By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — The Newport Folk Festival, known for creating electrifying musical moments — the most famous being Bob Dylan’s decision to plug in his guitar in 1965 — this weekend has a small outer stage that is being powered in part by festival-goers on stationary bicycles. The Bike […]
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What’s Up Today: July 23
Support What’sUpNewp Good Morning, today is Saturday, July 23. 🌊 If there was a theme to the first day of the 2022 Newport Folk Festival on Friday, July 22, it was variety and diversity. A wide range of sound was represented, including several genre-defying bands and artists. No doubt, the focus was simply all about […]
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City of Newport advising past, current employees of potential data loss
After an exhaustive investigation following the discovery of a suspicious email on one of the City’s internal networks, current and former municipal employees are being notified of a suspected security incident that may have left certain personal information compromised. Due to the City’s network architecture, no external customer data is believed to have been impacted […]
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RIDOH recommends closing area at Sachuest Point and Hazard’s Beach for swimming
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing Surfer’s Rock Area at Sachuest Point Beach in Middletown for swimming because of high bacteria levels. (The remainder of Sachuest Beach has acceptable water quality for swimming.) The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) also recommends closing Hazard’s Beach in Newport because of high bacteria levels.
RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach water quality through Labor Day. The status of a beach may change as new data become available. The most up-to-date beach information is available through a recorded message on RIDOH’s beaches telephone line (401-222-2751). A list of closed beaches can also be accessed at health.ri.gov.
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CVS seeks verification on drugs with possible abortion use
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer CVS Health is asking pharmacists in some states to verify that a few of the prescriptions they provide will not be used end a pregnancy. A spokesman said Thursday that the drugstore chain recently started doing this for methotrexate and misoprostol, two drugs used in medication abortions but also […]
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Former coach criminally charged in naked ‘fat test’ case
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A successful Rhode Island high school basketball coach was criminally charged Thursday by authorities who say that for years he asked male student-athletes to remove their clothes while alone with him so he could check their body fat. Aaron Thomas, 55, who coached at North Kingstown High School from the 1990s until he […]
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Pete Seeger gets own stamp; ceremony planned at Newport Folk
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Pete Seeger, the banjo-playing folk singer whose music was indelibly intertwined with his social activism, was honored Thursday as the latest American musician to appear on a U.S. postage stamp. The forever stamp, which features a color-tinted, black-and-white photograph taken in the early 1960s showing Seeger in profile singing and playing […]
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Cats available for adoption in the Providence Metro area
Of the 7.6 companion animals who end up in U.S. shelters each year, 3.4 million are cats. Also annually, 2.7 million animals are euthanized in shelters; 1.4 million of them are cats. With an estimated 3,500 physical shelter locations around the country, odds are good you’re within close proximity to a shelter with cats looking […]
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Dartmouth names its 1st female president, to start in 2023
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Dartmouth College has named its first female president in the private Ivy League university’s over 250-year history. Sian Leah Beilock, 46, the current president of Barnard College and a leading expert on the brain science behind “choking under pressure,” will become Dartmouth’s president July 1, 2023, […]
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Counties with highest COVID-19 infection rates in Rhode Island
The vaccine deployment in December 2020 signaled a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of May 2021, 40% of the U.S. population was fully vaccinated. But as vaccination rates lagged over the summer, new surges of COVID-19 came, including Delta in the summer of 2021, and now the Omicron variant, which comprises […]
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What’s Up Today: July 21, 2022
Good Morning, today is Thursday, July 21. 🌊 One of the more innovative acts playing the Newport Folk Festival this weekend could have easily been booked for the Newport Jazz Festival … or even Newport Classical. When it comes to genre, the Silkroad Ensemble, led by Artistic Director and NFF veteran Rhiannon Giddens, is impossible […]
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Rodrigues – Middletown & Newport need to move forward together
By Matt Sheley, Town of Middletown A couple years ago, Newport officials approached Middletown about the possibility of regionalizing school districts. By all accounts, it didn’t go well and seemed to scuttle the idea once and for all. On Wednesday night at a summit from Innovate Newport headquarters on Broadway, Middletown Town Council President Paul […]
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Video: President Biden delivers remarks on the climate in Somerset
