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Clean Ocean Access (COA) is entering its 12th year of service – with an exclusive focus on Aquidneck Island. In 2014, COA began cleaning Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge as part of the Marine Debris Solutions Lifecycle Project. This program expanded in 2015 and became part of the larger COA Flexible Cleanup Program, which provides […]

Providence Journal editor Alan Rosenberg joined What’sUpNewp’s Frank Prosnitz on The Open Forum on AM 1540 WADK Newport to talk about the relationship between The Providence Journal and the Newport Daily News, both now owned by Gatehouse; about changes in coverage at the Journal; attack on the free press; and more. Listen to The Open […]

Clean Ocean Access has published their 2008 – 2017 Water Quality Monitoring Summary Report, a result of the Clean Ocean Access year-round citizen science weekly water quality monitoring initiative aimed to directly empower the community to provide monitoring data for use in decision making as part of a sound water quality management plan that includes regular […]

Lila Delman Real Estate has announced the sale of 11 Chartier Circle for $1,016,000. Lila Delman Real Estate was both the listing and selling company. Melanie Delman, President, and Keith Marvelle, Sales Associate, represented the seller. Kate Leonard, Sales Associate, represented the buyer. “LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. Rare beach access to a lovely, quiet, crescent shaped […]

Ten Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport employees — two individuals and eight members of three teams — have won the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers for the Year 2017 Award. Employees won in the following categories: Dr. Jesse Belden, a research […]

This summer, 75 high school students from 27 schools are spending three weeks learning skills relevant to engineering as part of the Undersea Technology Apprentice Program (UTAP) held at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport. The internship program asks students to construct an underwater vehicle that can read instructions underwater and then pick […]

It was officially announced at 10 am on Tuesday that Boston Marathon participants who ran on behalf of more than 260 non-profit organizations raised 36.6 million for charity in 2018, the 122nd year of the historic race. Ashley Wheeler, program manager for the John Hancock Boston Marathon nonprofit program, joined Ryan Belmore to chat about the […]

Lila Delman Real Estate announced the sale of 35 Kay Street in Newport on Tuesday. The home reportedly sold at the full asking price of $1,200,000. Alex Thursby, Sales Associate, represented the buyer. “This is another example of the strength of the Newport market and the demand for the “Top of the Hill” neighborhood,” commented […]

Newport is notable for many things including its sporting traditions, its architecture and its storied history. At the annual professional tournament at the International Tennis Hall of Fame beginning this next week all three of those will be on prominent display as the eyes of the world are upon Newport, particularly during the televised induction […]

There are four ordinance changes regarding parking season, rates, and meters that will go in front of Newport City Council on Wednesday night. I took the show today to discuss and explain those changes recommended by Newport’s City Manager and ask questions from every side on what could soon become the new parking ways across […]

Just a few months off his American Idol run, Colton McGrath, 18 of Assonet, MA,  will appear at The Port Seafood Grille & Bar in Newport on Sunday from 3 pm to 7 pm. Colton joined me on What’s Up Newp Radio Edition on on WADK 1540AM today from 1 pm to 2 pm to chat all about his American Idol journey, his […]

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) announced on Friday afternoon that they recommend the reopening of Peabody’s  Beach in Middletown and Camp Watmough (Holiday Acres Campground) Beach in Glocester for swimming, based on results from water samples that show bacteria levels within acceptable limits. Briar Point Beach in Coventry remains closed, according to Friday’s […]

The Portsmouth Democratic Town Committee, at their monthly meeting on July 5, 2018, unanimously adopted a resolution urging the state Democratic Party to review how general assembly candidates are endorsed and create a plan to improve the process. “The members of the Town Committee expressed their disappointment in the way endorsements were handled by the […]

Brewer Rowe, Tournament Director for the Dell Technologies Hall of Fame Open, joined Tim Towey and me on Thursday on What’sUpNewp Radio Edition on WADK 1540AM from 1 pm to 2 pm. Listen below to hear all about what will be happening, new, and to do during the tournament and at the International Tennis Hall of Fame from July […]

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing Peabody’s Beach in Middletown for swimming because of high bacteria counts. RIDOH also recommends reopening Oakland Beach in Warwick and Echo Lake Campground in Glocester, based on results from water samples that show bacteria levels within acceptable limits. Camp Watmough’s Beach in Glocester, and Briar Point […]

Ron Becker, Co-President of Alliance For A Livable Newport, joined me on Tuesday’s edition of The Open Forum on AM 1540 WADK Newport to chat about their call for questions for political candidates and the work that ALN is doing out there. Alliance For A Livable Newport wants to hear what Newport’s voters are interested […]

Dave McLaughlin, Executive Director of Clean Ocean Access, joined me for 45 minutes on Tuesday’s What’sUpNewp Radio Edition on AM 1540 WADK Newport to chat about this weekend’s Swim To Skim, Clean Ocean Access’s summer initiatives and more. Swim to Skim is a 0.9 mile or 1.5-mile open-water swim through Newport Harbor from Perrotti Park to […]

The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center, serving Newport County, is changing lives one person at a time by offering nutritional, cultural, educational, and social services for people of all ages and cultures. Alyson Novick and Melanie Saunders from the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community  Center joined me on What’sUpNewp Radio Edition on […]

Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. has announced that they will provide financial support to create the Band Booster program, a new initiative for Girls Rock! RI, whose mission is to use music creation and critical thinking to foster empowerment, collaborative relationships and the development of healthy identities in girls, women, trans and gender non-conforming individuals. The Band […]

Emmanuel Church of Newport announced on Monday that they have recently awarded $10,000 in grant funds to help stabilize people’s lives with housing, food security, and employment resources. In 2001 Margit Baum of Newport bequeathed a Fund for Emmanuel Church to distribute to those in need in Newport.   The Reverend Dr. Anita Schell said “ […]

Keen Inc., best known for the Newport sandal designed 15 years ago, has signed on as a sponsor of the Newport Folk Festival. As a sponsor of the festival, which takes place July 27-29, Keen has designed a limited-edition Newport sandal and will donate half of the proceeds to Newport Festivals Foundation’s music education initiatives. […]