Good Morning, today is Wednesday, June 8. 🌊 Rogers High School Class of 2022 will have to wait one more day to graduate. Their graduation has been pushed to Friday, due to weather. 🌊 Look up the next time you’re on Broadway in Newport. The City of Newport’s Public Services crews were out yesterday morning assisting […]
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Laurel Awards honor contributions to Preservation Society
The Preservation Society of Newport County has honored two individuals and one business with its annual Laurel Awards, which recognize special contributions to the organization in the fields of horticulture, artisanship, and volunteerism. The awards will be presented on Thursday, June 9, during the Preservation Society’s Annual Meeting at Rosecliff. “Over the years, the Laurel Award winners […]
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St. Columba’s will host its 29th Annual Garden Party on June 11
MIDDLETOWN, RI — Join St. Columba’s for their 29th Annual Garden Party on Saturday, June 11, 2022 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the churchyard (55 Vaucluse Ave., Middletown, RI)! The spring celebration benefits the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center (MLKCC) of Newport; with programs from the Food Pantry and Breakfast Program to child care and health […]
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Rhode Island Department of Health announces endemic strategy for COVID-19 vaccination, testing
As part of its “strategy to address COVID-19 as a manageable endemic disease”, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) today announced its plan for the transition of State-supported testing and vaccination to traditional partners and settings for providing COVID-19 services. COVID-19 services, like testing and vaccination, are now widely available through multiple accessible channels, similar to […]
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Rogers High School Graduation moved to Friday, due to weather
Due to the weather forecasted for this Thursday, Newport Public Schools announced today that Rogers High School Class of 2022 Graduation has been moved to Friday at 6:00 pm at Toppa Field at Freebody Park. As of 2:16 pm on Tuesday, the National Weather Service was forecasting for showers, mainly before 5 pm. Thursday: Showers, mainly […]
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‘Bewitched’ statue in Salem vandalized with red paint
SALEM, Mass. (AP) — In the wiggle of a nose, a man partially covered the “Bewitched” statue in Salem with red paint, police said. Witnesses called police at about 5 p.m. Monday to report someone spray painting the bronze statue, Capt. John Burke said Tuesday. The statue depicts actor Elizabeth Montgomery — as lead character […]
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Cities with the most expensive homes in Vermont
Stacker compiled a list of cities with the most expensive homes in Vermont using data from Zillow. Cities are ranked by the Zillow Home Values Index for all homes as of April 2022. The charts in this story were created automatically using Matplotlib. The most expensive city on the list has a typical home value […]
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Cities with the most expensive homes in Massachusetts
Stacker compiled a list of cities with the most expensive homes in Massachusetts using data from Zillow. Cities are ranked by the Zillow Home Values Index for all homes as of April 2022. The charts in this story were created automatically using Matplotlib. The most expensive city on the list has a typical home value […]
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Adoptable Pet of the Week: Everly
Meet your new best friend, Everly – this week’s Adoptable Pet of the Week! The Potter League for Animals shares on their website that Everly is a 1-year-old male Mixed Breed. Everly is considered a medium-sized dog, weighing in at between 20 and 59 pounds. Here’s what else Potter League for Animals has to say […]
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Four states receive first allocations of $10B broadband fund
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — More than half a billion dollars in federal funding is now available to four U.S. states to expand broadband access as part of a sweeping national effort to bring affordable service to rural and low-income Americans, the U.S. Treasury Department announced Tuesday. Louisiana, New Hampshire, Virginia […]
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Comic – Sour Grapes: Study
Here’s this week’s Sour Grapes, enjoy! About Tim Jones / Sour Grapes Tim Jones is the creator, artist and writer of the widely popular, self-syndicated comic strip, “SOUR GRAPES”; a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world. Sour Grapes is currently published in […]
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Preservation Society offering employees in the hospitality industry free admission to the Newport Mansions June 13 – 15
The Preservation Society of Newport County today announced that they will offer employees in the hospitality industry free admission to the Newport Mansions on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, June 13-15. Hospitality Days allows eligible visitors free admission to The Breakers, Marble House and The Elms in Newport, and Green Animals Topiary Garden in Portsmouth. Additionally, the Preservation Society says that […]
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Pell Bridge ramps construction site tour that was scheduled for Friday has been canceled
The public tour of the ongoing reconstruction of the Newport Pell Bridge ramp that was scheduled for Friday, June 10, has been canceled due to an unforeseen schedule conflict at the Rhode Island Department of Transportation, according to a press release from the Rhode Island General Assembly. Rep. Lauren H. Carson (D-Dist. 75, Newport) had asked RIDOT […]
