Robert Power, candidate for Newport School Committee, joined What’sUpNewp for a live virtual video conversation on Friday, October 7 at 10:30 am. During this interview we introduce/re-introduce you to the candidates, chat about his experience and why he’s a unique candidate, get his thoughts on school district regionalization, and more. Power is one of eight […]
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WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with Louisa Boatwright, candidate for Newport School Committee
Louisa Boatwright, candidate for Newport School Committee, joined What’sUpNewp for a live virtual video conversation on Friday, October 7 at 9:30 am. During this interview we introduce/re-introduce you to Louisa, talk about what she believes the priorities are for Newport School Committee, discuss school regionalization, and more. Boatwright is one of eight candidates seeking one […]
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WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with Kate Jessup, candidate for Newport City Council At-Large
Kate Jessup, candidate for Newport City Council At-Large, joined What’sUpNewp for a live virtual video conversation on Thursday, October 6 at 2 pm. During this interview we introduce/re-introduce you to Kate, speak about her background and what makes her unique among the candidates, hear what she thinks the priorities for City Council should be, talk […]
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WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with Lynn Ceglie, candidate for Newport City Council At-Large
Lynn Underwood Ceglie, candidate for Newport City Council At-Large, joined What’sUpNewp for a live virtual video conversation on Thursday, October 6 at 11 am. During this interview we introduce/re-introduce you to Lynn, speak about her time on the council, hear about her priorities, dive into the school regionalization conversation, and more. Ceglie is one of […]
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WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with James Dring, candidate for Newport School Committee
James Dring, candidate for Newport School Committee, joined What’sUpNewp for a live virtual video conversation on Wednesday, October 5 at 6 pm. During this interview we introduce/re-introduce you to James, chat about his platform and priorities, hear about why he supports the Regional School District, and more. The candidates running for the seven seats on […]
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WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with Xaykham Khamsyvoravong, candidate for Newport City Council At-large
Xaykham Khamsyvoravong, candidate for Newport City Council At-Large, joined What’sUpNewp for a live virtual video conversation on Wednesday, October 5 at 10 am. During this interview we introduce/re-introduce you to Xay, chat about his priorities and platform, discuss regionalization, and more. Xay is one of seven candidates seeking one of the four seats on Newport […]
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WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with Stephanie Winslow, candidate for Newport School Committee
Stephanie Winslow, candidate for Newport School Committee, joined What’sUpNewp for a live virtual video conversation on Tuesday, October 4 at 5 pm. During the interview we introduce/re-introduce you to Stephanie, hear about her time on the School Committee, what she thinks about school regionalization, and much more. The candidates running for the seven seats on […]
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WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with Sandra Flowers, candidate for Newport School Committee
Sandra Flowers, candidate for Newport School Committee, joined What’sUpNewp for a live virtual video conversation on Tuesday, October 4 at 1 pm. During this interview we introduce/re-introduce you to Sandra Flowers, chat about challenges with the school committee, school regionalization, and more. The candidates running for the seven seats on Newport School Committee are Louisa […]
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WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with Becky Bolan, candidate for Newport School Committee
Becky Bolan, candidate for Newport School Committee, joined What’sUpNewp for a live virtual video conversation on Tuesday, October 4 at 9:30 am. During our conversation, we introduce/re-introduce you to Becky, chat about her time served on the school committee, discuss school regionalization, and more. The eight candidates running for the seven seats on Newport School […]
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WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with Kendra Wilson Muenter, candidate for Newport School Committee
Kendra Wilson Muenter, candidate for Newport School Committee, joined What’sUpNewp for a live virtual video conversation on Tuesday, October 4 at 6 pm. During this interview we introduce/re-introduce you to Kendra, learn why she’s running, hear about her thoughts on regionalization, and more. The candidates running for the seven seats on Newport School Committee are […]
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WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with Eames Hamilton Yates Jr., candidate for Newport City Council At-Large
Eames Hamilton Yates Jr., candidate for Newport City Council At-Large, joined What’sUpNewp for a live virtual video conversation at 3 pm on Monday, October 3. In the interview, you’ll learn more about Eames, hear about his priorities and platform, and hear what he has to say about regionalization, marijuana dispensaries, climate change, and more. The […]
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WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with Zachary Hurwitz, Independent candidate for Governor
For most 18-year-olds the challenge around election time is getting them to vote – not so for Zachary Hurwitz. He’s taken it a step further, and at 18 is perhaps the youngest person ever to run for governor in Rhode Island. Zachary joined us on a WhatsUpNewp videocast on Tuesday at 2 p.m., the first […]
