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Hands That Rock, a Rhode Island non-profit that uses massage therapy to bring “the magic of music to underserved children,” is holding a fundraiser on Sept. 15, featuring three bands, food, and merchandise signed by many famous bands. Darcy Lynch, the organization’s executive director who also owns Stagehands Massage Therapy that provides massage, chiropractic, and […]

Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is in the beginning stages of planning the reconfiguring of the Pell Bridge Interchange and is currently seeking the public’s opinion on a variety of designs. On WADK 1540AM today, we chatted about the project, its status, how you can provide concerns and feedback, and the eight proposed designs. Representative Lauren […]

The Telly Award-winning series Story in the Public Square will be broadcast in major markets across America beginning September 10, 2018, the show announced on Tuesday. The show has been a fixture since January 2017 on SiriusXM Satellite Radio and in southeastern New England from its flagship TV station, Rhode Island PBS. New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, […]

Newport Public School announced via press release on Tuesday that Rogers High School will hold a Chromebook Distribution Night for all incoming ninth grade students (Class of 2022) and their parents/guardians between 5:00 – 8:00 pm on Monday, August 27, 2018, in the Rogers High School Cafeteria. This Chromebook Distribution Night is mandatory for all incoming freshmen, (Class of […]

We had a lot to get to today on the radio program. I recapped the news and reaction regarding the PawSox announcement on Friday, talked about the very odd story from the weekend where a woman fell from a sailing boat and wasn’t noticed missing for several hours, and hit on things happening this week in […]

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends reopening Conimicut Point Beach in Warwick for swimming based on results from water samples that show bacteria levels within acceptable limits. RIDOH also recommends closing Sandy Point Beach in Portsmouth and Georgiaville Pond in Smithfield for swimming. RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach water quality […]

It was a jam-packed Friday edition of What’sUpNewp Radio on AM 1540 WADK Newport. ~ Michael Friedman joined me to chat about this weekend’s inaugural RI Blues Fest in Cranston. ~ When Aretha Franklin celebrated her birthday at Mohegan Sun on March 23rd, Doug Woolverton was among her backing band. Doug joined me today to chat about that and his show […]

On Friday, July 20, 2018 the Newport Art Museum held its annual summer gala, the Artists’ Ball, the Museum’s largest fundraiser of the year. Over 400 guests danced the night away at the Newport Art Museum’s colorful event. Event co-chairs Anne Baker, Elizabeth Ann Kahane, Molly de Ramel and Steven Richter hosted the evening of […]

Among Rhode Island’s newest and fastest growing industries is medical marijuana, with three medical marijuana compassion centers and over 100 licensed growers across the state. Joining Frank Prosnitz and me today on The Open Forum on AM 1540 WADK Newport were Seth Bock, Owner of Greenleaf Compassion Center of Portsmouth, and Rob Dupont, the Center’s […]

Robert Sylvia and Theresa Santos from the Middletown Town Council joined Frank Prosnitz and me on What’sUpNewp Radio today to chat about Middletown’s 275th Anniversary celebration. Events will take place at Paradise Park from 11 AM to 5 PM & Second Beach from 6 PM to 10 PM including the running of Boyd’s wind grist mill, the Sons […]

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) announced on Wednesday afternoon that they recommend reopening Third Beach in Middletown for swimming based on results from water samples that show bacteria levels within acceptable limits. Third Beach has been closed since August 10th. RIDOH also recommends closing Sandy Point Beach in Portsmouth, Conimicut Point Beach in Warwick, […]

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) has closed 29 beaches across Rhode Island so far this summer for a total of 111 days due to high bacteria counts. Locally, Third Beach has been closed since August 10th for this reason. Today on the radio, we chat about beach closures, high bacteria counts, what it […]

On Saturday, August 18th at noon the Newport County YMCA will be hosting a Doggie Dip with the Potter League for the Animals. The event is a fundraiser to support the Newport County YMCA Potter League Summer Camp. The suggested donation is $10 and this event is open to the entire community. The Newport County […]

