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Rhode Island’s Office of Energy Resources has announced that the State has been ranked third in the nation for energy efficiency programs and policy, according to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s (ACEEE) 2017 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard. The annual ACEEE State Energy Efficiency Scorecard assesses state policies and programs that improve energy efficiency in […]

In the pre-dawn hours of Sunday morning, alarms were blaring all across Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts and further afield. Why the early wake-up call? The Seventh Annual Citizens Bank Pell Bridge Run! 2,700 runners and walkers of all ages gathered in Jamestown to run across the Claiborne Pell Bridge to Newport at sunrise. Photo Credit: Clancy Creative/Citizens […]

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today an updated schedule for temporary closures of the channel on the Sakonnet River where it passes underneath the old Sakonnet River Bridge in Tiverton and Portsmouth. The closures will now begin on November 13, lasting approximately one month. The initial restrictions were scheduled to being on […]

Over the last 15 years, since enactment of legislation levying fines in Rhode Island for delinquent campaign finance filings, only a small fraction of the fines has been paid, leaving in question the effectiveness of the process. There appears to be little incentive for delinquent filers to make good on the fines, or even a […]

To the editor: I have introduced a resolution for consideration at tonight’s City Council meeting, asking the City administration to explore the feasibility of expanded recreational offerings in the north part of the City.   The intention of this resolution is to lay the groundwork for improved recreational opportunities and activities, to be ready for […]

Time for a new part-time gig, new full-time job or a new career? Start your job search right here, there are more than 100 businesses hiring right now in Newport. Hiring? Post a job, it will be included in our Featured Jobs and more. Featured Jobs IYRS – Development Associate – IYRSJames L. Maher Center – Direct Support Professional […]

“Providence needs a tax revolt.” I first saw this statement on a sign on Smith Street years ago. It was erected on the property of a good businessman, who had spent almost two decades honorably serving the community of Smith Hill. Years later, he is gone, but the statement remains true. We need a revolt, […]

C-SPAN has spent this last full week of October filming for their popular series “C-SPAN Cities Tour” in Newport. C-SPAN’s Cities Tour has been filming and interviewing local figures at Fort Adams State Park, Eisenhower House, Hammersmith Farm, Rosecliff and Newport Historical Society, according to the tours official Twitter Account. The specially outfitted C-SPAN Local Content […]

Dawn Euer, Newport County’s newest State Senator, and the three women who represent Newport County in the General Assembly will be guests at a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters, Newport County on October 30 in the Program Room of the Newport Public Library from 6:00 to 7:30 pm. Senator Dawn Euer (District […]

The Preservation Society of Newport County is looking for an Associate to support the Human Resources team with full scope HR responsibilities including recruiting, performance management, systems/processes, reporting, compliance and administrative duties. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated self-starter. The candidate will have the chance to work across departments and interact with members […]

Panelists representing diverse walks of life – including the law enforcement and immigrant communities – will lead a discussion, “Uniting Not Dividing: Exploring the Roots of the Divide Between Police and Communities” at 7 pm on Tuesday, Oct. 24 in the Bazarsky Lecture Hall at Salve Regina University. The panel discussion, one of many Multicultural […]

Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International Realty has announced that 9 Kempton Place in Little Compton has sold for $2,595,000. According to data from the Rhode Island Statewide Multiple Listing Service, this is the second highest sale in Little Compton so far this year. The sellers of this ocean-side home were represented by Cherry Arnold, Sales Associate with Mott […]

Dr. Jon Marcoux, professor of cultural and historic preservation at Salve Regina University, will conduct a ground-penetrating radar demonstration at Tower Hill Cemetery in South Kingstown on Saturday, Oct. 21, from 1 – 3 p.m. Marcoux and representatives from the South County History Center will be on hand to discuss the cemetery’s headstones and Tower […]

Local Scouts were honored at the Narraganset Council, Boy Scouts of America traditional “Gathering of Eagles” event at the Rhode Island State House on Tuesday. The annual event recognized Scouts who have received the Eagle Scout award in the last three years within the Council, with an emphasis on those who received the award this past […]

During the 2017-2018 academic year, high school sophomores have the chance to enter a unique essay competition sponsored by the Newport Historical Society. This writing contest, entitled Big Ideas for a Changing World, asks students to explore the question, “What is happening now in your community, or what could be happening, that has the power to […]

Bad news for those who frequently visit Subway in downtown Newport, their restaurant at 359 Thames Street has apparently closed. As of October 16th, the lower Thames Street franchised restaurant has been closed and the windows have been covered with tarps – preventing anyone from seeing what is happening on the inside. The location has […]

SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, Rhode Island’s Official Sailing Education Vessel homeported in Newport, R.I. is back safe at her berth at Fort Adams State Park after an incident that left her disabled in inner Newport Harbor. On the evening of Sunday, October 15, the 200-foot Perry, with 12 crewmembers aboard, was moving under diesel power from Bowen’s Wharf – where it […]

An expert consultant for Salve Regina’s faculty and community partners learning communities will present “Hip Hop, Campus-Community Collaboration and the Old White Guy Professor” at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 18 in Bazarsky Lecture Hall, located in O’Hare Academic Center. Free and open to the public, the presentation will be given by Randy Stoecker, professor […]

The Newport Spring Leadership Committee and the design team, headed by L+A Landscape Architecture of Newport, RI, will be conducting a public information update meeting on October 19, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. at the Newport Public Library Program Room to present the Historic Newport Town Spring project’s progress-to-date and ongoing developments including the scheduled site […]

Happy National Energy Awareness Month! With New York City recently announcing its three-year plan to uphold the Paris climate accord, the first among nearly 250 U.S. cities that pledged to do so, the personal-finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2017’s Most & Least Energy-Efficient States. To gauge the financial impact of doing more with […]

Coast Guard Station Castle Hill is providing a safety zone in Newport Harbor after the Tall Ship SSV Oliver Hazard Perry lost power and hit multiple other boats before grounding near Perrotti Park on Sunday evening, according to a press release from Coast Guard Station Castle Hill. The SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, an educational tall ship […]

Miki Ohlsen, Artistic Director of Island Moving Company (IMC), has chosen former IMC dancer Danielle Genest to fill the role of Associate Artistic Director starting immediately. A Jamestown native, Genest began her dancing career at the age of three at the Newport Academy of Ballet and went on to dance with the Hartford Ballet, Janusphere […]

Here is a rundown of the open houses this weekend in Newport, Portsmouth, and Middletown. Buy a house, stay a while! Newport 9 Cliff Ave. (Pictured Above) Price: $1,535,0001,859 sq. ft.4 BD/4+ BAPresented by: Lizbeth KirwinBrokered by: LILA DELMAN REAL ESTATESaturday from 12 pm to 2 pm 37 1/2 Thurston Ave. Price: $1,535,0002,080 sq. ft.4 BD/2+ BAPresented by: LOU UPHAMBrokered […]

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation’s next rapid bridge replacement is the Tefft Hill Trail Bridge on I-95 in Exeter. Starting tonight, RIDOT will need to close a portion of I-95 North for 56 hours to complete the work. This approach will save nearly $1 million and four months of delays as compared with traditional construction […]