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The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing Easton’s Beach (also known as First Beach) in Newport for swimming because of high bacteria levels. RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach water quality regularly to ensure safe bathing throughout the summer. The status of a beach may change as new data become available. […]

Newport, RI – The Naval War College will hold a virtual graduation ceremony on Wednesday morning with a keynote speech by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley. The Naval War College (NWC) invites all to join them for a YouTube ‘watch party,’ with live comments from Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, Naval […]

Butler Basketball Club on Monday announced that they will host a walk for Peace Love Unity on Saturday, June 27th at 11am. The walk will start at two locations – Pell School and Linden Park, which will allow groups on both sides of the street to walk on the sidewalks to Washington Square, where the […]

By Newport Bermuda Media(St. David’s Lighthouse, Bermuda) June 23, 2020—A large fleet of virtual sailboats completed the 2020 Online Newport Bermuda Race off the east end of Bermuda between last night and this morning in a gradually lightening southwest breeze, and winners were decided in four divisions. Utilizing navigation-simulation software provided by and in partnership […]

Warwick, RI – The Community College of Rhode Island today announced it is included in the expansion of the Second Chance Pell Experimental Sites Initiative to provide need-based Pell grants to people in state and federal prisons. CCRI is one of 67 colleges awarded the grant, and one of only 130 colleges nationwide selected to participate in […]

Story by Public Affairs Office | Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport NEWPORT, R.I. — NUWC Division Newport is world-renowned for its innovative ability to solve problems, and there has been no shortage of challenges throughout the coronavirus pandemic and recent nationwide protests. One of those issues has been trying to capture the in-person elements lost […]

The Alliance Française of Newport today announced this year’s scholarship award to Emil Hillmer, an outstanding Aquidneck Island high school student who has excelled in the study of French language.   Emil, a senior at Rogers High School in Newport, accepted the award on June 3rd at the base of the Rochambeau Statue and Monument […]

Newport, RI – Newport Journalist, photographer, and business owner Olga Enger this afternoon announced her candidacy for an at-large seat on Newport City Council. Enger provided the following announcement to What’s Up Newp on Monday afternoon; Newport journalist and business owner Olga H. Enger announced today she is running for an at-large seat on the […]

While many races on the 2020 calendar have been canceled or are in doubt, we would all like to have something to look forward to. So with one year to go, we are announcing the dates of the always-eagerly-anticipated Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week. Next year will be the 29th edition of this world-renowned […]

Clean Ocean Access (COA) since 2017 has hosted the annual Paddle for Access, an event that originated as a stand-up paddleboard (SUP) race around Goat Island called The SUP CUP and has since evolved into an event that includes additional paddle disciplines like prone, canoe, and kayak. Combined with the history of SUP CUP, Paddle for Access […]

Story by Public Affairs Office, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport NEWPORT, R.I. — Before the end of a typical academic year, students from the University of Connecticut (UCONN) and the University of Rhode Island (URI) would be visiting the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport to present the results of their senior design or capstone […]