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This past June, I attended my five-year reunion for Providence College.  It was a nostalgic event to say the least as I was reunited with classmates I had not seen in years.  Our accommodations for the weekend were our old dorm rooms and once we had everyone back together, it was like nothing had changed […]

Fortress Of Nightmares, Newport’s premier haunted attraction, will return to Fort Adams State Park on October 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 28th, 29th and 30th. The event is scheduled to take place nightly from 7pm-10pm. Fortress of Nightmares is a fundraiser to benefit The Fort Adams Trust, a 501c3 nonprofit organization. Each haunt season, The Fort Adams Trust […]

The Tropical Storm Warning that was in effect for Newport County over the last 24 hours has been cancelled by the National Weather Service. The National Weather Service issued the cancellation of the Tropical Storm Warning at 11.am. The forecast for the remainder of the day calls for a chance of showers with patchy fog possible […]

Three children and at least five police officers were hospitalized after a fire broke out inside a home at 566 East Main Road in Middletown just after midnight on Monday. Chief Deputy John Dean of the State Fire Marshal’s Office tells WJAR that “Middletown police officers arrived first and rescued two children from the first […]

A Tropical Storm Warning is now in effect for Newport as Tropical Storm Hermine approaches Southern New England. Source: U.S. National Weather Service Tropical Storm Warning HERMINE LOCAL WATCH/WARNING STATEMENT/ADVISORY NUMBER 32 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA AL092016 513 AM EDT MON SEP 5 2016 RIZ007-051715- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NEWPORT RI- 513 AM EDT MON SEP 5 […]

The Coast Guard searched for what may be a person in the water off the coast of Newport on Sunday. At about about 8:50 a.m., a local fishing vessel notified authorities of a unmanned adrift 8-foot red kayak and nearby paddle in the vicinity of Gooseberry Island, R.I. A Newport Fire Department crewmember notified Coast Guard watchstanders who […]

Another Labor Day weekend has arrived and just as much as you can count on it being a long-weekend, you can count on the Newport Firefighters to be out on the streets holding their annual ‘Fill The Boot’ fundraiser the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). As is customary, Firefighters will be out collecting donations over the […]

Tropical Storm Hermine, which pummeled Florida and southern states as a hurricane turned tropical storm, is headed up the East Coast. Atlantic Coast states are bracing for strong winds and significant rain and possible flooding, according to numerous reports. Weather forecasters this morning were including Rhode Island’s Watch Hill (Westerly) area among those that could […]

A daily round-up of what’s happening, new and to do in and around Rhode Island. Tropical Storm Hermine threatens Rhode Island’s south coast Tropical Storm Hermine, which pummeled Florida and southern states as a hurricane turned tropical storm, is headed up the East Coast. Atlantic Coast states are bracing for strong winds and significant rain […]

If you were among the few unlucky ones to miss Newport Naval Station’s Salute To Summer & Firework Display on August 27th, you’re in luck….kind of. While there won’t be live music or a big public gathering this time around, anyone in Newport on Saturday, September 3rd will have the opportunity to enjoy a possible […]

Looking to buy a new house? Check out these open houses near Boston this weekend to see what Aquidneck Island living is all about. All listings via www.riliving.com. Newport  28 NARRAGANSETT AV Newport, RI / 02840 Price Change $319,000 MLS# 1126694 Type: Condo Complex Name: NARRAGANSETT CONDOS Beds: 3 Beds Baths: 1 Full / 0 Half […]

On Tuesday September 6th, Salve Regina University’s full-time college freshmen who make up the Class of 2020 will gather for Convocation, a traditional ceremony to formally welcome them to their new home for the next four years and officially kick-off the 2016-2017 academic year. The public ceremony will begin at 3 p.m. on the lawn […]

Rhode Island News Briefs, Sept. 2, 2016 Westerly Hospital affiliation with Yale New Haven Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin and Health Director Nicole Alexander-Scott have approved transferring control of Westerly Hospital to Yale-New Haven Health Services. The approval comes amid mounting losses by Westerly Hospital and its parent, Lawrence and Memorial Hospital of New […]

Frank Antonio Hair & Makeup sends MLK Center Kids back to school in style Twenty children and their grateful parents enjoyed an afternoon of pampering at Frank Antonio Hair & Makeup, thanks to the generosity of salon co-owners Frank Barbosa and Antonio Aponte. The children were treated to complimentary haircuts and styling just in time […]

I had originally planned to write a different article this week but a series of events that occurred over the past few days changed my initial direction.  With so much negativity in the press, it is easy to forget about all the good that surrounds us on a daily basis. The current state of American […]

There was a new report issued on Thursday via an independent investigaor looking at sexual abuse at St. George’s School, the investigation details widespread abuse at the Middletown boarding school during the 1970’s – 80’s. Michelle Smith reports for the Associated Press on September 1st that “Among the findings is that at least one in five […]

RITBA undertook an immediate and thorough inspection of the Sakonnet River Bridge following Monday’s incident. The Authority has reported that the bridge is safe and sustained no structural damage. The inspection did find some minor cosmetic issues which will be repaired. The cost of the cosmetic repairs will be less than $50,000 and the Authority […]

It’s been just about 4 1/2 years since Rob Ianelli and crew launched What’sUpNewp in March of 2012, the latest site that was a part of a network of sites that was launched to “change the way young taste makers live, travel and interact with one another.” Our site may cover things that it didn’t back then, […]

A round-up of what’s happening, new and to do in and around Rhode Island right now. Rhode Island economy slowing Last April, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council was suggesting that the Rhode Island economy was growing – not robustly – but growing at a rate slightly faster than the region. That, according to the […]

The driver of a moped involved in a car (truck) vs moped crash in the area of 175 West Main Road in Middletown was transported to Rhode Island Hospital via Boston Medflight 1 on Wednesday afternoon. A Middletown Rescue transferred the patient to the helicopter, which landed at J. Paul Braga Jr. Memorial Field in […]

Portsmouth Police Department announced on August 31st that they will begin removing unregistered mooring balls in seven days if corrective action is not taken. Officials have tagged all mooring balls that have no identifying information/are not registered and consider them a hazard to navigation in the waters off Portsmouth. The updated from the Portsmouth Police Department; The […]

Portsmouth Fire Department responded to a serious automobile accident on West Main Road, in the area of King Charles Drive, around 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Incident Command reported it as a head-on accident with two people trapped and requested two helicopters to the scene. Portsmouth Police Departments confirmed that one car was traveling north and crossed […]