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Wondering what the talk of the town was around Newport in February? While covering dozens of events and posting hundreds of stories in the month of February, it’s the news that’s unexpected, original and breaking news that saw the most traffic on our site. Most-Read Stories 10. SVF Foundation to host Annual Visitors Day on June […]

The Pell Center at Salve Regina University has received a three-year grant for more than $130,000 from the American Coalition for Taxpayer Rights (ACTR) to provide cybersecurity awareness and training to individual tax preparers during IRS Tax Forums across the country each year. In recent years, individual tax preparation professionals and smaller businesses with tax […]

Joe Bardenheier, Vice Chairman of The Shackleton Climate Project, joined me today on What’sUpNewp Radio Edition on AM 1540 WADK Newport to discuss The Shackleton Climate Project and their upcoming event in Newport, Chasing Shackleton – A Presentation by Explorer Tim Jarvis. Listen To Our Convo Event Details Join Tim Jarvis as he presents his present-day […]

Coast Guard Station Point Judith hosted a National Association of State Boating Law and Administration boat crewman course April 23-27, in Narragansett, Rhode Island, for marine units who are part of the Narragansett Bay Task Force. The National Association of State Boating Law and Administration is a national nonprofit organization working to strengthen the ability of state and territorial boating […]

Four teams are within four miles of the lead as Leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race enters its second week on Sunday morning. As at 1100 UTC on Sunday morning, Turn the Tide on Plastic was working hard to fend off attacks by Vestas 11th Hour Racing, Dongfeng Race Team and Team Brunel as the leading four boats […]

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) posted an analysis by Central Connecticut State University’s (CCSU) Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy (IMRP) of traffic stops on its website today. The analysis studied traffic stops by 37 municipal police departments, the Rhode Island State Police (RISP), the University of Rhode Island (URI) and the Department […]

On this edition of What’sUpNewp Radio Edition on AM 1540 WADK I caught up with Brad Read, Executive Director of Sail Newport, about the upcoming Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover. Also, on the program, we were joined by Mark Gorman, a board member for Lucy’s Hearth, who is organizing the 1st Annual Music BBQ on […]

Okay, gang, a few final notes before What’sUpNewp’s Member Program that we’re all so excited about becomes a reality: First, the Member Program will officially go live next Tuesday, May 1st. At that point, only members will receive our hand-curated and crafted newsletter, What’sUpNewp Daily Edition, daily at 6 am. While there are some great benefits to […]

Among a variety of topics including Wednesday night’s Newpot City Council meeting, Salve Rugby and Newport Rugby; Ryan and Tim Towey were joined by Newport Rugby Football Club Coach Brian Moore on Thursday on What’sUpNewp Radio Edition on AM 1540 WADK to preview Saturday’s NERFU Championship: Newport vs Mystic. Tune into What’sUpNewp Radio Edition with Ryan Belmore every weekday […]

Have you noticed yarn wrapped around parking meters while walking around Newport? The yarn display, called yarnbombs, and the notes tied to them are meant to raise awareness for Lyme Disease. Which affect almost 300,000 people in the United States every year, according to the Center for Disease Control. This is the first year for yarnbombing […]

The Newport Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a local man involved in a shooting on Tuesday evening. Newport Police Department provided the following information on Thursday morning; On April 24, 2018 at 7:55 pm, Newport Police responded to the Festival Field apartment complex at 90 Girard Avenue for a report of […]

Dr. Roger Mandle, Newport Restoration Foundation board president who is an expert in strategic planning for museums and universities, will address the graduating class and receive an honorary degree when Salve Regina University celebrates its 68th commencement on Sunday, May 20. Also receiving an honorary degree during the ceremony will be local philanthropist Hope H. “Happy” van […]

A lucky man from Newport claimed $21,248 after winning in two separate Daily Numbers drawings last week. He won $10,832 on the April 19th Evening draw, when he wagered $1 each on two combo bets and matched all four numbers in the exact order they were drawn. The lucky number he played was 6 4 […]

The leading pair were the most easterly boats as the seven-strong fleet approached an oil field exclusion zone 100 miles off Rio’s coast, enabling them to continue make headway north for longer while their rivals were forced to tack. At 0330 UTC, as the westerly boats tacked, the teams were practically neck and neck split […]

Lila Delman Real Estate announced the sale of 1 Harbor View Drive in Newport on Tuesday, the property recently sold for $3,275,000. Janet Corbin, Sales Associate, represented the seller and Cynthia Moretti, Broker Associate, represented the buyer. The buyer was not identified by Lila Delman Real Estate. “The address of this house says it all, Newport […]

As Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse Larson recited a brief history of the morning colors ceremony, three of his fellow Sailors waited patiently to raise the flag. The crowd of around 70 men, women and children that had gathered around the flagpole outside Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s headquarters building listened intently. After […]

In celebration of Earth Day, the Portsmouth Conservation Commission will host “Conservation Days” events the weekend of April 28-29. On Saturday, April 28, there will be a Community Trash Cleanup and Fair at the Brown House at Glen Farm, Linden Lane, Portsmouth. From 10 am to 12:30 pm, participants will pick up litter on the trails at Glen […]

It was a familiar sight on Sunday afternoon in Itajaí, where the two red boats at the top of the Volvo Ocean Race leaderboard set the pace at the start of Leg 8 to Newport, Rhode Island on the east coast of the United States. MAPFRE, in second place overall, led throughout the inshore portion of the […]

Team SHK/Scallywag is back in the water and scheduled to take the start of Leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race in Itajaí, Brazil on Sunday afternoon. The team had been in a race against time to have its boat prepared for racing after it was delivered to Itajaí on Thursday. But the Boatyard crew, along with team […]

The Spanish team MAPFRE won the Itajaí In-Port Race on Friday in Brazil, after battling with team AkzoNobel for the lead on the first of three laps of the race course. A large spectator fleet was on hand to watch the racing in a moderate 10 knot sea breeze and after taking the lead on the first […]

Organizers for the Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover are issuing a call to arms: Bring a reusable water bottle when you visit the Race Village at Fort Adams State Park to contribute to the fight against plastics littering the world. The request is part of an ambitious sustainability plan set forth by organizers including Sail Newport and the Sustainability Committee for […]

Six teams will be on the start line on Friday afternoon for the Itajaí In-Port Race in Brazil, with Vestas 11th Hour Racing joining the fleet following its dismasting, and subsequent repair and relaunching. Team SHK/Scallywag, who only arrived in Itajaí on mid-afternoon on Thursday won’t be taking part as the team races the clock to prepare […]

The Rotary Club of Newport has announced that they are offering three scholarships to Rogers High School students graduating this June. There are two Herbert Epstein / Anthony Spiratos Memorial Scholarships. One scholarship is for $4,000 for one year, and one is for $2,000 for one year. These are awarded to two graduating seniors who […]