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Kalus cancels WUN videocast
Republican gubernatorial candidate Ashley Kalus has canceled her appearance today on a WhatsUpNewp videocast, which was scheduled for 3 p.m. According to campaign staffer Matt Hanrahan, there was a “change to Ashley’s schedule” that necessitate canceling the interview. We are hopeful of rescheduling but will submit some questions to her that we had planned to […]
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Nellie Gorbea will join What’sUpNewp for a live virtual conversation on Monday
Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea, among five candidates vying for the Democratic Party’s gubernatorial nomination, joins What’sUpNewp tomorrow (Monday) for a 3 p.m. videocast. The gubernatorial race has been hotly contested, with Gorbea and Gov. Daniel McKee the front runners in recent polls, with former CVS executive Helena Buonanno Foulkes gaining in the polls, and […]
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Gubernatorial hopeful Luis Daniel Munoz joins WUN for a live virtual video conversation, Tuesday at 3 pm
Luis Daniel Munoz, a progressive who is battling four other better-funded Democratic gubernatorial candidates, will share his message with WhatsUpNewp when he joins us on a 3 p.m. videocast on Tuesday. A technology consultant and self-described community organizer, Munoz was born in New York City and raised in Central Falls. This is his second campaign […]
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Newport Mayor joins What’sUpNewp for a live virtual video conversation today at noon
Update – Due to some technical difficulties on What’sUpNewp’s end we’ve been forced to have to postpone this chat. We will reschedule it as soon as we can. We’ll check in with Newport Mayor Jeanne Marie Napolitano today (Wednesday) at noon for her monthly videocast, looking for updates on proposed school regionalization with Middletown, charter […]
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Congressional candidate Segal joins What’sUpNewp videocast today at 4
It’s a crowded field for the Democratic nomination for Rhode Island’s second district U.S. House of Representatives seat. Among the candidates is David Segal, a progressive Democrat who has received endorsements from leading progressive political groups, and leading progressive Democrats like Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Update – 4:10 pm: This conversation has been canceled. We’ll […]
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How safe are Newport’s schools?
How safe are Newport’s schools? In the aftermath of the tragic massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde Independent School District in Texas, parents and students across the nation are asking about the schools in their communities. We’ll ask that question of Newport School Superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain when she joins us for her monthly […]
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Authors Series: Jan Brogan, author of ‘The Combat Zone’, joins What’sUpNewp live virtual video conversation
Jan Brogan’s latest book, The Combat Zone, has been shortlisted for a 2022 Anthony Award. An award-winning journalist and author of four other novels, one of which is under development for a television series, Jan joins What’sUpNewp at 12:30 p.m. today as we continue our Authors’ Series. Jan is a journalist, who is a contributor […]
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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 will join What’sUpNewp for a live virtual video conversation on Tuesday
There’s no shortage of major issues facing the Newport City Council as it prepares for a busy tourism season, and perhaps a busier election year. Newport Mayor Jeanne Marie Napolitano joins What’sUpNewp for a live virtual video conversation tomorrow (Tuesday) at noon where we’ll explore many issues. Update – Mayor Napolitano wasn’t able to make […]
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VIDEO: A conversation with Seth Magaziner, Candidate for Congress
In a crowded Congressional race, Gen. Treasurer Seth Magaziner hopes to stand out from the crowd running on his record as Treasurer, and his advocacy for education and labor. He joined What’sUpNewp for a live virtual video conversation on Tuesday. During our conversation, we ask Magaziner about his priorities if elected to Congress, how he […]
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Magaziner joins What’sUpNewp for a live virtual video conversation on Tuesday
In a crowded Congressional race, Gen. Treasurer Seth Magaziner hopes to stand out from the crowd running on his record as Treasurer, and his advocacy for education and labor. He joins a What’sUpNewp videocast tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. Magaziner has been compiling an impressive list of union endorsements, with several labor leaders noting Magaziner’s support […]
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Mayor Napolitano will join What’sUpNewp to answer your questions on Thursday
When Mayor Jeanne-Marie Napolitano joins WhatsUpNewp’s Thursday noontime videocast, we’ll explore all the questions you’ve sent to us, plus get her take on what appears to be renewed interest in merging Newport and Middletown Schools. We’ll also want to know all about her recent trip to Newport’s sister city in Ireland, and how these relationships […]
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Merger talks on again? We’ll ask when Newport School Superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain joins us Wednesday for her monthly videocast
It appears school merger talks are on again between Middletown and Newport officials, and now we’d like to learn more. Newport School Superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain joins WhatsUpNewp for her monthly videocast tomorrow (Wednesday) at 1:30 p.m. We’ll ask for particulars as the two systems move toward what is being called a merger of “organizational […]