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Sandra Flowers, a candidate for Newport School Committee, joined What’s Up Newp on Wednesday, October 21 at 11 am to chat about her campaign, her priorities, and why voters in Newport should re-elect her in the upcoming election. What’s Up Newp has invited all candidates for Newport School Committee to join us for a conversation. […]

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) yesterday announced the award of $37,500 in matching grants to help communities and businesses invest in boat pump-out facilities across Rhode Island. The grants are funded under the US Fish & Wildlife Service Clean Vessel Act (CVA) and support two projects along the Sakonnet River and East […]

The Newport Historical Society is pleased to be a member of the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium, a collaboration of 30 major cultural agencies offering at least twenty awards in 2021-22. Applicants are invited to apply for 2021-2022 research grants now. Grants provide a stipend of $5,000 for a minimum of eight weeks of research […]

James Dring, a candidate for Newport School Committee, joined What’s Up Newp on Tuesday, October 20 at 6 pm to chat about his campaign, his priorities, and why voters in Newport should elect him in the upcoming election. What’s Up Newp has invited all candidates for Newport School Committee to join us for a conversation. […]

Stephanie Winslow, a candidate for Newport School Committee, joinedWhat’s Up Newp on Tuesday, October 20 at 5:30 pm to chat about her campaign, her priorities, and why voters in Newport should re-elect her in the upcoming election. What’s Up Newp has invited all candidates for Newport School Committee to join us for a conversation. We’re […]

The Town of Middletown today announced that it is sponsoring its first annual Holiday Card Art Contest as a way of spreading seasonal cheer and promoting the beauty of Middletown in the community. The winning submission will be used to decorate the holiday card that the Town of Middletown sends to employees,  volunteers, and officials […]

On Thursday, October 29 at 7:00 pm, Lucy’s Hearth will host their annual fundraiser, “Fall For Lucy’s Hearth”, online for the first time. The one-hour virtual event, hosted by New York Times Bestselling Author Marie Force, will honor Salve Regina University president Dr. Kelli Armstrong and the “enduring and inspiring partnership between Salve Regina University […]

Len Katzman, a candidate for Portsmouth Town Council, joined What’s Up Newp on Monday, October 19 at 5:30 pm to chat about his campaign, his priorities, and why voters in Portsmouth should re-elect him in the upcoming election. What’s Up Newp has invited all candidates for Portsmouth Town Council to join us for a conversation. […]

 Join the Newport Historical Society for a Civic Conversation to discuss the topic “What should be part of a patriotic education,” on Thursday, October 29, 2020 from 5-6:30pm, virtually on Zoom. This is the sixth in a series of conversations with the public on topics relevant to being an American citizen in 2020. At a […]

STEM programming at Claiborne Pell Elementary School is about to grow, thanks to a recent grant from the U.S. Department of Defense Education Acitivity. Marcin Rembisz, the Communications Coordinator/Secretary for Newport Public Schools, shared the following announcement on Monday morning. U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Awards Newport’s Claiborne Pell Elementary School $500,000 Grant […]

J. Mark Ryan, a candidate for Portsmouth Town Council, joined What’s Up Newp on Saturday, October 17 at 12:30 pm to chat about his campaign, his priorities, and why voters in Portsmouth should re-elect him in the upcoming election. J. Mark Ryan currently sits on the Portsmouth Town Council. What’s Up Newp has invited all […]

Linda Ujifusa, a candidate for Portsmouth Town Council, joined What’s Up Newp on Saturday, October 17 at 12 pm to chat about her campaign, her priorities, and why voters in Portsmouth should re-elect her in the upcoming election. Ujifusa currently sits on the Portsmouth Town Council and is the Town Council Vice President. What’s Up […]

Terri Flynn, a candidate for Middletown Town Council, joined What’s Up Newp on Friday, October 16 at 3 pm to chat about her campaign, her priorities, and why voters in Middletown should re-elect her in the upcoming election. Flynn currently serves on the Middletown Town Council. What’s Up Newp has invited all candidates for Middletown […]

Keith Hamilton, a candidate for Portsmouth Town Council, joined What’s Up Newp on Friday, October 16 at 2 pm to chat about his campaign, his priorities, and why voters in Portsmouth should re-elect him in the upcoming election. Hamilton currently serves on the Portsmouth Town Council. What’s Up Newp has invited all candidates for Portsmouth […]

Affordable Housing remains elusive for thousands of Rhode Islanders, according to the 2020 Housing Fact Book, released today by HousingWorks RI (HWRI) at Roger Williams University. It found that more than a third of Rhode Islanders (146,000 households) are “housing cost burdened.” The wide-ranging report touches primarily on Rhode Islanders ability to afford housing, but […]

Daniela Abbott, a candidate for Portsmouth Town Council, will join What’s Up Newp on Friday, October 16 at 8 am to chat about her campaign, her priorities, and why voters in Portsmouth should re-elect her in the upcoming election. Abbott currently serves on the Portsmouth Town Council. What’s Up Newp has invited all candidates for […]