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Former Rhode Island priest indicted on sex abuse charge
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A former Roman Catholic priest who served at several Rhode Island parishes has been indicted on a charge of sexually assaulting a juvenile about 40 years ago, the state attorney general’s office said Monday. Kevin Fisette, 66, is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday on a charge of first-degree sexual assault, authorities […]
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Concert Photos: D’Vottes, Western Stars, and Tabers play benefit show to support Cystinosis Research
It was a beautiful day for rock and roll Sunday, June 5 when the East Warren Rod and Gun Club hosted a benefit concert in support of Cystinosis research. The fourth annual fundraiser for the Cystinosis Research Foundation featured music from RI mainstays D’Vottes, Western Stars & Mark & Sam Taber. An enthusiastic crowd greeted […]
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Best counties to retire to in Rhode Island
Buyers and sellers of real estate alike—when asked what are the three most essential considerations about a property—will nearly always reply “location, location, location.” While this answer is sometimes tongue-in-cheek, it is often quite accurate, and this reply perhaps applies to retirees more than any other demographic. Settling down after a lifetime of working and […]
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What’s Up Today: Monday, June 6
Good Morning, today is Monday, June 6, 2022. 🌊 The Seven Seas Navigator (Capacity: 490 passengers, 340 crew) is scheduled to visit Newport today. She is the only cruise ship scheduled to visit in June. Up next is the Caribbean Princess on Thursday, July 28. 🌊 Today is the 78th anniversary of the D-Day landings. […]
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A double dose of Reineke lifts Lauderdale Yacht Club to Women’s 2v2 Team Race Championship
Newport, R.I. — Two teams built in very different ways clashed in the deciding race of the second annual Women’s 2v2 Team Race, hosted over the weekend the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court. The team from Lauderdale Yacht Club (Fort Lauderalde, Fla.) was based around a core of young sailors who currently race for […]
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Autonomous Mayflower reaches American shores — in Canada
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer A crewless robotic boat that had tried to retrace the 1620 sea voyage of the Mayflower has finally reached the shores of North America — this time in Canada instead of the Massachusetts coast where its namesake landed more than 400 years ago. The sleek autonomous trimaran docked in […]
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Partly treated sewage found running into Blackstone River
WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) — Environmental officials are urging residents to avoid a stretch of the Blackstone River after finding that sewage was leaking into the river from a wastewater treatment plant on Sunday. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said it’s investigating the discharge of partly treated wastewater from the Woonsocket Regional Wastewater Treatment […]
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50 facts and figures about D-Day
Stacker compiled a list of 50 facts and figures that defined the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944. Sources include the D-Day Center, Department of Defense, and the White House, as well as media reports, historical accounts, and information from memorial sites and museums. By the late spring of 1944, Nazi Germany was being squeezed from two sides. […]
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What’s Up Today: Sunday, June 5
Good Morning, today is 🌊 The BankNewport 10 Miler returns to Fort Adams State Park this morning. There will a minor traffic impact. Best of luck to all those running! 🌊 Newport String Project is hosting its annual fundraiser, Resounding 2022, today at IYRS. 🌊 Catch Irish Tenor Ronan Tynan on the stage at The […]
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Tulsa shooting puts focus on waiting periods for gun buyers
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — When he was sentenced for killing three teenagers and gravely wounding another at a house party north of Seattle, Allen Ivanov said he was sorry and that he couldn’t explain why he did it. But he noted one factor that allowed him to carry out the shooting […]
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Rhode Island man gets life in prison for fatal beating of 78-year-old man
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Providence man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a 78-year-old man during a 2013 home invasion. Leopoldo Belen, who was already serving a life sentence for a separate crime, was sentenced Thursday in Providence County Superior Court, according to Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha. Prosecutors say […]
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Election 2022: Gorbea, Foulkes win endorsements, Kalus says RI gun laws strong enough
Gorbea wins union, EG Democratic Committee endorsements Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea, who is among five Democrats running for governor, has been endorsed by the Carpenters Local Union 30 and East Greenwich Democratic Town Committee. On its Facebook Page, the East Greenwich Town Committee announced its endorsement of Gorbea, its first endorsement in the 2022 […]