PORTSMOUTH — The Aquidneck Island community gathered Tuesday evening at Green Valley Country Club to support two local teens whose lives were forever changed by a tragic building collapse last month. The “Portsmouth Strong” dinner, hosted by the Four Hearts Foundation and sponsored by Green Valley Country Club and Little Rhody Pasta, raised more than $35,000 […]
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Notes: Newport Gulls, Mystic Schooners set for winner-take-all game 3 at Cardines Field
Good morning, Newport! 🗓️ Today is Sunday, Aug. 3, the 215th day of 2025. There are 150 days left in the year. 🚨 You need to know The Newport Gulls will host the Mystic Schooners in a winner-take-all Game 3 of their New England Collegiate Baseball League quarterfinal series tonight at 6:35 p.m. at Cardines Field. […]
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71st Newport Jazz Festival opens with student performances, star-studded lineup
NEWPORT, R.I. — The 71st Newport Jazz Festival kicked off Friday at Fort Adams State Park, combining the energy of emerging talent with legendary performers across three days of music that has drawn sold-out crowds to Newport’s iconic waterfront venue. Friday’s opening day featured a unique educational component as high school students from across the […]
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Notes: Newport organizations launch summer campaign to boost bicycle transportation
Good morning, Newport! 🗓️ Today is Saturday, Aug. 2, the 214th day of 2025. There are 151 days left in the year. 🚨 You need to know Bike Newport has partnered with 11th Hour Racing and local businesses this summer to encourage more residents and visitors on Aquidneck Island to choose bicycles over cars for […]
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Four swimmers rescued after canoe capsizes off Jamestown
Four swimmers were rescued Friday evening after their canoe overturned in waters off Taylor Point and Potter’s Cove near East Shore Road, according to the Jamestown Police Department. Police dispatch received the distress call at approximately 8:20 p.m. Aug. 1, reporting the swimmers were in the water and unable to swim to shore, possibly drowning. […]
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Morning Notes: Newport Jazz Festival expands beyond Fort Adams with four intimate shows
Good morning, Newport! 🗓️ Today is Friday, Aug. 1, the 213th day of 2025. There are 152 days left in the year. 🚨 You need to know As the 2025 Newport Jazz Festival officially launches today at Fort Adams State Park with sold-out crowds, jazz enthusiasts who missed out on the main event have multiple […]
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RITBA extends grace period for toll invoices through September
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority announced Thursday it will waive late fees on toll invoices issued between Oct. 1, 2024, and Sept. 1, 2025, if customers pay by the September deadline. The extended grace period comes as the authority continues to experience long wait times for customer service, both by phone and at […]
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Pats hope new-look offensive line provides protection for QB Drake Maye
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Among the New England Patriots’ biggest priorities this offseason was to fortify the offensive line around quarterback Drake Maye. It was a must as Maye attempts to make a leap forward in his second season under a new coach, new offense and surrounded by several new playmakers. Through the first full […]
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Coast Guard says rotten wood and poor inspections led to deadly schooner mast collapse
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Rotten wood and poor inspections appear to have played roles in the collapse of the mast of a historic Maine schooner in an accident that killed one person and injured several others, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a report made public on Thursday. The Coast Guard launched a formal investigation after the main mast […]
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Redwood Library reaches $5 million endowment campaign goal
The Redwood Library & Athenaeum announced Monday it has successfully reached its $5 million endowment campaign goal, concluding a fundraising effort that began in 2019 but was interrupted by the pandemic and restarted in 2023. The campaign’s success brings the nation’s first purpose-built library’s total endowment to approximately $17 million, which will fund the upkeep […]
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Newport Police issue traffic advisory for this weekend’s Jazz Festival
The Newport Police Department has issued a traffic advisory ahead of the sold-out Newport Jazz Festival, which kicks off tomorrow at Fort Adams State Park and runs through Sunday, August 3. According to Lieutenant Joseph C. Carroll, the department’s Public Information Officer, festival-goers should expect significant traffic delays beginning at 8:00 a.m. each day on […]
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First West Nile Virus detection reported in Rhode Island this year
Rhode Island health officials confirmed the first detection of West Nile virus in the state this year after finding the mosquito-borne illness in a sample collected in East Providence. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and Rhode Island Department of Health announced Wednesday that the virus was discovered in a mosquito sample collected July […]
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Trump administration cancels plans to develop new offshore wind projects
The Trump administration is canceling plans to use large areas of federal waters for new offshore wind development, the latest step to suppress the industry in the United States. More than 3.5 million acres had been designated wind energy areas, the offshore locations deemed most suitable for wind energy development. The Bureau of Ocean Energy […]
