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Using examples of professional athletes competing for the greatest touchdown, the last minute three-point basket or maybe the Olympic gold medal,    instructors at the EFC Newport Kickin’ Kids Sports Camp will teach children how to break free from poor choices and fear.  Scheduled for July 9-13 at EFC Newport, RI this one week, half-day camp […]

Ron Vien, Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s newly appointed technical director, addressed defense industry representatives at the Atlantic Resort in Middletown, R.I. on June 5 as part of the “Tech Talk” series sponsored by the Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance (SENEDIA). Vien, who also serves as the deputy warranting officer for the […]

After talking about the Rhode Island Air Show for the first twenty to thirty minutes (I was supposed to be joined by an organizer of the event so I improv’d this part), I turned my attention, thoughts, and voice to the topic on everyone’s mind today – suicide (or Anthony Bourdain, or Kate Spade, or ….). […]

The top three teams in the In-Port Race Series for the Volvo Ocean Race held down the podium positions on Friday afternoon in Cardiff, as Dongfeng Race Team made a pass on the last lap of the race course to claim the win. “We’re very happy. It’s always a pleasure to win the In-Port Race,” said skipper […]

In response to increased plastic waste on beaches and in the ocean, Green Drinks Newport announced this week that it has partnered with Clean Ocean Access and The Last Straw to launch Strawless by the Sea, a collaborative campaign to eliminate plastic straws in Newport, Rhode Island. Strawless by the Sea launches today (Friday, June […]

​Elizabeth Gibbs, a Thompson Middle School Grade 7 Science Teacher, has been named the 2018-2019 Newport Public Schools Teacher of the Year. “It is with great pleasure that we congratulate Elizabeth Gibbs, Grade 7 Science Teacher, as the 2018-2019 Newport Public Schools Teacher of the Year,” a press release from Newport Public Schools stated on […]

Ryan Belmore and Tim Towey were joined by Dave McLaughlin, Executive Director of Clean Ocean Access, ahead of his organizations World Oceans Day cleanup and celebration at Easton’s Beach. World Oceans Day is celebrated globally on June 8th. Tim and Ryan also chatted about a variety of other topics. What’s Up Newp Radio Edition Tune […]

It’s getting tense now as we reach the stage in the Volvo Ocean Race where every single point counts. The top three teams in the race are heading into the final two legs separated by just three points on the race leaderboard. After racing over 40,000 nautical miles, Charles Caudrelier’s Dongfeng Race Team, the new […]

Salve Regina University has launched an online Ph.D. program in international relations that officials say is the first of its kind in the United States. Designed primarily for faculty at military institutions, military officers from both the U.S. and abroad, and those employed in the government services professions, the program is currently enrolling students for […]

This weekend, the City of Newport will have a brief two-day taste of bike share – the popular public transportation system that is popping up in cities nationwide, according to Bike Newport. With bike share, people can borrow a bike from one dock and return it to another dock, making it possible to use shared […]

Elizabeth Burke Bryant, Exeuctive director of Rhode Island Kids Count, joined Ryan Belmore and Frank Prosnitz on this edition of What’sUpNewp Radio Edition on AM 1540 WADK to chat about the latest Kids Count report. Matt Gray from Ragged Island Brewing Co. also joined the program to chat about Ales for ALS, Ragged Island Brewing […]

ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, has long been viewed as among the most devastating conditions for both the afflicted and his or her family. Mary Murphy and Mary Frances Vesey, both of whom lost husbands to ALS, witnessing the courage, strength, bravery and determination of their husbands, and also demonstrating […]

Tim Burke, a Newport Pedicabber, pulled a pedicab from Bristol to Boston last week to raise awareness and funds for ALS (and met with ALS doctors and professionals along the way). Burke, who will be participating in the Tri-State Trek, The Ride To End ALS, later this month, joined me for the first 30 minutes […]

More than 70 peacemakers from across America and the world are gathering this week at the University of Rhode Island to engage in active experiential training for nonviolent conflict reconciliation to address violence in their home communities. Among them are URI graduate students, Chicago high schoolers and teachers from Santa Fe, Texas, and Sandy Hook, […]

Story in the Public Square” has been awarded Bronze for Best Political/Commentary in Television in the 39th Annual Telly Awards. The Telly Awards honor excellence in video and television across all screens as judged by leaders from video platforms, television and streaming networks, agencies, and production companies including Vice, Vimeo, Hearst Digital Media, and BuzzFeed. […]

Javier Juarez, a Rhode Island resident and probably best known in Newport as a Newport Pedicabber, joined WUN’s Ryan Belmore to chat about his recent commencement speech at Brown University. Juarez shared how, as a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient, he got to the point of graduating from an Ivy League university with an advanced degree. […]

The musician, who has sold over 25 million albums worldwide, became a UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador on World Environment Day in 2015. The role aligns with his commitment to raise environmental awareness in the music industry and to encourage venues and fans to reduce plastic waste. His social action network, All At Once, connects concertgoers with […]

To fulfill its educational mission that includes a commitment to Aquidneck Island students, the non-profit organization Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island (OHPRI) is hosting 21 students from Rogers High School, Portsmouth High School and the MET School on a nine-day voyage aboard Rhode Island’s Official Sailing Education Vessel SSV Oliver Hazard Perry. The student trainees, a mix […]

Today’s guests included John Edwards, Vice President of Tiverton Town Council; Courtenay Needham, Senior Community Development Manager for the Northeast Region of the American Cancer Society; and Gianna Sullivan. We capped off the week on What’sUpNewp Radio Edition on AM 1540 WADK in a busy and big way on Friday. John Edwards from Tiverton Town […]

Tim Towey makes his weekly stop by the show and will join Ryan Belmore for a conversation on the Tiverton Casino, to chat about some local people doing some great things, Teacher Of The Year, and all the latest on what’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport County and beyond. Tune into What’sUpNewp Radio […]

Rhode Island economy – bliss or abyss. A deal for a new Pawtucket Red Sox stadium by the numbers. How do you turn around a $60 million deficit a few months ago into a $38 million surplus a couple of weeks before the end of the fiscal year? Is Rhode Island’s economy as good as […]

As the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 builds towards an exciting finish in June in The Hague, organisers can confirm the next edition of the race will start in 2021, under new ownership. Atlant Ocean Racing Spain, led by Richard Brisius, Johan Salén and Jan Litborn, will take over the Volvo Ocean Race from Volvo Group […]

On June 02, various organizations within the Newport community are coming together to celebrate this vast and rich architectural heritage. Ross Cann joined us today to chat about The Newport Architectural Forum, a one-day symposium that will include lectures by scholars, lunch, and visits to important buildings which played such a central place in the […]

Mary Ann Sorrentino, the former head of Rhode Island’s Planned Parenthood, and longtime advocate for women’s rights, joined WUN’s Ryan Belmore and Frank Prosnitz in advance of a press conference later in the week (on Thursday) at which she and others will advocate for passage of legislation in Rhode Island that would make Roe V. Wade the law in […]

The full fleet of seven Volvo Ocean Race boats has now arrived in Cardiff, Wales, with David Witt’s Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag the final team to cross the finish line in Leg 9 of the Volvo Ocean Race. The team finished just under a day behind the leaders on this transatlantic race, after falling off the […]