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More than 50,907 separate individuals read stories on whatsupnewp.com during the past 31 days, according to Google Analytics statistics, and their most favored stories constitute What’sUpNewp’s top (or most-read) stories of  December 2016. These choices were settled by our readers, who voted with their eyes and whose opinion matters most. 10. Your Suggestions: Future Of […]

(Photo by Larry Hart Bettencourt) Before you know it New Year’s Day will be here and area “polar bears” will be making their annual plunge into the frigid waters off Easton’s Beach. While taking a dip in near-freezing water might not necessarily benefit your health, this is certainly a party with a purpose and worth doing. […]

Craft Beer Corner is a regular column on What’sUpNewp, it is sponsored by The Wharf Pub. Each story is written by Sarah Fimple, Beverage Manager of The Wharf Pub. As the holiday season and 2016 ends, so does a lot of great seasonal beer. We at The Wharf Pub have had everything from Barrel Aged […]

When I sat down to write this editorial, I honestly had no clue where to start. For many of us, this past year has been a whirlwind, to say the least. Personally, 2016 was a year that marked a lot of change in my life, both good and bad. I was able to travel and […]

Unsurprisingly, the majority of the most-read stories on What’sUpNewp this year were fires, accidents and breaking news. Despite readers flocking to our site to find out the latest during breaking news, numbers show that our readers really enjoy events, brunch, dining and counting on us to point them in the right direction on what events, […]

At 1:30 p.m., a heavy show snow squall was along a line from near Wellesley to Bellingham in Massachusetts and Foster Rhode Island to just north of Hartford Connecticut, according to the National Weather Service. This snow squall will “This snow squall will briefly reduce visibilities to less than a quarter of a mile and […]

The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for all of Rhode Island, the Advisory is in effect from 7 p.m. on Thursday evening until 6 a.m. on Friday morning. Winds will blow 20 to 30 mph out of the west, with gusts up to 50 p.m. The National Weather Service forecast for Newport […]

A Tiverton man claimed a winning $50,000 PowerBall ticket from the December 21st drawing, according to the Rhode Island Lottery. The ticket was purchased for last Wednesday’s drawing and remained unclaimed until December 24th. The winner learned he won when he went to the store to play PowerBall for the Christmas Eve draw. When he […]

More than a decade ago the Newport Historical Society (NHS) began what is now an endowed program to bring young history scholars to the NHS each summer for research and training in the public side of history practice. The Buchanan-Burnham Summer Internship, funded by Helen Buchanan and Richard and Fanchon (Monty) Burnham, was visionary on […]

Sinclair Broadcast Group, the parent company of WJAR TV Channel 10 in Rhode Island, has vehemently denied allegations that they provided then presidential candidate, now president-elect Donald Trump with preferential treatment in interviews on several of their local affiliates. Politico and other media outlets reported that Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, told a business group at […]

A $50,000 PowerBall ticket was sold in Newport County for Wednesday night’s drawing. The winning ticket, which was sold in Tiverton, matched four numbers and the PowerBall number to win $50,000. The winner did not purchase the PowerPlay feature, which would have multiplied the prize by 5, the PowerPlay number for Wednesday night’s draw, to […]

As Newport welcomes the New Year, fireworks will be bursting in air. A private wedding, scheduled to take place at Belle Mer on Goat Island on December 31st, has plans to host a firework display as the clock hits midnight. Atlas PyroVision Entertainment Group will shoot off the fireworks somewhere between 11:59 p.m. – 12:15 a.m. […]

The owner of Middletown’s Bridge to Fitness, athletic facility at 951 Aquidneck Avenue accepts a dare to dress up as an elf all day on December 19th to raise contributions benefitting the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center Holiday drive.   Over $3,000 was raised for the MLK Jr. Center located at 20 Dr. Marcus […]

Panera Bread Newport, located at 49 Long Wharf North, is doing its part to make the holidays brighter for local families by collecting toys for 10 children served by Children’s Friend based in Providence Rhode Island. The toys were collected by Panera employees and customers and delivered by Newport Panera Bread General Manager Danielle Natale […]

More than 160 7th graders from Thompson Middle School traveled to the Newport Art Museum on December 19, to explore the Museum and learn about the life and career of esteemed architect Richard Morris Hunt, designer of the Historic N.A. Griswold House. This is the fourth year that the Art Department of the Newport Public […]

Soon after beginning their cleanup of a fume-filled tanker car at an Omaha, Neb., rail maintenance yard, Adrian LaPour and Dallas Foulk were dead. An explosion that April 2015 afternoon trapped LaPour in a flash fire inside the car and hurled Foulk out the top to his death. Six months later their employer, Nebraska Railcar […]

While some legislators and city and town officials from Providence to Newport explore ways to curb panhandling in Rhode Island, many of you, in a WhatsUpNewp and WhatsUpRhode Island poll, have made it clear that you want to see panhandlers disappear from city and town street corners. Overwhelmingly you said that panhandlers pose a safety […]

The parent company of WJAR TV (Channel 10) in Providence, Sinclair Broadcasting Group, reportedly made a deal with Donald Trump’s presidential campaign that resulted in greater access to the candidate in exchange to broadcast the interviews without commentary. This is not unusual for the broadcasting group, which is described as conservative and which was apparently […]

Most Rhode Island residents are waking up to balmy temperatures this morning, but the National Weather Service warns that temperatures will drop and roads may become dangerous. Temperatures will drop quickly below freezing behind a cold front forecast to sweep Southern New England later today into tonight. Such a quick drop in temperatures will cause […]

A few inches of snow overnight has resulted in a few communities across Rhode Island issuing parking bans, and a few schools and churches to adjust their schedules. In Newport, roads will be slippery this morning with rain and ice are in the forecast. Here is a list of the most recent closings, delays and […]

In the season of giving, Newport Polo invites nonprofit organizations to participate as beneficiaries in the 2nd annual All Charity Day polo match, onSunday, July 16, 2017 at 5pm at the Newport International Polo Grounds, Glen Farm, 250 Linden Lane, Portsmouth, RI. The event is a family and pet-friendly, daytime fundraising opportunity for 501-c-3 organizations, with […]

The East Island Reserve, located at 985 East Main Road, is introducing Newport County travelers to a new way to stay! Nearing completion of phase one of construction, the 36 unit boutique style lodging facility is now accepting reservations for 2017.  The property will be managed by Vacation Newport, a division of Newport-based Landings Real […]