“Shamrocks & Seashells,” the 9th Annual Benefit for the Museum of Newport Irish History’s Interpretive Center, will be held Saturday, September 8, at 6:00 p.m. at Easton’s Beach Rotunda Ballroom. Traditional Irish music will be played by “The Exiles,” featuring award-winning Irish step dancer, Kevin T. Doyle. Guests will also enjoy a bagpiper greeting, vintage […]

On this edition of What’sUpNewp Radio on AM 1540 WADK I chat about Victory Day, Washington County Fair, things to do this week, and more. You’ll also hear an interview I previously did with Patti Doyle, Chairwoman from Twin River Management Group, about Newport Grand closing on August 28th.

Medicaid matters in Rhode Island, with one in three Rhode Islanders, served by the program. It’s the subject of a recent Economic Progress Institute Report and the subject of this edition of The Open Forum on WADK (1540 AM). Joining Frank Prosnitz is Linda Katz, chair of the institute’s “Protect Our Healthcare Coalition,” and Carmela […]

Ken Abrams, our fabulous music, arts, and entertainment writer, joined me on this edition of What’sUpNewp Radio to chat about life after the Newport festivals. There’s Rhythm & Roots, Providence Folk Festival, and much more music that is sure to keep you busy from now thru Labor Day. We also hit on Ken’s Six Picks for […]

On this edition of What’sUpNewp Radio, we looked ahead at a few events that are taking place this weekend in Newport. Tim Towey and I were first joined by Jennifer Whelihan from Newport County YMCA, she gave us all the details on this weekend’s Race4Chase at Fort Adams. On Sunday, August 12, 2018, from 10 AM […]

On Sunday, August 12, 2018 from 10AM to 2PM, the Newport County YMCA, Fort Adams Trust and the CMAK Foundation, will host an affordable, family end of summer celebration called “Chasing Summer” at Fort Adams. The event is the celebration of the Y’s Race4Chase Kids Triathlon Program. Every YMCA in Rhode Island will be represented […]

Matthew Gray, a partner in Ragged Island Brewing Company, joined Frank Prosnitz and I on this edition of What’sUpNewp Radio on AM 1540 WADK Newport to chat about the recent news that the brewing company has entered a purchase and sales agreement to by the Garden Shop building and 37-acre Van Hof Nursery property in Portsmouth. […]

The annual Nuit Blanche summer gala for Island Moving Company raised more than $175,000 for the nonprofit organization’s professional dance company, pre-professional afterschool dance training program, and in-school educational programs. Held July 6 at Ronald Lee Fleming’s New York Times featured Bellevue House, approximately 380 guests enjoyed this year’s “Dance is in the Air” Marrakesh […]

Today’s What’sUpNewp Radio ranged from talking about the upcoming visit of the World’s Largest Viking Ship, to Newport Pell Bridge’s 50th Anniversary, to a conversation with Patti Doyle about the future of Newport Grand and the Tiverton Casino. Patti joined me at 1:30 pm (halfway through the program) and chats about the closure of Newport […]

A historical documentary based on the rum runner shoot out of 1929 will be filmed later this year in Newport and across Rhode Island, and will feature the  1920’s Newport Rum Runner “Black Duck”. The dramatized documentary film centers around the life and exploits of Charles Travers who, at age 23, was captain of the […]

Nipun Aggarwal and Karin Kaplan, of Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s Sensors and Sonar Systems Department, and Kristin Giles, of the Platform and Payload Integration Department, have won the Career Communications Group Women of Color Magazine’s Technology Rising Star Award. This annual award program recognizes women who have demonstrated exceptional achievements in the […]

The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) has announced that they will host a 50th Anniversary celebration for the Newport Pell Bridge. Construction on the bridge began on April 5, 1966, and it was officially opened to traffic on June 28, 1969. To mark the bridge’s opening, a dedication ceremony was held presided over […]