City & Government

The City of Newport announced today in the following press release that it has partnered with OpenGov, the leader in government performance solutions, to improve transparency and increase access to important public information through the OpenGov platform. The OpenGov Smart Government PlatformTM will allow Newport residents to use a Google-style search bar to track government […]

Beginning this season, the Mary St. Lot will be a self-pay parking lot, similar to the Touro St. Lot, Long Wharf Lot and Narragansett Ave. at Forty Steps. Paid parking will be in effect 24 hours per day from May 1 through October 31. Pay stations located in the Mary St. Lot will enable parkers […]

A local resident captured a photo of a Newport Police Officer urinating outside his residence in Newport on Wednesday. What’sUpNewp was provided with four photos of the incident on Friday morning, the source asked for anonymity in fear that Newport Police Department “would try and screw” him over for reporting or photographing the incident. What’sUpNewp has […]

The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) announced in a press release on Thursday the completion of the full rehabilitation of the Newport Pell Bridge steel superstructure. This project started in 2009 and cost nearly $100 million dollars to complete. It included an environmentally conscious, commercial blast removal of the existing protective coatings and […]

STATE HO– USE – Sen. Louis P. DiPalma (D-Dist. 12, Middletown, Little Compton, Newport, Tiverton) has been named to the Council of State Governments’ (CSG) Transportation and Infrastructure Public Policy Committee.  The committee provides a forum for state leaders to address emerging challenges and issues arising from dynamic transportation and infrastructure policy conditions in the […]

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 Newport’s Representative Lauren Carson, will meet on Thursday, April 6th at the Rhode Island Convention Center. The meeting is scheduled today, Thursday, April 6, at 10:30 a.m. in the […]

The following items of business will appear before Newport City Council at its regular meeting in the Council Chamber at Newport City Hall on April 12, 2017, at 6:30 pm. Newport City Council meetings are open to the public. City Council meetings can be watched live online here, meetings can also be watched on COX […]

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is recruiting for a variety of seasonal employment positions at recreational facilities across the state. Rhode Island residents, ages 16 and older, are encouraged to apply. Full-time lifeguard positions are available at all State swimming areas, including Lincoln Woods, Fort Adams and Goddard Memorial State Parks, as […]

U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) have introduced the bipartisan Save our Seas (SOS) Act to help address the marine debris epidemic affecting America’s ocean shorelines and inland waterways, as well as other coasts across the globe.  Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Gary Peters […]

The Newport Public Services Department’s Clean City Program will hold a Spring Recycling Day for ‘harder to recycle’ items on Saturday, April 8 from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. rain or shine in Easton’s Beach east parking lot, 175 Memorial Blvd., Newport. This event will accept the following items for recycling: paper shredding, scrap metal, […]

David J. Allard, long time educator, Progressive Democrat and community activist announced today he is a Democratic candidate for Senate District 13 (Jamestown, Newport), the seat being vacated by Senator Teresa Paiva Weed.  Allard, age 35, currently works for the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) where he manages the state’s 3rd Grade Reading Goal. […]

Here is what’s happening for road work, closures and detours in and around Newport, RI this week. Roadwork scheduled by Rhode Island Department Of Transportation: 3/25 – 3/31 Portsmouth: Rte. 24 North and South, from Rte. 138 to Turnpike Ave., alternating lane closures for a bridge inspection, Monday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Portsmouth: Freeborn […]

While two people have already announced their candidacy, several others are considering running to fill Teresa Paiva Weed’s Senate seat for District 13 (Newport, Jamestown). Senator Teresa Paiva Weed announced on March 22nd that she will be resigning from the Senate and will be accepting the presidency of the Hospital Association of Rhode Island, a statewide […]

The City of Newport has announced that a section of The Cliff Walk will be closed for approximately four weeks. The City of Newport’s Cliff Walk contractor, New England Building and Bridge (NEBB) will begin work on Monday, March 28, 2017, on the Cliff Walk just north of Ruggles Avenue. The Cliff Walk will be […]

Newport resident Dawn Euer, a community organizer and lawyer, announced today she is a candidate for state senate in District 13, representing Newport and Jamestown. Senator Teresa Paiva Weed announced on March 22nd that effective May 1, 2017, she will accept the presidency of the Hospital Association of Rhode Island (HARI), a statewide non-profit organization dedicated to […]

This story was last updated at 1:14 p.m. on March 23, 2017. Newport City Councilor and local business owner John Florez announced today in a prepared statement that he will file paperwork to run in the special election for the vacated District 13 (Newport, Jamestown) State Senate seat. M. Teresa Paiva Weed, formely President of […]