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Newport, RI – Newport’s Pell Elementary School students are making history!  On Tuesday, October 2nd, K-4th graders will talk directly with astronaut “Ricky” Arnold aboard the International Space Station (ISS) live from their school gymnasium at 35 Dexter Street, Newport, RI. Introductory remarks start at 1:15 PM, with the student-to astronaut question and answer portion starting promptly […]

Middletown, RI- Clean Ocean Access (COA) hosted a beach cleanup on Saturday, September 24th at Pheasant Drive Beach in Portsmouth. 78 volunteers, including volunteers from the Portsmouth High School Soccer Team and local Portsmouth residents, worked together on this sunny afternoon to remove over 200 pounds of debris from the shoreline including a fishing pole, […]

Newport, RI – On Saturday, September 29, 2018, EFC Newport Women’s Ministry will host the 2018 Beth Moore Living Proof Simulcast at their location at 70 Bliss Mine Road. The event is open to all women in the community. A highly regarded speaker and author, Moore founded Living Proof Ministries in 1994 with the purpose […]

The Annie E. Casey Foundation released a report today highlighting the effect of becoming a parent as a teen or young adult. Opening Doors for Young Parents offers recommendations for policymakers to invest in ensuring these young families find pathways to success. Young parents are those who have children in their teens and early 20s. […]

Lila Delman Real Estate announced on Sunday that Melanie Delman, President of Lila Delman Real Estate, has passed away after a private, decade-long battle with breast cancer. “It is with a heavy heart that Lila Delman Real Estate announces Melanie Delman has passed away after a private, decade-long battle with breast cancer. In her final […]

The willingness of the Potter League for Animals in Middletown to reach out and help animals is pretty much limitless.  Last week, it took in 17 dogs and 1 cat from a shelter in South Carolina in anticipation of hurricane rescue needs.  It is also the sister shelter to NOWZAD, the only animal rescue organization […]

Newport, RI – To provide residents with more opportunities to properly recycle intact sensitive documents, Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (Resource Recovery) will offer shredding services along with household hazardous waste collection at the September 29 Eco-Depot in Newport. The collection will be held at Easton’s Beach located at 175 Memorial Boulevard from 8 a.m. to […]

I took over the WADK airwaves as host of The Open Forum and What’sUpNewp Radio Edition on Wednesday, it was a jam-packed two hours of fun and information. The Open Forum (12 pm to 1 pm) Is it the Endeavour? Archaeologists believe they have found Capt. Cook’s Vessel in Newport Harbor and it has put […]

On this edition of The Open Forum on AM 1540 WADK Newport, Frank Prosnitz and I were joined by former Lieutenant Governor and State Representative Bob Weygand. Weygand joined for approximately 30 minutes on the program to chat about the recent Statewide Primary results and what he sees and thinks heading into November’s General Election. Later in […]

Hundreds of wines from around the world and thousands of food and wine enthusiasts will meet up at the mansions of the Preservation Society on September 20-23 in Newport for the annual Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival. The event is huge and is spread across three mansion sites – The Elms, Marble House, and […]

As the school year gets underway, Newport Public Schools has announced Open House hours for next week. During the Open House’s, schools are open to the parents and family members of the students to allow people to look around the school and learn about it”, according to a press release from Newport Public Schools. “These […]

Newport, RI – Lila Delman Real Estate has announced the sale of 171 Eustis Avenue in Newport for $2,300,000. Lila Delman Real Estate was both the listing and the selling company, according to a press release from the real estate company announcing the sale. Kendra Toppa, Sales Manager of Lila Delman Real Estate’s Newport Office, represented […]

This story, which has been republished from The Conversation, was written by Natali Pearson, Deputy Director, Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, University of Sydney. As a member of Local Independent Online News Publishers (LION), What’sUpNewp has permission to republish this story. Researchers, including Australian maritime archaeologists, believe they have found Captain Cook’s historic ship HMB Endeavour in […]

Newport, RI – Archaeologists from the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project (RIMAP) and its partner, the Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM), will announce their 2018 research results for the study of the Newport Harbor transport fleet and search for Capt. Cook’s Endeavour from 5 pm to 6 pm on Friday, September 21, at the Gurneys […]

Middletown, RI – Clean Ocean Access (COA) hosted a beach cleanup for International Coastal Cleanup Day on September 15, 2018. 73 volunteers of all ages worked together on this beautiful Saturday morning to remove 198 pounds of debris from the shoreline on Easton’s Beach including hundreds of cigarette butts, dozens of food wrappers, construction material […]

(Note: Over the next few weeks, WhatsUpNewp will explore affordable housing issues. We’ll define the problem, speak with leading politicians and housing officials, listen to the homeless, and explore successful programs elsewhere.) The headline reads: “It’s the New Form of Affordable Housing … more people are living in their cars.” Or, as Russ Partridge at […]

Newport, RI – Lila Delman Real Estate has announced the sale of 1 Doris Terrace in Newport for $1,500,000. Lila Delman Real Estate was both the listing and the selling company. Kate Leonard, Sales Associate, represented the seller and facilitated for the buyer. “On quiet Doris Terrace right off Ocean Drive, this home’s award-winning gardens, ocean […]

Portsmouth, RI – The Newport Car Museum recently delivered the first of two mini electric cars to Hasbro Children’s Hospital as part of its “Fast Five” Raffle event.  The hospital’s Pediatric Rehab team and a young patient named Grayson were on hand to receive it. The cars bring light into the lives of children when they are able […]

Editor’s note: Homeowners generally rely on insurance provided by the federal government to cover the costs of rebuilding their lives after a flood. We asked an insurance expert to explain the government program and its challenges. 1. What is flood insurance? Homeowners’ insurance does not cover damage to a home caused by flooding. A homeowner […]

Newport Exhibition Group, owners and producers of the Newport International Boat Show, announced today the results of this year’s Newport For New Products™ (NFNP) Awards. Judged on Thursday, opening day and announced at an awards ceremony on Friday, September 14th, 2018. The thirteenth-annual NFNP winners are: Best New Electronics Product            Vakaros Atlas Best New Boating Operation, Maintenance […]

Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International Realty has announced the sale of 172-178 Fayal Lane, Middletown for $1,395,000. According to data from the Rhode Island Statewide Multiple Listing Service, this is one of the top five sales in the municipality so far this year. The sellers of this equestrian property were represented by Judy Chace, Broker/Co-Owner and […]

Newport Public Schools would like to make the Newport Community aware that new morning bus schedules have been developed and will be implemented on Monday, September 17, 2018.  The new schedules have been posted online at http://www.npsri.net/buses and are also available in the parent resource folders on the One Newport mobile communications application. Newport Public Schools would […]

At the prestigious international Beyond Sport Awards, in New York, the programme won in ‘The Best Corporate Campaign or Initiative in Sport for Good’ category. The judges commended the programme for its ‘fantastic use of a global platform to spread an important message around the danger of plastic pollution’. They also commented on how the […]

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today released key data from the State’s tractor-trailer truck only tolling program for the second month of tolling; the period from July 11, 2018, to August 10, 2018. The data included the number of transactions and tolls assessed from gantry locations 1 and 2. RIDOT released the data […]