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Captain Richard Bailey, who joined Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island as a board member in 1998 and later served as the founding ship captain, has departed the organization to join the schooner Spirit of South Carolina. His new command, though based in Charleston, South Carolina, is a frequent visitor to Newport and New England waters. Spirit […]

A look at where and why Newport is being mentioned today, locally and around the globe; Note: This is very much a live blog, this story will be updated throughout the day when/if more stories come out regarding Newport. Rhode Island Monthly – Rhode Island Journalists Honored for Diverse ReportingButler Eagle – Researchers hope to find Cook’s […]

Trésor Estate Sales of Newport announces a two-weekend sale at the splendid French-style chateau, “The Orchard,” home of TED creator, Richard Saul Wurman and best-selling novelist, Gloria Nagy. The Greenhouse and Garden Sale is on Saturday, May 14, 9am- 3pm; the Carriage House Contents Sale is on Saturday, May 21 and Sunday May 22, 9am […]

Lila Delman Real Estate International has listed Beavertail Farm House, the historic farmhouse once owned by Philadelphia industrialist Joseph Wharton. Wharton, who established the world’s first collegiate school of business at the University of Pennsylvania, had roots in Jamestown, summering there with his extended family for many decades.   The home was designed by well-known […]

The Special Legislative Commission on Defense Economy Planning will be holding a special meeting on May 11 at 1 p.m. at the Quonset Air National Guard base to introduce the results of the RI National Guard’s economic impact study in conjunction with the National Guard Civic Leader Program. The National Guard Civic Leader Program creates partnerships, inspires […]

St. Georges, where dozens of alumni say they were sexually abused by staff and fellow students, is negotiating possible settlements with lawyers for more than 30 of those victims, according to an email obtained by The Associated Press by NECN and The Providence Journal. An attorney representing people who say they were abused at St. George’s […]

Conservation officers from New Hampshire’s Fish and Game Department and other rescuers were kept busy on Sunday, making three rescues across the state, according to NewHampshire.com. According the story, among the rescues was when “22 volunteers from the Pemigewasset Valley Search and Rescue Team, Lincoln firefighters and conservation officers had to hike 3.8 miles up the […]

A look at where and why Newport is being mentioned today, locally and around the globe; Note: This is very much a live blog, this story will be updated throughout the day when/if more stories come out regarding Newport. Patch – Cocaine Dealer Chats Freely with Police about Selling in NewportThe Forecaster – Repair of Fort Gorges […]

On the eve of McCoy Stadium’s 75th anniversary, the Pawtucket Red Sox will undertake a structural review of the facility, a review that will ultimately determine whether the minor league team remains at McCoy following the 2020 season, or resumes its search for a new home. Assessing the status of the structure is critical in […]

Tune in to The Open Forum with Ryan Belmore every weekday from 12:30pm to 2pm on WADK 1540 AM. Evan Smith, CEO and President of Discover Newport, stopped by the studio today for his monthly chat with me about travel and tourism. Among the topics discussed were cruise ships, ferry service to New York/Providence, craft […]

The Newport County Chamber of Commerce has announced a partnership with Blackstone Caterers as their Women in Business Catering Sponsor. The Women in Business initiative was created to enrich and celebrate the talents and skills of women in business—those who manage people, those who are in a high-level individual contributor role or those who own their […]

On Monday, May 16, 2016 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Representative Daniel P. Reilly (R-District 72 Middletown, Portsmouth) will host a Town Hall Meeting in the Town Council Chambers at Portsmouth Town Hall, located at 2200 East Main Road in Portsmouth. “This will be an open forum for constituents, the public and the media […]

Story developing, this story will be updated as more information is received. 252 of 919 passengers onboard a cruise ship that visited Newport last week have reported being ill upon arriving in Portland, Maine over the weekend. Balmoral has now left the US and is due to arrive in Saint John, New Brunswick later today Fred Olson […]

When Thrillist took into account Newport’s bars, breweries, parks, museums and outdoor activities that you could enjoy in a 3-day getaway, the City-By-The-Sea found themselves among the 25 Best Small Us Cities to Spend The Weekend (published May 6, 2016). Why did the Thrillist team come up with the list? America has a lot of cities. Like, a lot. And […]

Systems Engineering Associates Corporation (SEA CORP) of Middletown, Rhode Island was recently awarded an $800 million, five-year multi-award contract from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) in support of the Electromagnetic Maneuver, Command and Control (EMC2) program. This effort will focus on science and technology to enable a next generation of integrated, multifunction Radio Frequency […]

All Saints STEAM Academy, Middletown RI will made history today when they became the first Rhode Island school to chat with International Space Station. Students from across the state — Providence, Greenville, Barrington, Jamestown, and Aquidneck Island asked Astronaut Jeff Williams (veteran NASA astronaut, with RI connections – 1996 graduate of the Newport Naval War College, 2007 […]