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Keith Hamilton, 51, a member of the Portsmouth Town Council since 2008 is the lone Republican running for Portsmouth Council this year. WhatsUpNewp has asked each of the candidates throughout Newport County to their positions, and their vision, all helping voters to make important election day decisions.  If you are a candidate for office and have […]

Story by Public Affairs Office, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport A Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport team of oceanographers, marine biologists and engineers is determined to collect new data on marine mammals in an effort to provide the U.S. Navy with more applicable test plan information when it comes to mammal exposure to […]

Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) today announced a $15,000 Challenge Match from an anonymous donor to help conserve a 5.49-acre property in  Middletown. The parcel is off of Green End Avenue and abuts the southwestern corner of Sweet  Berry Farm, which uses the land to grow strawberries and pumpkins for their farm stand.   “This high priority property […]

This past Saturday Clean Ocean Access celebrated International Coastal  Cleanup day by hosting their first core cleanup of the season at Easton’s Beach! According to Clean Ocean Access, they had an amazing group of 104 volunteers come out for this event, and within two hours they helped to remove 169  pounds of debris from the […]

By 11th Hour Racing Team Three new sailing crew have been signed by 11th Hour Racing Team, the U.S.-based offshore sailing team with a sight set on winning The Ocean Race 2022-23. In a socially distanced ‘Homecoming’ event at Fort Adams, the location of The Ocean Race’s only North American stopover, Great Britain’s Simon Fisher and Rob […]

Morgan Marietta, University of Massachusetts Lowell If the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is replaced this year, the Supreme Court will become something the country has not seen since the justices became a dominant force in American cultural life after World War II: a decidedly conservative court. A court with a 6-3 conservative majority would […]

Today, What’s Up Newp is launching our September supporter drive. Over the next 10 days, our goal is to see 250 of our loyal readers become What’s Up Newp supporters to help power our daily reporting on COVID-19, the 2020 Election, school reopenings, people & profiles, the social justice movement, arts & culture, and important journalism […]

By New York Yacht Club The Melges IC37 class was designed to make it as easy as possible for new skippers and crew to get up to speed and compete on a high level. Of course, there’s no way to completely neutralize the advantage that can be earned with time in the boat. But the […]

As Rhode Islanders’ response rate to the critical 2020 Census lags behind the national average for the count now ending one month early on Sept. 30, Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magaziner and Elizabeth Burke Bryant, Executive Director of Rhode Island Kids Count joined What’s Up Newp at 2 pm on Monday, September 21st to […]

Newport Recreation today announced that it is currently accepting registrations for their distance learning pod at The Hut.  According to Newport Recreation, the distance learning program provides a safe, supervised space for children to participate in distance learning.  The pod is available to boys and girls in grades 1-3 at Pell Elementary School.     […]

Leonard Katzman, 61, Director of Business Development at Brown University for 13 years, is running for a third term on the Portsmouth Town Council.  A Democrat, he was previously elected to the council in 2004, 2006 and 2018.  WhatsUpNewp has asked each of the candidates in Newport County about their backgrounds, accomplishments and vision for […]

The Town of Middletown issued a press release on Saturday announcing that starting Monday, the Gaudet Athletic Complex on Turner Road will be closed to the public during school and special event hours. Superintendent Rosemarie K. Kraeger issued a reminder today to help keep students and staff at Gaudet Middle School safe amid COVID-19. She […]

On Friday evening, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at the age of 87 due to complications of metastatic pancreas cancer. As condolences continue to stream in from across the world, here are a collection of tweets and statements from Rhode Island political officials honoring her memory upon […]

Kimberly Wood, Mississippi State University Here’s how active this year’s Atlantic hurricane season has been: When Tropical Storm Wilfred formed on Sept. 18, the National Hurricane Center exhausted its list of storm names for only the second time since naming began in 1950. Within hours, two more storm had formed – now known as Alpha […]