The U.S. Navy, on behalf of NOAA, on Tuesday, December 5 awarded $146,778,932 to Skanska USA, from New York, to design and build a new NOAA facility on Naval Station Newport. This facility will eventually be the new home of NOAA’s Marine Operations Center – Atlantic. While the facility’s design details are still being finalized, […]
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List: Providence Metro area among the 50 places where homes are selling the fastest
The pace at which homes sell in the U.S. tends to ebb and flow over the calendar year, with homes selling fastest in the summer and slowest in the winter. However, these swings were more muted in 2023 as high home prices and mortgage interest rates spooked potential buyers. The median number of days a […]
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Newport County tops list of ‘Top 10 Markets With Biggest Increases In Second Home Transactions’
Pacaso, a technology-enabled real estate marketplace that helps people buy, co-own, and sell a luxury second home, today announces its third annual Top Second Home Markets Report, identifying the leading luxury second home markets for 2023 and introducing the top markets to watch in 2024. The report reveals the top ten counties across the U.S. […]
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Eligible Rhode Island Works households to receive additional pandemic-related cash payment
PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Human Services (DHS) announced today that it will be disbursing an additional benefit amount of $45 for each eligible child who previously received Rhode Island Works (RIW) benefits from September 1, 2023, to November 30, 2023. The one-time issuance, funded through the federal Pandemic Emergency Allotment Fund, […]
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Raul Malo of The Mavericks to perform at The JPT on March 23
Spectacle Live today announced that it will present Raul Malo on Saturday, March 23, at 8 pm at The JPT Film & Event Center in Newport, Rhode Island. Raul Malo is the incomparable frontman of genre-defying, GRAMMY Award-winning band The Mavericks and the sole writer of many of their songs. His free-wheeling, swaggering style seamlessly […]
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CVS Health lays out changes to clarify prescription drug pricing that may save some customers money
CVS Health is introducing changes to how its prescription drug pricing model works, and that could lead to some savings for customers starting next year. The health care giant said Tuesday that it will roll out a new reimbursement model designed to make costs more predictable at the drugstore counter. The company will start offering […]
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Newport to be featured on Season 7 of ‘Samantha Brown’s Places to Love’
Samantha Brown, host of PBS’s two-time Emmy-winning series, “Samantha Brown’s Places to Love,” returns with the show’s seventh season that begins airing Friday, January 5. According to details about Season 7, Samantha begins her trip to Newport, Rhode Island, “at a lighthouse on an island where visitors can actually stay overnight. Then tries her hand at quahogging […]
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What’s Up in Newport: Tuesday, December 5
Today is Tuesday, December 5, 2023. 🏠 Newport County continues to be one of the more vibrant hubs for real estate activity in the state, and our community saw 16 homes change hands in the past week based on information sourced from the Rhode Island MLS database. Read More 🪨 New England has thousands of miles […]
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Florida motorist accused of firing at Rhode Island home stopped with over 1,000 rounds of ammo
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Florida motorist accused of firing shots at an East Providence home before leading officers on a wild pursuit in Rhode Island last week appeared in court Monday. More than 1,000 rounds of ammunition were recovered from the black Nissan Armada, and several guns were also found in a backpack discarded along […]
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Newport City Council will host a workshop to discuss 2024 Legislative Priorities
Newport City Council will host a City Council Workshop on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, to discuss “Council Legislative Priorities For 2024”. The meeting, scheduled to begin at 4 pm, will take place in the Council Chambers at Newport City Hall. The meeting is open to the public.
