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Tyler’s Two Cents: For My Mother…
It has been roughly three and a half months since I last published an editorial on WhatsUpNewp. In that absence, I spent a month living and working in St. John, came back home to Newport and settled back into my daily routine. While away in the Caribbean, I flirted with the notion of publishing an […]
Home on Winans Avenue in Newport with Spectacular Ocean Views Sells for $2.1 Million
Lila Delman Real Estate International has announced the sale of 25 Winans Avenue in Newport for $2,100,000. Lila Delman Real Estate International was both the listing and the selling company. Kate Leonard, Sales Associate, and Susan Gustavson, Broker Associate, represented the seller, and Kate Leonard facilitated for the buyer. “This sleek contemporary was designed by Architects […]
Resource Recovery Unveils New Website, Recycling Guidelines
Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (Resource Recovery) announce this morning that they have launched a new, redesigned version of its website, www.rirrc.org. Resource Recovery says their new site was built with the busy Rhode Island in mind and features a modern and simplified design, easier navigation, and mobile optimization for easy viewing on any device. […]
Obituary for Lois Irene Abromitis
Lois (Neifert) Abromitis passed away on Friday May 5, 2017 at the Newport Hospital in Newport, RI. Loiswas born November 18, 1925, in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, the only child of Emerson Clinton and Mary Irene (Weaver) Neifert. She grew up in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, graduating from Tamaqua High School in 1943. She attended the University of Michigan […]
Newport Native Honored by Boston Celtics at Playoff Game (Updated)
A Newport, RI native was honored last night (May 10th, 2017) when the Boston Celtics faced off against the Washington Wizards in the NBA Playoffs. James O’Connell, MD Dr. James O’Connell was honored during the game as a Hero Among Us by Massachusetts State Lottery and the Boston Celtics. T O’Connell, a native of Newport, was born […]
Newport Wins $400,000 Grant in Rhode Island Working Cities Challenge Competition
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President and CEO Eric Rosengren and Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo have announced that Cranston, Newport, and Providence won the Fed’s Working Cities Challenge, a competition for Rhode Island communities to improve the lives of low- and moderate-income residents. The program officially launched in Rhode Island in 2015 with state, […]
Tickets on Sale Now for ‘Au Courant’ Benefit for Child & Family
Child & Family has announced that tickets are now on sale for its signature benefit event, Au Courant. The hottest event of the summer returns to the runway on Friday, June 16th at 7:00 pm at historic Fort Adams in Newport. Proceeds will support programs that strengthen the fabric of families in Newport County and […]
Newport’s Daffodil Festival Raises $33,000 for Free Bulb Give-Away And Planting This Fall
Three fund-raising events during the 4th Annual Newport Daffodil Days Festival raised over $33,000 for Daffodillion’s annual free bulb give-away at Easton’s Beach on October 14th and for planting by the city and volunteers this fall, according to festival organizers. Additional proceeds will go to the Tree Society’s Heritage Tree program, part of Newport’s Arboretum. […]