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The Community College of Rhode Island’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the national honor society for two-year colleges, inducted sixty-seven new students at its recent fall ceremony. The inductees into CCRI’s Pi Omicron chapter include area students Shirley Dela Dingco of Middletown; Charlotte Baskin and Holly Coelho of Newport; Kenna Poyer of Portsmouth; Zachary Kapstein […]

Alchemy of all kinds weaves through the three works on the Newport String Project’s December 7th concert.Mozart’s abundantly charming Duo in G Major, K423 will be featured in a rarely heard version for violin and cello. Contemporary composer Sally Beamish will transport the listener to 13th century Scotland for a quirky musical depiction of the unlikely experiments of eccentric alchemist, John Damian, […]

November was a record-breaking month for traffic on whatsupnewp.com. Big thanks to all of you who read and support what we’re doing on a daily basis, we certainly appreciate it. Here are the stories that were most-read and that got the most attention during the eleventh month of the year. 1 (Most Read) Gurney’s adds multi-sensory, […]

WPRI reported on their Facebook Page on Monday that a Magnitude 2.0 Earthquake was recorded off the coast of Newport on Sunday, December 1st. According to the Earthquake Magnitude Scale, Magnitude there are approximately 900,000 Magnitude 2.5 or less earthquakes per year. Earthquake effects for Magnitude 2.5 or less are described as “Usually not felt, […]

Report for America is partnering with The Public’s Radio (formerly Rhode Island Public Radio) to place a journalist in Newport to cover race and poverty. That news came today when Report for America, “a national service program that places talented, emerging journalists into local news organizations to report for one to two years on under-covered […]

Students at Scituate Middle School were treated to a pre-Thanksgiving performance with the Newport Jazz Assembly Band on Tuesday November 26th. The ensemble clicked on all cylinders with students, many of whom have had only minimal exposure to jazz, often cited as “America’s original art form.” The band presented a top-notch performance and led a […]

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Another successful Illuminated Boat Parade is in the books! Thousands showed up along the Newport waterfront on Friday evening to watch twenty three boats compete in the 22nd Annual event. I had a blast emceeing the event at Newport Yacht Club, thanks to everyone who stopped by to say hello. The parade was organized and […]

By NUWC Division Newport Public Affairs | Nov. 29, 2019 NEWPORT, R.I. —Nils A. Sjostrom, retired director of undersea warfare at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Headquarters in Newport, Rhode Island, received the Department of the Navy Superior Civilian Service Award at a luncheon given in his honor on Oct. 25. The award is the […]

Newport Folk Festival took to Facebook on this Thanksgiving Eve to post the following 2019 recap video and thank you. “Before we turn the page to the 2020 festival, we wanted to say a deep-hearted THANK YOU to everyone in our Folk Family for making our community what it is. This one is for you,” […]

Top ocean industry leaders, blue tech startups, government officials and key marine tech associations will set in motion a working agenda for the Blue Economy over the next decade when Salve Regina University hosts the fifth Blue Innovation Symposium on Jan. 14-16, 2020. “Sensors and the Next Wave of Data” will be the theme over […]

The Ocean Race will return to Cape Town for the 12th time as the most challenging offshore race in the sport comes to South Africa in the 2021-22 edition. Cape Town has been an iconic stop in the race since the very first edition in 1973 and has hosted the fleet in all but two […]

Buying a home, especially for the first time, can be an overwhelming and intimidating process.  It is often filled with terms and situations that are unfamiliar and questions that can’t be answered without the help of some professional conveyancing solicitors.  It is also most likely the largest financial decision someone has made at this point […]