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New York Yacht Club American Magic, a challenger or the 36th America’s Cup, released the following content that shows some love for Newport on Thursday. “Home of America’s Cup matches from 1930 to 1983, Newport, Rhode Island holds a special place in the Cup’s past. Through New York Yacht Club American Magic and team members […]

The Top of the Hill Neighborhood Association has partnered with What’s Up Newp to bring to its members, and any other interested parties, a discussion with the Newport City Council 2nd Ward candidates, Kim Salerno and Charlie Holder. During the discussion, candidates will be covering a number of topics provided by the Top of the […]

September has come to an end and we’re looking back at what was hot, popular, and most-read. More than 108,000 unique users visited our website in September, resulting in more than a quarter of a million page views. Here’s a look at some of the most-read and popular stories last month; Middletown woman selected by […]

Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) President Meghan Hughes sent the following message to the college community this afternoon announcing the schools plans for Spring 2021, which will continue primarily remote with limited in-person, on-campus classes. “To our CCRI community, While we continue with a fall semester like no other, I remain inspired by the […]

This past Saturday Clean Ocean Access hosted their second beach cleanup of September. According to Clean Ocean Access, thirty-eight volunteers came together at  Pheasants Drive Beach in Portsmouth to remove 194 pounds of trash from the area. “First-time volunteers and seasoned veterans alike were shocked by the amount of trash collected over the span of […]

By, Stuart Streuli, New York Yacht Club There are some sailors who might turn up their noses at the thought of a long weekend of jib-and-main racing in the 166th edition of the New York Yacht Club’s Annual Regatta. No spinnaker, no fun, they might add, when pressed. Paul Koch is not one of those sailors. […]

Meagan Landry has officially announced that she is still seeking an At-Large seat in the Newport City Council race. Her plan? A write-in campaign. In the September 8 statewide primary, Landry fell just 78 votes short of being among eight candidates to move on to the General Election. Landry provided the following letter to What’s […]

Lauren Carson, the incumbent and Democratic candidate for House District 75 (Newport), joined What’s Up Newp at 3 pm on Tuesday, September 29th to chat about her campaign and to answer and address a set of questions — about COVID-19, climate change, the economy, race relations, and more. Watch our conversation below; Patrick Donovan, a […]

Patrick Donovan, the Republican candidate for House District 75 (Newport), joined What’s Up Newp at 1 pm on Tuesday, September 29th to chat about his campaign and to answer and address a set of questions — about COVID-19, climate change, the economy, race relations, and more. Watch our conversation below; https://www.youtube.com/embed/BcjuA_lk7O0 Donovan will challenge incumbent […]

Clean Ocean Access (COA) has announced  a new recycling initiative in partnership with international recycling leader TerraCycle. Since  February 2020, the program has successfully collected over 140,000 pounds of sailing and  agricultural shrink-wrap for recycling, according to Clean Ocean Access.   Shrink-wrapping boats and greenhouses in preparation for winter is commonplace in the U.S.,  but […]

In these tumultuous times that grow more volatile by the day, it’s comforting to appreciate simple but priceless gifts like the one before us: October.This sentiment may be a minority view in the Ocean State, with its murmuring breakers, salubrious breezes, and seaside clambakes that make summer a perennial favorite. Still, there are those of […]

Common Fence Music recently announced that they will present the legendary Jim Kweskin in a live stream concert at 7 p.m. on Sunday, October 18. The event is free, and all tips go to the artists. A link to the online concert will be provided at commonfencemusic.org prior to show time. Jim Kweskin is the founder of the […]

The following statement was issued by the Newport Democratic City Committee. Most people recognize that the vibrancy of any community is related to the vitality of its school system. You don’t have to have a child or grandchild in school to appreciate that an investment in education provides the pathway to success for each, succeeding […]

Performing as a septet with Wynton Marsalis, musicians of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, America’s most renowned big band, present a concert of newly composed works and arrangements by Marsalis around the theme of freedom and democracy at the Yarmouth Drive-in on Cape Cod. Marsalis takes the stage at one of New England’s biggest […]

The toughest calls on the final day of Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex were left to the race committee. Fog and a disappearing breeze made getting racing in a distinct challenge. The Melges IC37 fleet started and finished a race in visibility that made seeing the competition a challenge, let alone the marks […]

This weekend is perhaps the biggest we’ve seen in streaming music since the pandemic began. Several music festivals are streaming and a few COVID safe local gigs are happening as well. Saturday: Bonneroo has a virtual ROO-ALity weekend with a with music streaming this weekend from Dave Matthews and Friends, Metallica, The White Stripes, James Brown, […]

By New York Yacht Club Southern California sailors are not used to extended breaks in their sailing schedule, the weather being conducive to getting out on the water pretty much year-round. Of course, 2020 hasn’t been a normal year anywhere. For David Team (Newport Beach, Calif.), the owner of the TP52 Vesper, and Bill Ruh (Del […]

Gregory M. Huet, 61, a career Naval officer is running for the Middletown Town Council for the first time, saying he’ll be an advocate for affordable housing and education, among his priorities. Huet  retired as a Naval Captain in 2011, after 26 years in the Navy. WhatsUpNewp has asked each of the candidates throughout Newport […]