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Seven Volvo Ocean Race teams will embark on one of the most classic legs in offshore racing on Sunday afternoon from Auckland, New Zealand. Leg 7 of the Volvo Ocean Race is an iconic Southern Ocean challenge; a 7,600 nautical mile race through “Furious Fifties”, the inhospitable, remote waters south of 50-degrees latitude that circle Antarctica, around […]

The Aquidneck Island Planning Commission (AIPC) Board of Directors has announced the appointment of John F. Shea as Executive Director. John Shea brings expertise in a wide array of policy areas, non-profit management and addressing concerns at a regional-scale. An executive search committee, chaired by board Director Sara Churgin, conducted a national search following the […]

Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) announced on Wednesday that they are now accepting applications for grants from the Merritt Neighborhood Fund, which supports the preservation of small parks, community gardens, and other natural spaces on Aquidneck Island. Established in 1999 to honor the late Peter M. Merritt, the organization’s president emeritus, the Fund supports projects that […]

Child & Family seeks volunteers for its “Friendly Visitors” program, an outreach to senior residents in need who live in Newport County.  The goal of the program is to provide homebound seniors opportunities for socialization and companionship. Volunteers and elders enrolled in the program will be pre-screened for compatibility, such as having similar vocations or […]

A blizzard occurred today at several locations across southeastern  New England, according to the National Weather Service. A preliminary summary of Blizzard Conditions from the National Weather Service this afternoon announced blizzard criteria were met in Newport starting at 8:50 am. The definition of a blizzard is that falling and/or blowing snow reduced visibility to below […]

Newport and most of Rhode Island will see 12″+ of total snow accumulation on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. For the latest cancellations, delays, and parking bans, visit Weather-Related Cancellations, Closures, Delays and Parking Bans. The latest National Weather Service forecast for the Newport area is as follows (last update 6:53 pm); Tonight Snow […]

Ray Gomes, Vice Chairperson of the Newport School Committee, and Dave Hanos, Chairperson of the Newport School Committee, joined me today on What’sUpNewp Radio Edition on AM 1540 WADK to discuss the confusion behind the scheduling of Parent-Teacher Conferences and more. During the program, it was, in fact, confirmed that the Teachers’ Association of Newport […]

Dongfeng Race Team showed great concentration and resilience in winning the New Zealand Herald In Port Race in Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday. Conditions were extremely light, shifty and patchy on the Waitematā Harbour, making for plenty of lead changes over the course of the one hour race. Team AkzoNobel finished in second place, while early […]

With Saturday as the official EFC North Grand Opening launch, EFC Newport’s new staff is working tirelessly to prepare for a successful and celebratory event. Pastor Paul Hoffman broke away from the busyness to join WUN’s Ryan Belmore on What’s Up Newp Radio Edition on WADK 1540AM today to chat about EFC North and more.

The total funded program of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport reached $1.17 billion in 2017, according to a new report issued by NUWC Division Newport Public Affairs. Of its total operating budget, $909.8 million was spent by NUWC Newport in payroll, construction, facility support, and local contracts. The command is the largest federal […]

“There are no unwanted children, just unfound families.” – Unknown Angela McCalla, a Foster Care recruiter for Child & Family, joined me today on the radio to speak about foster care in Rhode Island, RI Foster Parent Recruitment Weekend, and how you can provide hope and love in a child’s life. Pete Weiss also stopped by […]

John Marion, Executive Director of Common Cause in Rhode Island, joined me on The Open Forum on AM 1540 WADK to discuss important voting and ethics issues before the General Assembly, and issues of transparency at the local level. Specifically, he talks about bills that would allow for early voting, require independent redistricting, and reforming the […]

The Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 has added 96.2 million euros to the Spanish Gross Domestic Product (GDP), an increase of 7.6% over the 2014-15 edition. The race also generated the equivalent of 1,700 full time jobs in Spain, according to an economic impact study delivered by PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) measuring the impact of the Volvo Ocean […]

The Volvo Ocean Race celebrated 45 years of women in the race with a landmark event in Auckland on International Women’s Day. The event, organised by the Magenta Project, and supported by Volvo Ocean Race supplier GAC Pindar, saw iconic females from across the decades take to the stage to reflect on their experiences in […]

Kelly Nevins, Executive Director of The Women’s Fund of Rhode Island, will join Frank and me today on What’sUpNewp Radio Edition on WADK 1540AM to discuss disparities, solutions, Women’s History Month,  and the efforts underway to ensure economic security for low-income women and their families across the country. The mission of the Women’s Fund of Rhode Island is to invest in women […]

Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) recently announced the launch of Farmlink Aquidneck, an online resource for Rhode Island farmers. Created to address concerns specific to local farmers, Farmlink Aquidneck provides information on topics such as farm support organizations, workshops, succession and business planning, and professional references. “ALT has always been committed to preserving farmland and supporting […]

Steven Heath, founder and executive director of FabNewport, joined me today on What’sUpNewp Radio Edition on AM 1540 WADK to chat about FabNewport and “The Newport Experience”. According to Heath’s organization -“Newport is one of Rhode Island’s poorest cities. It is an urban school district with more than 64% of the population (Thompson Middle School […]

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will be restricting travel through the Sakonnet River Channel for approximately one month, starting Monday, March 12. The restrictions are needed to allow for the safe removal of the old Sakonnet River Bridge. Two large barges will be anchored in the center of the navigational channel under the […]

Matt Gray, Owner of Gray Matter Marketing and a partner of Ragged Island Brewing Company, joined me today to discuss the Newport Night Run, the Newport Public Education Foundation, Gray Matter Marketing’s other upcoming events, craft beer business in Rhode Island, Ragged Island Brewing Company, and more. The fifth annual Newport Night Run, Newport’s first and […]

Vestas 11th Hour Racing is back in the water, with a test sail anticipated later this week. The boat had been shipped to New Zealand for repairs following a collision just before the finish of Leg 4, off Hong Kong. “It’s been an amazing effort by all involved to get the boat back in the […]

When Vestas 11th Hour Racing rejoins the Volvo Ocean Race for the grueling Leg 7—from New Zealand, across the Southern Ocean, past Cape Horn and into Brazil—the crew will do so with a mixture of heavy hearts and anxiousness. The team hasn’t raced since the collision in the latter stages of Leg 4, during the […]

Following the collision between Vestas 11th Hour Racing and a non-racing vessel in the final stages of the racing leg into Hong Kong, the organisers of the Volvo Ocean Race have commissioned an independent report into ocean racing at night in areas of high vessel traffic density, to establish what steps race organisers may take […]

Dave McLaughlin, Executive Director of Clean Ocean Access, joined me today on What’sUpNewp Radio Edition on AM 1540 WADK Newport to chat about the new Portsmouth single-use plastic bag ban, trash skimmers, rain barrels, Clean Ocean Access’s involvement with the Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover and more. Dave is the Co-Founder of Clean Ocean Access and as […]

From Columbine to Parkland and every town in between, there is no man, woman, or child in the United States immune to the real danger of gun violence. Jennifer Boylan, Volunteer Legislative Lead of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America will be one of the presenters; she will talk about the work Moms […]

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 Owners of Rosemary & Thyme opening second restaurant in […]