have introduced legislation (2017-S 0471 / 2017-H 5839) that would urge the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (DBHDDH) and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) to increase the […]

The following was written by Dawn Euer for Senate, it has been published as submitted. Attorney Dawn Euer continues to build momentum in the race for State Senate in District 13, representing Jamestown and Newport, with today’s announcement that she has raised over $20,000 in the 33 days since announcing her campaign on March 24.    “Meeting this early fundraising goal was only possible because […]

Rep. Dennis M. Canario (D-Dist. 71, Portsmouth, Little Compton, Tiverton) has introduced legislation (2017-H 6050) that would exempt the elderly and disabled people who cannot operate a vehicle from paying for state-issued identification cards. “This legislation is needed because for many in our elderly and disabled communities, if they are not active drivers then they […]

The City of Newport is getting ready to “park” it’s first parklet! The City of San Francisco has been credited with introducing the parklet concept in 2005, but other cities around the world and in this country, have quickly adopted the idea and have launched their own.   These mobile parks are typically designed to fit […]

Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (Resource Recovery) in conjunction with the Town of Middletown Department of Public Works will host a collection of household hazardous waste (HHW) on Saturday, April 29 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Second Beach located at 474 Sachuset Point Road. This event is available free of charge to Rhode Island […]

The Aquidneck Island Planning Commission (AIPC) is hosting the 2017 Newport County Legislative Forum next week, on Thursday, April 27th from8:30 – 10 a.m. in the auditorium of the Community College of Rhode Island in Newport, RI. The 2017 forum is AIPC’s second annual legislative forum and part of its ongoing “Smart Island” series of […]

David Hanos, Newport firefighter, small business owner, and Chair of the Newport School Committee, today announced that he is running for the District 13 Senate seat, Newport and Jamestown.  David will be running as a Democrat. Three democrats have announced that they will run for the Senate seat once occupied by Teresa Paiva Weed – […]