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A North Kingstown man claimed a $50,000 winning Powerball® ticket from the October 11th draw, according to the Rhode Island Lottery. His winning ticket matched four numbers and the Powerball® number to win $50,000. Had he purchased the PowerPlay® feature, his prize would have been multiplied by 2, the PowerPlay® number for that draw, to […]

HEAT WAVE Look for a small increase in people, traffic, and activities around the city’s museums, mansions, and historic sites. A welcome “heat wave” has arrived in Newport County following last week’s snow blast and sub-arctic temperatures. This will be a good week to get out and take advantage of learning opportunities at several history […]

Over an eleven-day period beginning December 27, 2017, Seamen’s Church Institute opened its doors to clients in need as an Overnight Warming Center for ten evenings. This extended Warming Center is unprecedented in the history of Seamen’s, in the past, they have done no more than 3-4 nights, and not consecutively.  This monumental task was […]

Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Bristol towed a buoy that was blocking a portion of the Providence River shipping channel back to its proper position using a Buoy Utility Stern Loading (BUSL) boat on Tuesday. The buoy was knocked off station by ice and was blocking the deep draft channel. The team’s successful repositioning of […]

The Race Village at the 2018 Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover will open four months from today at Fort Adams State Park. Brad Read, Executive Director of Sail Newport, joined me today on What’sUpNewp Radio Edition on AM 1540 WADK Newport to preview the Stopover and to let us know all that’s happening, new and […]

The following is a new weekly column about upcoming events, exhibitions, personnel, jobs, and associated topics relating to the tour guide and greeter industry in Newport County. This column is written by Kenneth Proudfoot, Author of The Official 2018 Newport Tour Guides & Greeters Handbook. The Official 2018 Newport Tour Guides & Greeters Handbook is a fully-illustrated handbook […]

Rhode Island Lt. Governor Dan McKee is calling on the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to rollback National Grid’s electricity rates, after Congressional approval of a federal corporate tax rate cut from 35 percent to 21 percent. In August, National Grid received permission from the PUC to raise winter electricity rates from 6.3 cents […]

After a nationwide search, Island Moving Company (IMC) announced today that they have named Edward McPherson, a professional ballet dancer and Education and Program Coordinator for Midland County Public Libraries in Midland, Texas to succeed outgoing executive director Dominique Alfandre. IMC is a classically trained contemporary ballet company and Alfandre has successfully led the non-profit […]

Here’s the latest on the winter storm; This story will be updated as more information and forecasts are updated. Latest National Weather Service Forecast  Tonight – Scattered snow showers, mainly before 9pm. Areas of blowing snow before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as -1. Windy, with a west […]

The National Weather Service  (NWS) in Taunton has reviewed the observations from the winter storm that affected our region today. NWS has determined that the only official reporting site that met blizzard criteria was Block Island, RI (BID). The definition of a blizzard is that falling and/or blowing snow reduces visibility to below 1/4 mile […]

For more than 15 years, Save The Bay – Narragansett Bay seal tours and nature cruises have been proof that summer isn’t the only time to enjoy the Bay. Cindy Sabato, Director of Communications for Save The Bay, joined me on What’sUpNewp Radio Edition on AM 1540 WADK on Tuesday, January 2nd to chat about seal tours, […]

Bluewater, the world leader in delivering crucial water purification solutions for homes and businesses, will provide high quality, safe to use, drinking water to visitors at Race Villages in Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Auckland, Itajaí, Newport, Cardiff, Gothenburg and The Hague. The on-demand drinking water is free of contaminants such as micro-plastics, chemicals, pharmaceutical byproducts and […]

Newport Fire Department responded to a report of a fire outside of 419 Broadway in Newport around 5:30 pm on Tuesday evening. Upon arrival, responding units reported a fire near the electric panel outside of the house. Within minutes, the fire quickly spread to engulf all three floors of the apartment building. According to reports, everyone in […]

 College students with a yen for adventure have until January 12th to apply for fellowships through the Michael P. Metcalf Memorial Fund at the Rhode Island Foundation. The Foundation will give Rhode Island residents up to $7,000 to pursue self-designed enrichment projects that include travel. Over the years, the fund has awarded fellowships to more than 100 […]

Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) has announced 15 student winners in the 2017 Sixteen on Center Art & Writing Contest, held annually to promote the importance and value of a healthy environment to local youth. Students at Aquidneck Island schools were invited to enter artwork of their favorite local vistas, or written work in prose or […]

Friends of Ballard Park is hosting a guided hike on Saturday, January 13th from 10 am to 11 am. Staff from Friends of Ballard Park will share information about the site’s history and its unique features, including a vernal pond, quarry meadow and woodland forest as the group walks a little over one mile of trail. […]

Overall Volvo Ocean Race leader MAPFRE was at the head of the fleet off the starting line as the boats raced up Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay immediately after the start for Leg 4 to Hong Kong. But it was a very close run affair, and four hours after the start, as the fleet battled a […]

Discover all that’s happening, new and to do in Newport this week. You Might Also Like – Newport live music and entertainment guide: January 1 – 6 Monday, January 1 10 am to 9 pm – Newport Skating Center Open 4:45 pm & 7:30 pm – The Darkest Hour at Jane Pickens Theater Tuesday, January 2 […]

EFC Newport’s American Heritage Girls (AHG) recently participated at the Wreath Laying Ceremony with Wreaths Across America at Island Cemetery on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 12:00 pm. Along with the Surface Navy Association Newport Chapter, Surface Warfare Officers School, and many other volunteers, the AHG contributed wreaths that where laid on Veterans gravesites. In […]

Unsurprisingly, the majority of the most-read stories on What’sUpNewp this year were fires, accidents and breaking news. Despite readers flocking to our site to find out the latest during breaking news, numbers show that our readers really enjoy events, brunch, dining and counting on us to point them in the right direction on what events, […]

The Polar Bear Plunge scheduled for New Year’s Day at Easton’s Beach has been postponed, organizers indicate that a new date for the event will be announced soon. The following is the official word from A Wish Come True; ****** OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT****** Please Share to get the word out! Due to record breaking cold temperatures […]

Island Moving Company, Newport’s resident contemporary ballet company, has received generous funding to continue its tradition of engagement with the Newport County schools with its Math Into Movement residency.  The van Beuren Charitable Foundation, the Secret Garden Tour and NewportFed Charitable Foundation have each granted a second year of funding to this arts integration initiative.  Their […]

The leaders of the Volvo Ocean Race, MAPFRE, will make no changes to the crew that won Leg 3, as they prepare to race from Melbourne to Hong Kong when Leg 4 starts on Tuesday January 2. It’s a much different story elsewhere in the fleet where significant swaps are taking place. Some are scheduled rotations, […]