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On April 4, 2019, members of the Greenlove Foundation(GLF) attended an assembly at the Hope Valley School in Chariho. The foundation donated a water bottle filling station(WBFS) to the school in memory of Kendra L. Bowers. Kendra was an environmental science student at UVM who was passionate about the preservation and protection of the land […]

The Naval War College President was administratively reassigned June 9 to the Director of Navy Staff. Harley assumed his duties as Naval War College president in July 2016. Lewis M. Duncan, Provost of the Naval War College, has temporarily assumed the duties of the President of the Naval War College. Read the story – APNewsBreak: […]

The wrought iron fence in Washington Square is looking As his Eagle Project, Troop 3 Newport Rhode Island Scout Michael Del Guercio organized volunteers to paint the historic fence surrounding Eisenhower Park on Saturday and Sunday. More than forty volunteers took part in the project. “The Eisenhower Park Fence Painting Project is the most recent […]

By Stephen Hough – Team Publicist, Newport Gulls When the 2019 MLB Draft wrapped up Wednesday night, the Newport Gulls were left with 16 former players drafted by 13 different clubs. Newport led all other teams in the New England Collegiate Baseball League with the most players selected in draft, including the most in the […]

On the market for a new home in the Newport area? Here are seventeen open houses taking place this weekend that you shouldn’t miss! 9 Whitfield Place Unit # 4 | $239,000 | Saturday from 11 am to 12 pm 23 Smith Avenue #2 | $305,000 | Sunday from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm 50 […]

This World Oceans Day, Green Drinks Newport has announced the success of Strawless by the Sea, the year-long collaborative campaign to eliminate plastic straws in Newport, Rhode Island. “Millions around the world will celebrate World Oceans Day on June 8 and, in Newport, we’ll be celebrating that over 50,000 plastic straws PER MONTH have been […]

Emmanuel Church has announced that Rev’d Dr. Anita Louise Schell will be departing their church. Schell has served as Emmanuel’s 18th rector since Mother’s Day 2010. In August she begins her tenure priest as St. Ann’s Parish, Old Lyme, CT. Emmanuel Church is inviting the public to Mother Anita’s  final service on Sunday,  June 30th […]

The Newport Tree Conservancy has announced that their student interns from The Newport Project and their staff will be bringing 3 grafted (cloned) Redwood Beech seedlings to visit the parent tree at the Redwood Library next week.   View this post on Instagram HEY, @theredwoodlibrary, WE’VE GOT HUGE NEWS!! What are we looking at? Your 1835 Fernleaf […]

The Senate today approved legislation sponsored by Sen. Dawn Euer (D-Dist. 13, Newport, Jamestown) to extend veterans’ benefits to members of the armed forces who were discharged because of their sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression. The bill (2019-S 0837) would provide a petition process to have a discharge recorded for state purposes as honorable for […]

11th Hour Racing announced today seven grantees focused on restoring ocean health in the United States, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand. Funded by The Schmidt Family Foundation, 11th Hour Racing’s grant program is committed to mobilizing the sailing, marine, and coastal communities to create systemic change for the health of our oceans. “This round […]

Nearly three-quarters of the 100 largest U.S. metros — including some of the priciest like San Jose, Calif., and San Francisco — are more affordable than this time last year, despite a continued upward swing in median home prices, according to two new research reports released today by realtor.com®. The trends are based on realtor.com® ‘s May 2019 monthly housing trend report and REALTORS […]