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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 — […]

With almost 30 percent of all nonretired adults having no retirement savings or pension, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2018’s Best & Worst States to Retire. To help retirees find a safe, enjoyable and wallet-friendly place to call home, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 41 key metrics. The data set ranges […]

Aquidneck Land Trust (ALT) has announced receipt of a five-acre property located off of Paradise Avenue in Middletown, given by a local couple specifically for the purpose of conservation. The land was gifted in full to the organization in December 2017 by Middletown landowners John and Deborah Warner. The parcel is within the drinking supply […]

According to U.S. News & World Report, approximately 80% of New Year’s Resolutions fail by the second week of February. As many have learned, health and well-being aren’t about a quick fix; it’s a lifestyle. As our destination offers a robust array of health and wellness opportunities, Discover Newport has created Newport Wellness Week, a celebration of mind, body, […]

A North Kingstown man claimed a $50,000 winning Powerball® ticket from the October 11th draw, according to the Rhode Island Lottery. His winning ticket matched four numbers and the Powerball® number to win $50,000. Had he purchased the PowerPlay® feature, his prize would have been multiplied by 2, the PowerPlay® number for that draw, to […]

HEAT WAVE Look for a small increase in people, traffic, and activities around the city’s museums, mansions, and historic sites. A welcome “heat wave” has arrived in Newport County following last week’s snow blast and sub-arctic temperatures. This will be a good week to get out and take advantage of learning opportunities at several history […]

Over an eleven-day period beginning December 27, 2017, Seamen’s Church Institute opened its doors to clients in need as an Overnight Warming Center for ten evenings. This extended Warming Center is unprecedented in the history of Seamen’s, in the past, they have done no more than 3-4 nights, and not consecutively.  This monumental task was […]

Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Bristol towed a buoy that was blocking a portion of the Providence River shipping channel back to its proper position using a Buoy Utility Stern Loading (BUSL) boat on Tuesday. The buoy was knocked off station by ice and was blocking the deep draft channel. The team’s successful repositioning of […]