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CET, RTX test next-generation uncrewed undersea vehicle in Narragansett Bay
A Bristol defense contractor and Raytheon successfully tested an advanced unmanned underwater vehicle in Narragansett Bay, going from initial concept to water testing in just four months. Composite Energy Technologies (CET) and Raytheon, an RTX business, completed the demonstration of their extended-range Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle designed to deliver payloads over long distances. The autonomous vessel […]
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CVS Health hikes 2025 forecast again, boosted by insurance, pharmacy businesses
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer CVS Health topped Wall Street expectations for the second quarter and hiked its full-year forecast again, as the health care giant continued to rally under new management from a forgettable 2024. The company said Thursday that it filled more prescriptions at its drugstores and an improving health insurance business fueled […]
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Morning Notes: JPT’s annual Big Lebowski Party returns tonight
Good morning, Newport! 🗓️ Today is Thursday, July 31, the 212th day of 2025. There are 153 days left in the year. 🚨 You need to know The Jane Pickens Theater will transform into The Dude’s favorite bowling alley tonight as Newport’s beloved summer tradition returns for another year. The annual Big Lebowski Party kicks […]
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Rhode Island Foundation offers $30,000 grants to local visual artists
Rhode Island visual artists have until Aug. 14 to apply for $30,000 fellowships from the Rhode Island Foundation, among the largest no-strings-attached awards available to artists in the United States. The foundation will award grants to three emerging or mid-career visual artists through its Robert and Margaret MacColl Johnson Fellowship Fund. The awards are designed […]
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Brown University strikes agreement with Trump administration to restore lost federal funding
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Brown University will pay $50 million to Rhode Island workforce development organizations in a deal with the Trump administration that restores lost federal research funding and ends investigations into alleged discrimination, officials said Wednesday. The university also agreed to several concessions in line with President Donald Trump’s political agenda. Brown […]
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newportFILM raises more than $375K at 15th Anniversary Summer Benefit
newportFILM raised more than $375,000 at its 15th Anniversary Summer Benefit on July 19, supporting the organization’s year-round documentary film programming and educational initiatives. Hundreds of guests gathered at IYRS’s Restoration Hall in Newport for the organization’s largest annual fundraiser. The event was presented by the Stratus Foundation/FlyAdvanced, with additional support from The Newport Experience […]
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Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival returns with star power and cultural legacy
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — No matter the time on Martha’s Vineyard, a shimmering glow will be powered by the star presence of Black filmmakers, actors and tastemakers like Issa Rae, Mara Brock Akil and Michelle Obama who are shaping culture on their own terms. For two-plus decades, the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival has […]
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Newport City Council to hold workshop, special meeting Wednesday evening
The Newport City Council will convene two meetings Wednesday evening (July 30) including a workshop on council rules and a special session to address a housing matter. The council workshop, scheduled for 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 43 Broadway, will focus on the rules of the council. The meeting notice […]
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Morning Notes: Air Quality Alert issued for Washington, Newport Counties due to elevated ozone levels
Good morning, Newport! 🗓️ Today is Wednesday, July 30, the 211th day of 2025. There are 154 days left in the year. 🚨 You need to know The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has issued an air quality alert for Wednesday, warning that ozone levels will reach unhealthy conditions for sensitive groups in Washington […]
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What’sUpNewp Interview: Grammy winner Maren Morris, whose Dreamsicle tour begins today, talks about her Newport experience
Maren Morris, renowned American singer-songwriter who won a Grammy in 2017 for Best Country Solo Performance, electrified the Newport Folk Festival stages this past weekend. Morris spoke with What’sUpNewp before her Sunday set on the Quad Stage. Having played Newport Folk in the past, Morris shared how this year was different. “It was the most […]
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Newport Hospital Birthing Center spared closure for now, rally still planned tonight
Community members will still rally tonight to support the Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center at Newport Hospital, even after Brown University Health announced today the facility will not close in the upcoming fiscal year. The “Moms Over Margins Rally” is scheduled for 6 p.m. today on the lawn outside Newport City Hall on Broadway, with […]
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Nantucket officials accuse offshore wind developer of going into hiding since Trump’s election
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Officials in Massachusetts’ Nantucket island on Tuesday accused the developer of the nation’s first utility-scale offshore wind project of not responding to their safety queries since Donald Trump’s election after a massive wind turbine broke apart last year and its fragments washed up on beaches. Nantucket’s select board gave Vineyard Wind […]