Meet your new best friend, Maggie May– this week’s Adoptable Pet of the Week! The Potter League for Animals shares on their website that Maggie May is a 9-year-old female Shepherd/Mix. Maggie May is considered a medium-sized dog, weighing in at between 20 and 59 pounds. Here’s what else Potter League for Animals has to […]
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Newport City Council will host its next Regular Council Meeting on May 11, here’s a look at what’s on their docket
Newport City Council will host its next Regular Council Meeting on Wednesday, May 11 at 6:30 pm. Here’s a first look at what’s on their docket, the agenda with supporting attachments will be posted on the City’s website in the coming days. CITY OF NEWPORT DOCKET FOR A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MAY 11, 2022 The […]
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Weather Forecast for Friday, May 6
According to the latest forecast from the National Weather Service, today we have a chance to see some showers, with a high near 60 degrees. 7 Day Forecast The following is the National Weather Service 7-day weather forecast, centered on Newport State Airport; Today: A chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near […]
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New reparations focus: Black enclaves lost to development
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Terrell Osborne knows well what happens when urban renewal comes to communities of color. Terrell Osborne, of Providence, R.I., speaks during an interview, Monday, April 11, 2022, while visiting an apartment complex built where his childhood home once stood, in what was then known as the […]
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Concert to be held for Newport County on Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Day
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center (MLKCC) today announced a free community event to celebrate the Imagination Library on Sunday, May 22, 2022, from 11:00 am to 1:00 p. at the Rodger’s Recreation Center at Salve Regina University. The event features a concert with the Toe Jam Puppet Band, Refreshments will be provided […]
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British nobility brings “Downton Abbey” to Newport
NEWPORT, R.I. – The Preservation of Newport County will welcome British nobility on June 23 when it hosts The Right Honorable Countess of Carnarvon, the owner and creative mind behind the resurgence of Highclere Castle, known to millions around the world as the iconic estate of “Downton Abbey.” The 8th and current Countess of Carnarvon […]
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Girls on the Run Rhode Island will host the Girls on the Run 5K & 1 Mile Family Fun Run in Bristol on May 22
Girls on the Run Rhode Island today announced that it will host its 5K event on May 22, 2022, at Colt State Park. Girls on the Run is a physical activity-based, positive youth development program for girls in 3rd through 8th grade that focuses on social-emotional learning, mental well-being, and physical activity. During the program, girls participate […]
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Cox celebrates National Nurses Day by recognizing nurses with $1,000 prizes
Everyday, nurses go to work facing unknown challenges. Despite the unpredictability of their jobs, nurses are accustomed to dealing with the unexpected – but even the most seasoned nurses likely weren’t expecting to face a pandemic in addition to their daily duties. That’s why Cox Communications decided to enlist the support of the community to […]
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Top 25 LGBTQ+ films, according to critics
Queer representation in film was, for a long time, limited to villains, perverts, or characters who met violent or tragic ends by the conclusion of the story. But the narrative is beginning to flip. Over the past several decades, LGBTQ+ characters have seen increased representation—and better representation—than ever before. While independent productions have historically pioneered […]
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House OKs Rep. Donovan’s bill to protect donors of feminine hygiene products from liability
STATE HOUSE – The House of Representatives today approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Susan R. Donovan to provide legal protection to those who donate feminine hygiene products. “There are tens of thousands of women in this state who struggle to afford the necessity of feminine hygiene products. They are expensive, they aren’t covered by SNAP, […]
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Newport man wins $40,000 playing Rhode Island Lottery’s ‘Rhode Island Super Loteria’
Just in time for Cinco de Mayo, a man from Newport won $40,000 playing the “Rhode Island Super Loteria” Instant Game, according to the Rhode Island Lottery. The man, who wasn’t identified, told Rhode Island Lottery that he and his wife will use the money towards a honeymoon, as they got married during the COVID-19 pandemic, and […]
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Herring industry to get $11M to cope with fishery disaster
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The federal government is giving the Atlantic herring fishing industry in four states more than $11 million to cope with instability in the fishery. A scientific assessment in 2020 found that herring are overfished, and quotas for the fish were reduced dramatically. The federal government declared a “fishery disaster,” which cleared the […]
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Counties with highest COVID-19 infection rates in Rhode Island
