IYRS School of Technology & Trades has launched a new Yacht Design program, giving students the chance to train as yacht designers in Newport — one of the world’s foremost centers for sailing, boatbuilding, and marine innovation. The project-based curriculum, led by veteran yacht design educator Roland Saucier, takes students through increasingly complex design projects […]
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Newport Restoration Foundation names Miramar restoration and Bailey’s Beach clubhouse among 2026 Doris Duke Historic Preservation Award honorees
The Newport Restoration Foundation and the City of Newport have announced the honorees for the 20th annual Doris Duke Historic Preservation Awards, recognizing two outstanding preservation projects in Newport County and a lifetime achievement honoree. The ceremony takes place Friday, September 11, at Rough Point. Tom Perkins receives this year’s President’s Award for lifetime excellence […]
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Women’s Resource Center hosts Seaside Celebration fundraiser July 20 at The Bohlin
The Women’s Resource Center will hold its signature summer fundraiser, Seaside Celebration, on Monday, July 20, at 5:30 p.m. at The Bohlin, 20 Commercial Wharf, on Newport Harbor. The event is co-hosted by Elizabeth Leatherman and Susan Sipprelle — the same Susan Sipprelle who recently wrote about RENEWport’s volunteer library program at Pell Elementary — […]
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Rhode Island Foundation is offering three composers $30,000 grants — applications due Aug. 10
Rhode Island composers have until August 10 to apply for $30,000 fellowships from the Rhode Island Foundation, with three grants available to emerging and mid-career musicians looking to advance their work. The grants come through the Foundation’s Robert and Margaret MacColl Johnson Fellowship Fund and are unrestricted — meaning recipients can use the money however […]
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Newport Restoration Foundation brings ‘Keeping History Above Water’ symposium back to Newport for its 10th anniversary
The Newport Restoration Foundation will host the 10th anniversary edition of its nationally recognized Keeping History Above Water symposium in Newport this fall, bringing together historic preservationists, policy planners, and community leaders for three days of sessions, site visits, and hands-on demonstrations. Keeping History Above Water: Looking Back, Moving Forward runs October 21–23 at locations […]
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Rhode Island Beer Club and Foolproof Brewing release Honey Hound to benefit animal rescue league
Rhode Island Beer Club has partnered with Foolproof Brewing Company to create Honey Hound, a limited-edition Honey Kölsch benefiting the Providence Animal Rescue League. The beer will debut Saturday, Aug. 1, from 5 to 9 p.m. at Foolproof Brewing Company in Pawtucket, with a portion of every pint and can sold supporting the rescue league’s […]
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Rogers High School student redesigns Fort Adams ‘Tunnel Rat,’ creates youth scavenger hunt
The Fort Adams Trust has launched a newly designed youth scavenger hunt booklet created in partnership with Rogers High School Career and Technical Center’s Advertising, Design & New Media program. Charlie Johnson, a ninth-grade student at Rogers and a participant in the Newport Area Career and Technical Center, led the redesign of the Fort Adams […]
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Winners crowned at 24th Clagett Regatta and 2026 U.S. Para Sailing Championships
Twenty-five sailors have completed three days of racing at the 24th C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta and 2026 U.S. Para Sailing Championships, capping five days on the water in Newport that began with a two-day coaching clinic. The 13 sailors in the 2.4mR class and six boats in the Martin 16 class […]
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Golfers brave the elements to raise funds for Newport Mental Health
Despite a few passing showers, golfers teed off for the annual Drive for Mental Health Charity Golf Tournament, presented by Horan Building Company, raising funds to support behavioral health and substance use services in Newport County. Held at The Aquidneck Club on June 22, the tournament benefited Newport Mental Health’s Annual Fund. Players embraced the […]
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Little Compton conservationist Abigail Brooks receives Rhode Island’s highest land trust honor
The Rhode Island Land Trust Council has awarded Abigail Brooks of Little Compton the Peter Merritt Award for Land Conservation, the council’s highest honor for volunteer service, recognizing more than two decades of commitment to protecting the land and character of her community. The award was presented at the council’s annual meeting on June 22 […]
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Potter League launches ‘Stars, Stripes & Second Chances’ adoption event as shelter reaches capacity
With its Animal Care & Adoption Center at capacity, the Potter League for Animals has launched its “Stars, Stripes & Second Chances” adoption event, offering 50% off adoption fees for all adult dogs and cats from June 26 through July 2. The discount applies to all adult dogs and cats 6 months and older. The […]
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AARP commits $143,000 in grants to strengthen Rhode Island communities, including Bike Newport
AARP has announced that nine organizations across Rhode Island will receive 2026 Community Challenge grants, including Bike Newport, as part of a national effort to make communities more livable for people of all ages, especially older adults. The grants, totaling $143,000 in Rhode Island, are part of an $8.3 million commitment by AARP nationwide — […]
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Charlie Holder Sr. Memorial race raises $32,000 for Newport County YMCA and MLK Community Center
