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Inaugural NAPS Voyage a Success Aboard Tall Ship Oliver Hazard Perry
This past weekend, 28 Midshipman candidates from the Naval Academy Prep School (NAPS) returned from a five-day voyage at sea aboard the 200-foot Tall Ship Oliver Hazard Perry, Rhode Island’s Official Sailing Education Vessel. It was the first of two similar back-to-back programs that Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island conducted this year in partnership with […]
Affiliate of KSL Capital Partners Acquires Hotel Viking, Davidson Hotels & Resorts Will Manage
Since rumors of the sale of Hotel Viking begin to circulate in April, details of the (now confirmed) sale of the iconic hotel continue to unfold. Davidson Hotels & Resorts has announced that they have welcomed the addition of Hotel Viking into its portfolio, under its luxury and lifestyle division, Pivot Hotels & Resorts. Davidson’s […]
Environmental Leaders Gather in Rhode Island to Applaud New England Boatworks’ Clean Marina Designation, Discuss Public and Private Efforts to Preserve Coastal Environment
On May 5, New England Boatworks (NEB) hosted a group of environmental leaders who travelled to this Portsmouth (R.I.) facility to applaud NEB for becoming the largest Clean Marina in Rhode Island. But these leaders also joined at the waterfront to discuss how public- and private-sector efforts are working together toward a common goal: the […]
Obituary for Shirley Anne Roos
Shirley Anne Roos, 90, passed away on May 6, 2017 at the Grand Islander, after a lengthy illness. Shirley Anne was the daughter of the late E. Kramer and Jessie Nicholson of Southbury, Connecticut. Coming from a centuries-long ancestry of Connecticut Yankees, whom she could name and cite in great detail, she grew up in […]
Volvo Ocean Race: One Year Away From Newport Stopover
The Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover opens on May 8th, 2018 (in less than one year)! I don’t know if it’s harder to believe that it’s been two years since the Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover Race Village opened at Fort Adams State Park or that the next edition is now less than a year way. […]
Newport County YMCA Will Celebrate Donors at Major Donor Event
On Thursday, May 11, 2017 the Newport County YMCA will celebrate their generous and supportive donors at the Newport Yacht Club. The Highlight of the evening will be keynote speaker Rebecca Kowalski. Rebecca is the mother of Chase Kowalski and the founder of Race4Chase. According to the CMAK (Chase Michael Anthony Kowalski) Sandy Hook Memorial […]
RITBA Announces Monumental Project for Newport Pell Bridge
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) announced today that it will begin a significant structural rehabilitation project on the Newport Pell Bridge. As an iconic and vital asset to the State of Rhode Island, the RITBA says it is incumbent upon them to maintain and preserve the bridge to extend its life. To do […]
Newport County Students Will go ‘Behind the Scenes’ at Rhode Island Air Show
250 local high school students will attend the Rhode Island National Guard Open House Air Show “Behind the Scenes” on Friday, 19 May for a day of learning, networking, and entertainment centered on science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) education. The RIse with S.T.E.A.M. event is sponsored by the Rhode Island National Guard in […]
Obituary for Mrs. Cornelius Elaine Baillargeron
ornelius E. “Connie” Baillargeron, 67, of Newport died Sunday, April 30, 2017 at home in Newport surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Baillargeron was born June 22, 1949 in Haver, MT. She is the daughter of the late Edward and the late Betsy (Rose) Niemi. She was married to James Randolph Baillargeron for 49 years. […]
Obituary for Fay Kerins
Fay M. Kerins, 90, of Wolcott Avenue, Middletown Rhode Island was called to the loving arms of Jesus on Friday, May 5, 2017. She was the loving mother of five boys and wife of 42 years to Gerald R. Kerins, who passed away in 1992. She died from complications of a stroke. Born in Newport […]
Households In Need Encouraged To Apply To Good Neighbor Energy Fund As Moratorium on Shut-Off Ends
PROVIDENCE, RI, May 5, 2017 – With the Monday, May 1st end to the moratorium on energy shut-offs for all customers not on protected status, the Rhode Island Good Neighbor Energy Fund’s sponsoring energy companies and its administrator, United Way of Rhode Island, continue to encourage those in need of energy assistance to visit a […]