President Biden delivered remarks on tackling the climate crisis and seizing the opportunity of a clean energy future to create jobs and lower costs for families at Brayton Point in Somerset, Massachusetts on Wednesday. Read More – Biden announces modest climate actions; pledges more to come Courtesy Video: White House Communications Agency
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DEM: Access to Fort Adams State Park will be limited July 22 – 31 to ensure the smooth running of Newport Folk & Jazz Festival
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced today that it will temporarily restrict access to parts of Fort Adams State Park in Newport to ensure the smooth running of the upcoming Newport Folk Festival and Newport Jazz Festival. The restrictions, which will be in effect July 22-31, will affect shore access to recreational and […]
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Biden announces modest climate actions; pledges more to come
By SEUNG MIN KIM and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press SOMERSET, Mass. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced modest new steps to combat climate change and promised more robust action to come, saying, “This is an emergency and I will look at it that way.” The president stopped short, though, of declaring a formal climate emergency, which Democrats […]
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Investigation: Governor McKee’s chief of staff did not break law
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee’s former chief of staff did not break the law when he personally involved himself in efforts to secure approval to develop some wetlands he had a financial interest in, but he did show “poor judgment,” state Attorney General Peter Neronha said in a report released Wednesday. […]
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Newport City Council to host its next regular meeting on July 27, here’s what’s on the docket
Newport City Council will host its next Regular Meeting on Wednesday, July 27 at 6 pm in the Council Chambers at Newport City Hall. Here’s a look at what’s on the docket ( supporting attachments will be available on the City of Newport’s website). CITY OF NEWPORT DOCKET FOR A REGULAR MEETING JULY 27, 2022 The […]
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RIPTA’s new bus Route 68 benefits Middletown and Newport residents
Health and human service nonprofits located along RIPTA’s new Route 68 are encouraging residents to take advantage of the free “city to beach” shuttle this summer, particularly if they need to get to one of their sites. Route 68 service connects neighborhoods in the north end of Newport to local beaches. Its route includes a […]
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What’s Up Today: July 20, 2022
Support What’sUpNewp Good Morning, today is Wednesday, July 20. 🌊 President Joe Biden will announce new actions on climate change during a visit today to a former coal-fired power plant in Somerset, Massachusetts, that is shifting to offshore wind manufacturing. 🌊 WUN’s Frank Prosnitz with the latest on Election 2022: Election 2022: Gorbea urges McKee to back abortion legislation, McKee to […]
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Election 2022: Gorbea urges McKee to back abortion legislation, McKee to be endorsed by healthcare union, Magaziner
Gorbea urges McKee to ensure passage of the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act.Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea yesterday (Tuesday) called on Governor Dan McKee to utilize every tool at his discretion to get the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act passed. Later in the day, McKee told the media that he would make passage of the […]
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AP source: Biden holds off on climate emergency declaration
By SEUNG MIN KIM, CHRIS MEGERIAN and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to Massachusetts on Wednesday to promote his efforts to combat climate change but will stop short of issuing an emergency declaration that would unlock federal resources to deal with the issue, according to a person familiar with the […]
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AARP and FEMA release new resources to help local communities
Submitted by AARP Rhode Island As the United States enters peak hurricane season, AARP and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have released new resources to help local officials and emergency managers protect older adults in their communities before, during and after natural disasters and support communities in mitigating the effects of extreme weather events. […]
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How gas prices have changed in Rhode Island in the last week
The national average price for regular gasoline is $4.52 per gallon—down 15 cents in the last week, according to AAA data from Monday, July 18. This consistent decline is driven by lower global oil demand and lower crude prices. At home, people are driving less, while gasoline stocks increase. According to the Energy Information Administration, […]
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What’s Up Today: July 19, 2022
Good Morning, today is Tuesday, July 19. 🌊 A Newport Folk Festival veteran is returning to the area for a concert on Folk Festival eve, Thursday, July 21. Laura Veirs is headlining a show at Newport Vineyards on Thursday at 6:30 PM along with openers Brooklyn songwriter Mary-Elaine Jenkins and Richmond, VA-based Andy Jenkins. Thanks […]
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Adoptable Dog of the Week: Dixon
Meet your new best friend, Dixon– this week’s Adoptable Dog of the Week! The Potter League for Animals shares on their website that Dixon is an 8-year-old male Mixed Breed. Dixon is considered a medium-sized dog, weighing between 20 -59 pounds. Here’s what else Potter League for Animals has to say about Dixon; We’re beyond […]