A rainy start didn’t deter 357 participants from running and walking in the third annual Charlie Holder Sr. Memorial Race on Saturday, May 9, an event that raised $32,000 for two Newport County organizations. This year’s race added a new 10K alongside the 5K run/walk and virtual options. Again presented by BRS Building Company, the […]
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Norman Bird Sanctuary and Salve Regina expand conservation partnership, launch Kiernan Scholars Program
The Norman Bird Sanctuary and Salve Regina University welcomed 75 guests on June 16 for an evening of public engagement and scientific insight, celebrating a growing collaboration that is advancing ecological research and hands-on conservation training on Aquidneck Island. The program featured a lecture by Dr. Jameson Chace and the announcement, by sanctuary Executive Director […]
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Preserve Rhode Island awards $105,000 in historic preservation grants, including four in Newport
Preserve Rhode Island, in partnership with The 1772 Foundation, has awarded about $105,000 in matching grants to 13 nonprofit organizations across the state to support urgent repairs and long-term preservation at some of Rhode Island’s most treasured historic places, including four in Newport. The one-to-one matching grants will fund bricks-and-mortar work at sites ranging from […]
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Music in Middletown summer concert series set to launch July 1
Middletown’s popular Music in Middletown series returns this summer with a slate of free, family-friendly concerts running from July through August at Second Beach and Paradise Valley Park. The season opens Wednesday, July 1, with an America 250 celebration from 6 to 9:15 p.m. at Second Beach, 315 Sachuest Point Road. Hosted by the town’s […]
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Aquidneck Island Robotics team showcases talent at People’s Credit Union
People’s Credit Union recently hosted Aquidneck Island Robotics at its Middletown headquarters, where students showed their appreciation for the sponsor with a hands-on robotics demonstration. Aquidneck Island Robotics, known as AIR, is the largest community-based youth competitive robotics organization in the state. Open to all K-12 students in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts from public, […]
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Newport Polo’s 25th annual gala to benefit five youth-focused charities
The Newport Polo Foundation has announced the five beneficiaries of its 25th annual charity gala, a Great Gatsby-themed affair set for Friday, July 31, at Rosecliff Mansion on Bellevue Avenue. This year’s proceeds will benefit World Pediatrics, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County, TeamFAME, the Newport Historical Society and FabNewport, all organizations focused […]
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People’s Credit Union marks 18th year sponsoring Newport Gulls’ reading program
For the 18th consecutive year, People’s Credit Union has partnered with the Newport Gulls to sponsor the FANatic About Reading Program, which promotes reading among elementary school students on Aquidneck Island. Players on the Gulls, a collegiate summer baseball team, volunteer their time reading books to children in local classrooms. As part of the program, […]
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Sweet Berry Farm withdraws development proposal, weighs smaller-scale plan
Sweet Berry Farm has withdrawn its application for a major development project at its Mitchell’s Lane property and is stepping back to consider a smaller-scale plan, the farm and the Aquidneck Island Land Trust said this week. The farm announced the decision in a statement posted to Facebook on Tuesday, telling supporters it had chosen […]
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Sail Newport to dedicate racing education center in memory of Jason Titunik
Sail Newport will dedicate the building at 60 Fort Adams Drive as the Jason Titunik Racing Education Center in a ceremony Wednesday, June 24, at 2 p.m. The building, located at the sailing center in Fort Adams State Park, was Sail Newport’s original main office and has recently been fully remodeled for use by racing […]
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Bike Newport names Tuni Schartner director of partnerships and philanthropy
Bike Newport has named Tuni Schartner as its new director of partnerships and philanthropy. Schartner brings more than three decades of experience in community building, strategic partnerships, fundraising and organizational growth across Rhode Island’s nonprofit, entrepreneurial, economic development and civic sectors. In her new role, she will lead the organization’s efforts to strengthen philanthropic support, […]
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Arts & Cultural Alliance to honor local artists at Raise Up the Arts event June 24
The Arts & Cultural Alliance of Newport County will hold its annual Raise Up the Arts event Wednesday, June 24, from 6 to 8 p.m. in Easton’s Pavilion, upstairs at the Wyndham Newport Hotel, 240 Aquidneck Ave. The evening features live music, small bites and the presentation of four awards. The Newport String Project will […]
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RWU expands Blue Fellows Program in second year, adds Maine research partner
Roger Williams University has launched the second year of its Blue Fellows Program, expanding the marine research fellowship from seven to 10 students and adding a new research partner in Maine. The program, run through the university’s Center for Economic and Environmental Development, pairs undergraduates with faculty researchers and industry partners working on ocean-based projects […]
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Newport’s Secret Garden Tour returns June 26-28 with a focus on the Point
The Secret Garden Tour returns for its 42nd year June 26-28, opening the gates to 14 private gardens in Newport’s historic Point neighborhood for a series of self-guided walking tours. The tour, which begins at Storer Park near the causeway to Goat Island, features a mix of returning favorites and gardens new to the route, […]