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The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced that its seasonal 24-hour telephone information line has opened and will remain open until Oct. 20. The Bay Line, 401-222-8888, is toll-free within the state. The Bay Line provides Rhode Islanders with a central point of contact to leave a recorded message about any sign […]

Tony Award-nominated actress Denée Benton, who co-stars as Peggy Scott in the acclaimed HBO historical drama “The Gilded Age,” will join the show’s co-executive producer and historical consultant, Dr. Erica Armstrong Dunbar, for a special evening of dinner and conversation at Rosecliff on Tuesday, July 9. During this special edition of The Preservation Society of […]

The Mary Anita Dewitt Scholarship is available to students from Aquidneck Island who are continuing their education in college or trade school. The $1,000 scholarship can be used for one minority student who is pursuing higher education. The funding can be used to continue their education in college or at a professional trade school. The […]

Today, the BankNewport Charitable Foundation has awarded $396,000 in grants to over 40 organizations throughout Rhode Island to support their work in basic human needs and food insecurity, education and workforce training, healthy lives, and arts and culture. “Since our founding more than 200 years ago, BankNewport has been committed to supporting Rhode Island,” said […]

With the school year quickly coming to a close, Newport School Superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain joins What’sUpNewp for her monthly videocast at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29, and we’ll ask her to reflect on this past year and her hopes and expectations for the year ahead. This is a school system with considerable challenges, […]

Salve Regina University President Kelli Armstrong conferred 503 bachelor’s degrees, 271 master’s degrees, and 22 doctoral degrees to members of the Class of 2024 during the school’s 74th Commencement. In total, this year’s graduating class was the University’s largest ever at 823. The following Newport County residents earned degrees from the school; James Arcoleo of […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management completed an environmental review that will allow a Gulf of Maine offshore wind research lease to move forward with further work including a power-purchase agreement, officials said Tuesday. The state of Maine has proposed putting 12 offshore wind turbines producing 144 megawatts of electricity atop University […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Aquaman might not mind if the oceans rise, but moviegoers might. That’s one of the takeaways from a new study conducted by researchers who set out to determine if today’s Hollywood blockbusters are reflective of the current climate crisis. The vast majority of movies failed the “climate reality check” proposed by the […]

The Institute for Cybersecurity and Emerging Technologies at Rhode Island College has appointed Douglas Alexander as its new director. He brings more than 40 years of experience in a variety of roles across the public and private sectors. Alexander has served as the director of community engagement and government relations at OSHEAN, Rhode Island’s non-profit […]

The clouds cleared and the sun shone brightly as faculty, staff and members of the Portsmouth Abbey Class of 2024 walked across the Holy Lawn at the onset of the school’s 94th Commencement on Sunday, May 26. The Right Reverend Michael G. Brunner O.S.B. offered the Invocation and Head of School Matt Walter delivered the […]

By NUWC Division Newport Public Affairs NEWPORT, R.I.  –   Petty Officer 1st Class Larry W. Fletcher enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1967 before joining the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, then known as the Naval Underwater Systems Center, in 1985 as a member of the Range Support Office. Three years later, on Jan. […]

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jrue Holiday didn’t feel well all day. He even missed the team’s morning shootaround. When it mattered most, though, the Celtics guard looked just fine. Holiday converted a three-point play with 38.9 seconds left to give Boston its first lead in nearly 36 minutes, followed that with […]

The National Weather Service has released its weather forecast for Memorial Day weekend, which includes a chance of rain. According to the forecast, Saturday will be sunny with a high near 69 degrees F. Later in the day, northeast winds are expected to reach 5-10 mph. Saturday night will be mostly cloudy weather, with a […]