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The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) has published a press release in attempt to remind all commercial and private entities that utilize oversized and overweight vehicles about the Authority’s requirements for crossing the Newport Pell and Mount Hope Bridges. Due to ongoing construction on both bridges, RITBA and the Rhode Island State Police […]

‘Boss Lady Of The Week’ Is A Weekly Column That Highlights Empowering, Entrepreneurial and Inspiring Females In Our Community A ballet dancer and business owner, Katie Moorhead has the grace and wisdom of a centennial. If you’re a lover of the arts, you may have seen her as Tiger Lily in the Island Moving Company‘s performance of […]

The Special Legislative Commission to Study Methods for Growing Tourism in the State of Rhode Island Through Coordinated Branding and Marketing Efforts will meet Friday at the Museum of Work and Culture in Woonsocket. The meeting, which is open to the public, is scheduled Friday, Oct. 14, at 10 a.m. at the museum, which is […]

A Saranac Lake, New York company has told multiple media outlets that they hope to bring their pedal powered vehicles, that ride on railroad tracks, to Newport and Aquidneck Island. Rail Explorers, which currently operates a rail bike operation in Delaware and the Adirondacks, told the Adirondack Daily Enterprise on October 6th that they will be ceasing operations […]

House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello and House Oversight Committee Chairwoman Patricia A. Serpa today announced plans to call a joint meeting of the House Oversight Committee and the House Finance Committee Thursday for a hearing on the botched rollout of the state’s new health and human services computer system, the United Health Infrastructure Project (UHIP). […]

There are many things that make Newport a great place to call home. My previous editorials have examined many of these benefits from sunsets to sandy beaches, but today’s is perhaps the most important. When considering all the blessings and resources that Aquidneck Island has to offer, the most superlative of these is our sense […]

The precautionary shellfish harvesting closure announced last week for Narragansett Bay, Mt. Hope Bay, Kickemuit River, Sakonnet River and their tributaries remains in effect until further notice. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced today water samples collected on Sunday, October 9 still show high levels of phytoplankton in the Bay. DEM and […]

Four years after being replaced and sixty years after first opening to the public, the old Sakonnet River Bridge may finally be removed. The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced on Tuesday, October 11th in a press release that it has initiated the process of selecting a contractor to remove the vacant old Sakonnet […]

GE Energy Financial Services, and Citi today announced the closing of tax equity financing on Deepwater Wind’s Block Island Wind Farm, the first offshore wind farm in the United States. “An innovative project takes thoughtful and hard -working partners to navigate all of the ‘first mover’ considerations. We couldn’t have asked for better institutions to […]

Representative William W. O’Brien (D-Dist. 54, North Providence) has announced that he will reintroduce legislation (2016-H 8161) in the upcoming General Assembly session that raises the exemption for the motor vehicle excise tax from $500 to $3,000 for Rhode Island residents. “The citizens of my district and the state are struggling every year to pay […]

In an update to the precautionary shellfish harvesting closure announced on Saturday, October 8th for Narragansett Bay, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced on Sunday, October 9th that shellfishing is also prohibited in all waters of Mt. Hope Bay, Kickemuit River and the Sakonnet River north of a line from Sachuest Point […]

Landings Real Estate Group, a premier real estate development company headquartered in Newport, Rhode Island, is preparing for the revitalization of the property located at 595 Thames Street recently purchased for $1,000,001. What’sUpNewp brought you the news first back on August 13, 2016 that the property had sold. Plans for the property, originally home to […]

Newport’s famed Cliff Walk accounts for over $90 million in direct, indirect and induced annual spending in the City, according to a recent study by the Cliff Walk Commission. In 2015, the Cliff Walk Commission, in a desire to determine what economic impact visitors to the Cliff Walk have on the Rhode Island and Newport […]

Promising plenty of chills and thrills for the whole family, Buttonwood Park Zoo is busy preparing for its annual “Boo at the Zoo” which starts next Friday-Sunday, October 14th-16th from 6:00-9:00 p.m. and then continues the weekends of the 21st–23rd and 28th–30th. The event, sponsored by Bristol County Savings Bank, is an opportunity for families […]

Newport Vineyards CarnEvil is shaping up to be the region’s premiere Halloween event, and tickets are going fast. The vintage carnival-themed bash takes place Friday, October 28th 7-11pm, and will feature a costume contest with prizes, circus sideshows and music. A $75 ticket includes Creepy Cocktail Hour, nosh food, tarot card readings and circus performances. […]

A 326-year old gravestone, which went missing from Newport approximately 37 years ago, was recently returned to Newport after being discovered in a suburban Philadelphia yard . In August of 2016 a suburban Philadelphia homeowner, Stephanie Pallas, was re-landscaping her property when she unearthed a stone that was in the way.  She carefully uncovered the […]

What’sUpNewp and Caleb & Broad Are Coordinating “100 for $100”, An Effort To Rally Local Business Owners To Help Support and Feed Our Hungry Newport County Neighbors. This story was originally published on October 1st, it is updated throughout the day to add businesses and a new total. If you hadn’t heard, the food pantry […]

Cliff the Coyote was finally tranquilized and captured on Wednesday morning near Annandale Road in Newport, according to multiple sources. Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RI DEM) is expected to be released in a undisclosed location off of Aquidneck Island. Due to the an online petition and public outcry for Cliff in September, Councilman Florez asked […]

The team at Newport Vineyards is excited to be in harvest mode. On Sunday, they pressed the Sauvignon Blanc and yesterday inside the winery, they were busy pressing the Cayuga grapes. During harvest season, the wine making team typically starts work at 6am and works well into dinner hours, said Cassandra Earle, Director of Marketing and […]

The Rhode Island Board of Elections has recommended that local cities and towns increase the number of election officials working at their polling places on Nov. 8. The recommendation, which was sent to the 39 municipalities on Sept. 22, calls for an increase in the number officials who check-in voters at the polls, called Supervisors. […]

John Michael Kosterlitz, a professor at Brown University, is among three scientists that has been awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics by The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences  ”for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter” Kosterlitz, J Michael The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in […]

Sam Bradner, a principal of Peregrine Partners LLC will discuss his company’s plans for the future of the four-acre site in the heart of downtown Newport at Friends of the Waterfront’s (FOW) Annual Meeting on Thursday, October 13 at 6 p.m. at Newport Public Library. Peregrine bought the Newport Yachting Center site, home to the […]