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Hope Hospice & Palliative Care Rhode Island will hold its annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon on Friday, April 20 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick to celebrate the dedication of their volunteers from across the state. Over 70 volunteers are to be given the Presidential Service Award for donating 100-500+ hours of their time last year to […]

Two Rhode Island organizations that have worked for safer, gun free streets are jointly holding a Peace Walk on Saturday through some of the most dangerous streets in Providence. Rhode Island Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense and the Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence are scheduling monthly Peace Walks, beginning Saturday at […]

Our weekly music round-up “Six Picks” will focus on some music legends this week along with a pair of classic duos that have dates around the state. Our mantra this week – nothing before the 90’s! Don’t forget to click on our carefully curated videos for a preview. Carl Palmer Thursday at Greenwich Odeum (East […]

In a first for Brazil and South America, the port city of Itajaí has provided a benchmark for other cities by committing to the United Nations Environment campaign to rid our oceans of plastic at an event in the Race Village. Volnei Moratoni, the Mayor of Itajaí, in the state of Santa Catarina, signed up […]

Both lanes of the Claiborne Pell Bridge were temporarily closed on Wednesday afternoon due to a crash, according to Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA). From approximately 12:17 pm to 1:14 pm, Eastbound lanes were closed due to a small tractor-trailer that had jackknifed. The trailer struck the median barrier and the impact of the […]

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced on Monday, April 16th that they have issued a quarantine order for animals at Simmons Farm in Middletown. DEM and the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) are investigating the connection between the petting zoo at the farm and cases of cryptosporidiosis-associated diarrheal disease. Located at […]

The Tall Ship’s are coming! Or at least, two of them are and will be docking at Fort Adams in the next few months. Portuguese Navy’s 292-foot Tall Ship Sagres will be visiting Newport from June 4th – 7th. Joe Dias, Executive Director of Fort Adams Trust, confirmed with What’sUpNewp today that the 81-year-old ship […]

Commission Chairman Ruth S. Taylor has announced that the Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission has appointed J. Paul Loether of Silver Spring, Maryland to serve as Executive Director. The selection follows a five-month search that evaluated 57 candidates from Rhode Island and nationwide. “Paul Loether is an experienced historian and nationally recognized historic preservation […]

Early expansion at Sea Rose Montessori Co-op School will bring a new, larger classroom space in Fall 2018. Sea Rose Board President Suzanne McDonald joined Ryan Belmore today on What’sUpNewp Radio on AM 1540 WADK to chat about the expansion and to tell us more about this parent-led co-op school. Also, joining us today on the program […]

Planet Aid is celebrating Earth Day with a three-day donation drive starting April 20th. Previous drives at the Center have helped divert nearly 20,000 pounds of used clothing and other recyclable material from local landfills. In celebration of this year’s event, Planet Aid’s Rhode Island Donation Center will feature free pizza, music, and a raffle drawing […]

Clean Ocean Access (COA) hosted a coastal cleanup at the Cliff Walk on April 14th in partnership with the Newport Daffodil Days Festival. Over 150 volunteers of all ages geared up and spread out to help remove over 400 pounds of debris consisting of fishing gear, cigarette butts, plastic water bottles and more, preventing it […]

With Earth Day around the corner and many local economies still recovering from the past year’s devastating hurricane season, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2018’s Greenest States. In order to showcase the states doing right by Mother Earth, WalletHub compared the 50 states in terms of 23 key metrics that speak to […]

Len Lardaro, the University of Rhode Island economist who produces a monthly Current Conditions Index, is encouraged by the sustained growth of the state’s economy. Lardaro, who has been following the Rhode Island economy for years and has often been critical of its performance, now believes it is showing some real strength. Lardaro joins What’sUpNewp’s […]

Several media outlets are reporting tonight that actor and writer Harry Anderson has died, he was 65 years old. Anderson was most well known for Night Court (1984), Dave’s World (1993) and Mother Goose Rock ‘n’ Rhyme (1990). Anderson was born on October 14, 195,2 in Newport. “This morning at 6:41 a.m. the Asheville Police […]

The topics on today’s edition of What’sUpNewp Radio ranged from Newport County YMCA’s Child Abuse Prevention Month, Healthy Kids Day, and Five Day of Action to the 2018 Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover. Anne, Sophie, and Katie were among my guests from the Newport County YMCA, while Suma Plowden, Stopover Director, was my guest from […]

Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International Realty announced on Friday the sale of three properties in Newport – 93 Pelham Street, 63/65 Memorial Boulevard, and 7 Annandale Road. The combined sales price for the properties was $3,250,000. The sellers of all three properties were represented by Eric Kirton, Sales Associate with Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International Realty. Eric also facilitated the […]

The Rogers High School Robotics Teams are heading to the National Competition for the fourth year in a row. After winning at the regional level, the teams will make the trip to UMASS Dartmouth in May for the National SeaPerch Challenge. The Rogers teams compete at two levels, the high school division and the more […]

Notice water bottle filling stations popping up across Newport County? Those were likely donated and installed by The GreenLove Foundation over the last few years. Members of the Board of Directors from The Greenlove Foundation (Kathy Bowers, Mary O’Connor, and Linda Picken)  joined Ryan Belmore today on What’sUpNewp Radio Edition on AM 1540 WADK Newport to chat about […]

Early expansion at Sea Rose Montessori Co-op School will bring a new, larger classroom space in Fall 2018. Sea Rose Montessori opened in September 2017 providing a unique learning experience for students starting at age 4.5. This parent-led co-op school offers year-round and extended-day programming. Sea Rose reached maximum capacity in their current space as […]

In honor of April being National Poetry Month, I catch up with Edward J Siegal, a local poet, about poetry and the things that inspire him to create on What’sUpNewp Radio Edition on AM 1540 WADK Newport. During the podcast, you’ll also hear a few of his locally-inspired poems. Michelle Theroux Siegal, his wife, and a local […]

Nearly 700,000 children are abused in the United States every year, and nearly 2,000 die. And those are just the cases that are reported. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children) is an organization that advocates for abused children, providing legal and volunteer support for all children referred to the Family Court because of the […]

While finding some reasons to be hopeful, the 2018 Kids Count Factbook says nearly 20 percent of children in Rhode Island are living in poverty, and large disparities exist when it comes to minorities – Native Americans, Hispanic and Black Children – and Asian and White Children. Kids Count also found that the average rent […]

With Tax Day fast approaching and a new tax code recently signed into law by President Trump, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its 2018 Tax Burden by State report, along with its 2018 Tax Facts infographic. In order to determine which states tax their residents most aggressively, WalletHub compared the 50 states based on the three […]