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Lower interest rates are prompting more buyers to come into the market, putting pressure on an already tight U.S. housing market and reversing 10 months of national inventory growth, according to realtor.com®’s July 2019 Monthly Housing Trend report released today. The report, which tracks key trends across the market, including the national median home price, days on market and […]

This story is being updated as more information is released. The identity of the 60-year-old woman who was killed around 2:45 pm on Sunday when a powerboat and sailboat collided near the Newport Pell Bridge has been identified. Sandra Tartaglino of Tiverton was a crew member of the sailboat which was participating in the New […]

The following has been submitted by Clean Ocean Access. Ben Tuff swam 23 miles around Jamestown, Rhode Island on August 5, 2019 and sets the record for without wetsuit timing at nine hours and seven minutes and raised over $54,000 for Clean Ocean Access. This event started years ago with a personal goal set by […]

via New York Yacht Club In keelboat team racing, where so much depends upon a dozen sailors acting as if they are sharing the same brain, familiarity and consistency are a recipe for success. With a roster that included nine returning sailors from last year’s winning team, the St. Francis Yacht Club (San Francisco) successfully […]

via United States Coast Guard 1st District Northeast New Bedford, Massachusetts-based Vila Nova do Corvo II, Inc., company managers Carlos Rafael and Stephanie Rafael DeMello, and vessel captain Carlos Pereira agreed to pay a total of $511,000 in civil penalties and to perform vessel improvements. This was to ensure compliance measures to resolve federal Clean Water […]

Save The Bay is seeking assistance from residents across Rhode Island as it resumes its annual role as organizer of the state’s participation in the International Coastal Cleanup effort this fall. On Saturday, August 17, Save The Bay will hold a Community Cleanup Leader Training, from 2-4 p.m., at 100 Save The Bay Drive in […]

On the market for a new home? Well this upcoming weekend is looking like a good time to explore more than a dozen homes that have recently hit the market. What’sUpNewp’s Open House listings are brought to you by our real estate partners, William Raveis Newport. Contact William Raveis for all of your real estate, […]

Emmanuel Church has announced that they have new leadership. “Please join us welcoming the Rev’d Della Wager Wells, called as Priest-in-Charge at Emmanuel Church, 42 Dearborn Street, Newport.  Her first Sunday services will be at 8am and 10am on September 1,” Annie Sherman, Parish Administrator at Emmanuel Church included in an email to press this […]

From start to finish, the 65th edition of the Newport Jazz Festival put the spotlight on young, new, up-and-coming, and Rhode Island musicians. Musicians of all ages and from all across Rhode Island got the opportunity to shine this weekend, and took full advantage of it. With a 2011 Newport Folk Festival appearance with Emmylou […]

Natixis Investment Managers (Natixis), presenting sponsor of the Newport Jazz Festival, announced recently that Matthew Pearl and Luca Simeone have been awarded the 2019 George Wein Jazz Ambassador Scholarship. Natixis awards the scholarships annually, in coordination with the Newport Festivals Foundation, to young artists who have shown tremendous music ability, strong academic achievement, and a […]

The Newport Jazz Festival wrapped up a successful weekend on a positive note Sunday. The weekend’s theme carried the day – great music from a variety of artists representing the full range of jazz and beyond. From the opening notes of the Rhode Island Senior All State Jazz Band to Common’s closing set, the music […]