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Best-performing Rhode Island stocks last week
Stacker compiled a list of the best-performing stocks in Rhode Island last week using data from IEX Cloud. Stocks are ranked by the highest percent price change from Nov. 24 to Dec. 1. Stocks headquartered in Rhode Island, listed on the Russell 3000 membership list, and a market cap over $5.0 billion on April 14th […]
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Consul general of France visits URI to recognize faculty and France-URI connections
The U.S.-French relationship has long been positif, since Lafayette visited Rhode Island, and the French government sent a statue across the sea to recognize shared connections. That well-established connection between countries was celebrated recently at the University of Rhode Island, marking continuing collaborations across borders. A delegation from France visited the University of Rhode Island […]
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How gas prices have changed in Providence in the last week
Gas prices have fallen for 11 straight weeks, pushing the U.S. national average down to just over $3.20. There is a chance that “the national average still could fall to $2.99 per gallon by the end of the year,” GasBuddy analyst Patrick De Haan said in a statement Monday. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting […]
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Heavy snowfall drops tree branches onto power lines, causing outages in New England
A storm dropped a mix of rain and snow on parts of New England with some locations recording more than a half-foot (15 centimeters) of snowfall on Monday, knocking out power for tens of thousands of customers and causing slick roads that contributed to a fiery propane truck crash in Vermont. Evacuations were ordered in […]
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Rhode Island Road Report: Dec. 2 – 9
Here are the weekly road construction reports from the Rhode Island Turnpike & Bridge Authority (RITBA) and Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT). All schedules are weather-dependent. Rhode Island Turnpike & Bridge Authority December 3 – 9, 2023 Newport Claiborne Pell BridgeUpcoming improvements in the roadway between the old toll plaza and the bridge, which are […]
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Rite-Solutions receives HIRE Vets Medallion Award 2023
Middletown-based Rite-Solutions recently received the Platinum HIRE Vets Medallion Award for 2023. The Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing (HIRE) American Military Veterans Act of 2017 established the HIRE Vets Medallion Program, which recognizes employers that recruit, hire, retain, and develop veterans. Applications are reviewed annually, and award recipients are notified at a time to […]
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New England stone walls lie at the intersection of history, archaeology, ecology and geoscience, and deserve a science of their own
Robert M. Thorson, University of Connecticut The abandoned fieldstone walls of New England are every bit as iconic to the region as lobster pots, town greens, sap buckets and fall foliage. They seem to be everywhere – a latticework of dry, lichen-crusted stone ridges separating a patchwork of otherwise moist soils. Stone walls can be […]
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Singing For Shelter: Local musicians to raise funds to support the area’s homeless shelters
Submitted by Mark Gorman The 16th annual Singing For Shelter, an acoustic concert for the benefit of Lucy’s Hearth and The McKinney Shelter, will be held on Thursday, December 7 at Channing Church, 135 Pelham Street, Newport. Doors open at 6:30 pm, and music starts at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased […]
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What’s Up in Newport: Monday, December 4
Today is Monday, December 4, 2023. 🎉 To celebrate its 43rd Anniversary, Brick Alley Pub is offering 50% off nacho platters today (dine-in only with beverage purchase). Read More → In celebration of its 43rd Anniversary, Brick Alley Pub will offer 50% off all nachos on December 4. 🏈 Cameron Dicker made a pair of […]
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Federal Reserve: New England salaries growing faster than inflation
Salaries in New England are growing faster than inflation for the second consecutive quarter, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s latest report on New England’s economic conditions. Meanwhile, the report also shows a shrinking New England labor force, signaling “a persistent worker shortage in the region.” The report shows a dramatic difference in […]
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Bullets scattered on Rhode Island roadway after wild pursuit of vehicle laden with ammo
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Law enforcement officials brought more than 100 counts against a Florida motorist accused of firing shots at a residence before leading officers on a wild pursuit in which two cruisers crashed into a house and several other vehicles were damaged, officials said. The motorist remained in jail on Sunday, two […]
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Newport Salvation Army invites the public to Adopt A Kettle this holiday season
The Newport Salvation Army has introduced a program inviting any community-spirited individual, family, or company team to Adopt A Kettle this holiday season. It’s a small commitment: staff a kettle for just two hours at the location of your choice … and make a meaningful contribution to your local community, where all funds collected remain […]
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With Jayson Tatum ejected late in 3rd quarter, Celtics beat 76ers 125-119
BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum insists he didn’t lose swear or lose his temper. He still wound up watching the end of the game from Boston’s locker room. Tatum scored 21 points before he was ejected for arguing a foul call near the end of the third quarter, and the Celtics went on without him […]
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Newport Police launch a coyote reporting tool
Newport residents are now able to report coyote sightings and encounters directly from their mobile devices through the City’s 311 ReportIt! Newport app. “With an established population spread across Aquidneck Island, coyote sightings are inevitable throughout Newport,” the City of Newport shares in a press release. “In an effort to better track and respond to […]
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Newport resident in the running for ‘Powerball First Millionaire of the Year’ on Dick Clark’s New Years Rockin’ Eve
A Newport resident is among five finalists who have the chance to win the $1 million grand prize in the “Powerball First Millionaire of the Year” promotion. POWERBALL® and Dick Clark Productions revealed today that Finton Wallace of Newport, Rhode Island, and four other lucky contestants are in the running for the annual promotion that […]