The vaccine deployment in December 2020 signaled a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of May 2021, 40% of the U.S. population was fully vaccinated. But as vaccination rates lagged over the summer, new surges of COVID-19 came, including Delta in the summer of 2021, and now the Omicron variant, which comprises […]
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Ticket Giveaway: Barry Goudreau’s Engine Room to play Courthouse Center Friday, May 6
Some familiar voices in rock and roll are coming to the Courthouse Center for the Arts in West Kingston Friday, May 6. Barry Goudreau’s Engine Room featuring Barry Goudreau, formerly of the legendary band Boston, will be joined by Brian Maes and Tim Archibald (formerly of Peter Wolf Band), Tony DiPietro, Mary Beth Maes, Joanie […]
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SWAT Team Members from East Providence to run BankNewport 10 Miler for charity
The Annual BankNewport 10 Miler, scheduled for June 5th, 2022, expects more than 2,000 runners to take on the streets of Newport. Two of those participants will be officers from the East Providence Police Department, running in full tactical gear and as part of efforts to raise funds for the nonprofit, Cops for Kids with […]
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John Clarke Senior Living designated as Blue Cross Blue Shield Safe Zone
John Clarke Senior Living this week announced that they have been certified as a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island LGBTQ Safe Zone. The certification comes after John Clarke staff and management received training from SAGE an advocacy agency for LGBTQ elders. “We are so honored to have been awarded this certification. It is important […]
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Experts rank the best US presidents of all time
Since George Washington was sworn in as the country’s first president in 1789, his presidential successors have made many integral and difficult decisions to help shape this country. Civil and international wars, economic crises, and deep-rooted bigotry are just a few major installments our presidents have had to tackle. It’s common to debate the efficacy, […]
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Newport County Weather Forecast for Thursday, May 5
According to the latest forecast from the National Weather Service, today it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 65 degrees. 7 Day Forecast The following is the National Weather Service 7-day weather forecast, centered on Newport State Airport; Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. North wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south […]
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Ward, Walsh hit HRs in Angels’ 6-run 10th, beat Red Sox 10-5
By MAUREEN MULLEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels scored six runs in the 10th inning, including a two-run homer by Taylor Ward and a three-run shot from Jared Walsh, for a 10-5 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night. Los Angeles Angels’ Taylor Ward runs the bases on a […]
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Newport School Superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain joins What’sUpNewp for a live virtual video conversation on Thursday
With school unification on the table, a city budget nearing approval, and reports nationally that students are still struggling to make up for lost learning as a result of the pandemic – well, we have a few things to talk about with Newport School Superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain when she joins WhatsUpNewp tomorrow (Thursday) at […]
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Mayor Napolitano: Newport/Middletown moving forward with school unification
“We’re going to make it work.” Those are the words of Newport Mayor Jeanne Marie Napolitano in anticipation of both the Newport and Middletown Councils agreeing to a plan to “unify” the school systems, and then seek voter approval in November. The Newport City Council and School Committee are meeting tomorrow (Thursday) in executive session […]
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Westerly/Wakefield homeless shelters combine
Westerly’s WARM Center, which has been serving the homeless population in Rhode Island’s Washington County for nearly 35 years, has bought Welcome House in Wakefield, a similar organization that had been struggling financially over the last few years. The WARM Center, which has 19 emergency shelter beds for the homeless, adds Welcome House’s 17 units, […]
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New Englanders support more offshore wind power – just don’t send it to New York
David Bidwell, University of Rhode Island; Jeremy Firestone, University of Delaware, and Michael Ferguson, University of New Hampshire In Rhode Island, home to the first offshore wind farm in the U.S., most people support expanding offshore wind power – with one important caveat. Our research shows they’re less likely to support a wind power project […]
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RentReliefRI Clinic, Community Resource Fair to be held at CCRI’s Newport Campus on May 14
The Governor’s Department of Community Affairs and Outreach, RI Housing, the Rhode Island Department of Health, and the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) today announced that they will host a RentReliefRI clinic, vaccine/booster clinic, and community resource fair at CCRI’s Newport Campus on Saturday, May 14, 10 am – 2 p.m. The event is […]
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Rhode Island Supreme Court decision upholds abortion law
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a 2019 state law that protects abortion rights in the state when it rejected a legal challenge to a lower court’s decision. The decision came just two days after a U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion was leaked suggesting that a majority of the justices are […]