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Jamestown Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a suspect that was involved in a breaking and entering incident on Thursday, January 25th. In a press release issued on Monday morning, Jamestown Police Department is also reminding residents to secure homes, lock doors. “On January 25, 2018, at approximately 11:30 AM, Jamestown Police responded to […]

On Sunday, January 28, 2018, Emmanuel Church, Newport, held its 166th Annual Meeting. Over 60 parishioners heard reports of ministries and plans for new programs and community partnerships. The 2018  budget was reviewed. The congregation elected Vestry members: Ellen Vadney as Senior Warden,  Annie Sherman as  Jr. Warden, Ron Fleming as Treasurer, Cynthia Larned as […]

It was a challenging day for the Volvo Ocean Race teams as they tackled the Around Hong Kong Island Race on Sunday with a generously sized spectator fleet on hand to cheer them on. Light and variable wind shortly after the start allowed the leading boats to break away as they found new wind pressure first. But […]

Team AkzoNobel took the win in the HGC In-Port Race Hong Kong on a challenging afternoon on the waters of Kowloon Bay. The wind during race time was a 6 to 10 knot Easterly, but it was very shifty and puffy, and with a tidal current running on the race course, it was a difficult […]

Gunther Buerman, Founder of the Newport Car Museum, joined Ryan on What’sUpNewp Radio Edition on AM 1540 WADK today to chat about all that’s happening at the Portsmouth Museum and their recent recognition by USA TODAY 10Best as one of the 10 best new attractions in the United States. Also, the Anglo-American Baseball Project has […]

Six Volvo Ocean Race teams will be on the start line of the HGC In-Port Race in Hong Kong on Saturday afternoon. MAPFRE, the overall race leader, is also at the top of the In-Port Race Series leaderboard, with Dongfeng Race Team just one point behind, and Team Brunel completing the current podium. The HGC In-Port Race […]

Tim Towey joined me on the Thursday edition of What’sUpNewp Radio Edition on AM 1540 WADK Newport to discuss all that’s the talk of the tavern down at Midtown Oyster Bar. Conversations and opinions were shared on the probable sale of the Armory on Thames Street, thoughts on the first wave of Newport Jazz Festival […]

Former RI supreme court justice, Robert Flanders, is challenging U.S. senator, Sheldon Whitehouse, in what promises to be a spirited campaign. Flanders, a Republican, sees himself as a centrist who can work across party lines. Bob Flanders joins me on this edition of The Open Forum on AM 1540 WADK.

There are only a few weeks left for individuals and businesses to take advantage of Rhode Island’s Tax Amnesty program, a way for delinquent taxpayers to save money on penalties and interest payment and avoid possible further action from the state. For the state, it is a way to collect some of the more than […]

Our year-round residents revel in the laid-back, slower pace of this season. They know winter is a perfect time for reflection, reading, study, and learning. It is also a time to renew friendships and meet new people at one or more of Newport’s cultural centers’ lectures, films, or seminars. The challenge always is navigating the […]

After a crash with a fishing boat last Friday, Vestas 11th Hour Racing has announced that they have notified Volvo Ocean Race that the team will not participate in the scheduled in-shore racing in Hong Kong and will not participate in Leg 5 of the race from Hong Kong to Guangzhou. The team published the […]

The Volvo Ocean Race will live stream on Twitter the eight remaining In-Port Races from the 2017-18 edition, beginning on Saturday 27 January in Hong Kong. Fans from all around the world will be able to watch the exciting live races and join the real-time conversation via @volvooceanrace on Twitter. In addition to the live In-Port Races, @volvooceanrace will […]

Providence, RI – Nonprofit organizations that serve residents of Newport County’s six cities and towns have until Feb. 15 to apply for $265,000 in grants from the Rhode Island Foundation. “We are focused on serving the unique needs of the people in these communities. Collaborating with partners that have deep roots here gives us the resources and […]

With U.S. traffic congestion costing the average driver $1,400 per year and the U.S. ranked 13th in the world in road quality, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2018’s Best & Worst States to Drive in. To determine the most driver-friendly states in the U.S., WalletHub compared the 50 states across 23 key metrics. […]

Providence, RI –  The Women’s Fund of Rhode Island (WFRI) has announced its 2018 grant cycle.   Since launching its grant program in 2001, WFRI has awarded more than $650,000 to organizations developing innovative programs that seek to promote gender equity and improve the lives of women and girls in RI.  This year, the WFRI […]

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2017 LCV Cities Tour” in Newport from October 21-27, 2017, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Cox cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The following history […]

On Saturday, February 10, 2018, from 10 to 12 PM, the Newport County YMCA’s Twice As Nice Preschool will host an Open House and Ribbon Cutting for our recently renovated facility. Registration for the 2018-2019 School Year will be open to the public during the open house. In 2017, Twice As Nice underwent an extensive remodel […]

All across the United States, schools and communities are going purple to support The Herren Project’s (THP) Purple Initiative Week. THP’s Project Purple Initiative week is a nationwide celebration where communities and schools across the country GO Purple! to help support the mission of THP’s Project Purple Initiative. Ray Davis, Coordinator of Portsmouth Prevention Coalition and a […]

Vestas 11th Hour Racing, what many consider the local team competing in the Volvo Ocean Race, was involved in a collision with another vessel approximately 30 miles from the finish line of Leg 4 in Hong Kong on Friday. Race Control at Volvo Ocean Race headquarters was informed of the incident by the team at […]

This story has been republished, with permission from Kaiser Health News (KHN). Kaiser Health News is a nonprofit news service covering health issues. It is an editorially independent program of the Kaiser Family Foundation that is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente. A government shutdown would have far-reaching effects for public health, including the nation’s response to the […]

Pell Elementary School has been chosen as one of 13 U.S. semifinalists to host a student-led “space chat” with the International Space Station (ISS) during the second half of 2018. This would be the first-ever contact for a Rhode Island public school. Pell submitted a detailed educational proposal in November supporting its bid. “We’re all […]

National Geographic Traveler, the world’s most widely read travel magazine, has included Newport as one of 30 “Cities on the Rise” in the February/March 2018 issue, available now on newsstands and online at www.natgeo.com/bestsmallcities. “We’re thrilled National Geographic Traveler has selected Newport among this remarkable and diverse group of small cities,” said Evan Smith, Discover Newport’s president, and CEO. […]

Clean Ocean Access (COA) hosted two beach cleanups in Portsmouth this past weekend, one at Weaver on Saturday, January 13 and another Sandy Point on Sunday, January 14. The Weaver Cove cleanup had a very successful turnout of 27 volunteers who removed 150 pounds of marine debris from the beach. An additional 20 volunteers attended […]

A $150,000 State Preservation Grant will be used to help repair the roof balustrade at Rosecliff (1902), which was inspired by the balustrade of the Grand Trianon at Versilles. “This is critical funding that will help to save this original and visually important architectural feature of Rosecliff, allowing us to stabilize the crumbling stone and […]

With the economic and societal costs of smoking totaling more than $300 billion a year and rising, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on The Real Cost of Smoking by State. To encourage the estimated 36.5 million tobacco users in the U.S. to kick the dangerous habit, WalletHub calculated the potential monetary losses — […]