Good Morning, today is Tuesday, July 12.
🌊 WUN’s Ken Abrams caught up with Judy Collins before her two shows at The JPT in August. The iconic singer-songwriter talks about the Newport Folk Festival, her legacy and her new album “Spellbound”.
🌊 15 homes across Newport County changed hands last week. WUN’s Tyler Bernadyn with a look at what sold.
🌊 Hamilton Family Charitable Trust has contributed $1.5 million to Save The Bay’s efforts to relocate its small aquarium on Easton’s Beach to a larger location at downtown Newport’s Gateway Center.
🌊 It’s the Tournament Early Rounds and USTA Member Day at the Infosys Hall of Fame Open today at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Gates open at 10 am and tournament play begins at 11 am. Today is scheduled to include 6 singles matches and 3 double matches. Tickets & More Info
🌊 The Fifth Element adds more live music to their schedule, hosting Randy Robbins from 7 pm to 10 pm this evening.
What’s Up Today
Weather
- Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
- Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Patchy fog after 1 am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. The chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Tomorrow: Patchy fog before 9 am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
- Tomorrow Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Marine Forecast
- Today: SSW wind 8 to 11 kt increasing to 13 to 16 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
- Tonight: SW wind 10 to 13 kt decreasing to 5 to 8 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 27 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Patchy fog after 1 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
- Coastal Water Temperature: 68°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
- Sunrise: 5:22 am | Sunset: 8:19 pm | 14 hours & 56 minutes of sun.
- High tide at 7:04 am & 7:32 pm | Low tide at 12:46 am & 12:22 pm.
- Moon: Waxing Gibbous, 12.7 days, 95% lighting.
Happening Today
Things To Do
- 10 am: Infosys Hall Of Fame Open – Tournament Early Rounds USTA Member Day at the International Tennis Hall Of Fame
- 11 am: Newport History Walking Tours: Discover Colonial Newport
- 2:30 pm: So Percussion presented by Newport Classical at Great Friends Meeting House
- 6 pm: Family Night Concert at Easton’s Beach featuring Country Wild Band
- 6 pm: So Percussion presented by Newport Classical at Great Friends Meeting House
- 7 pm: “Moonrise Kingdom” Film Screening at Jamestown Arts Center
- 7:15 pm: Reggae Night on the Coastal Queen
- For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
Entertainment
- Celtica: Music Bingo at 7:30 pm
- Easton’s Beach: Country Wild Band at 6 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: Elvis at 4 pm, Big Wave Guardians: Summer Adventure Series at 7:30 pm
- Landing: Mike Milazzo at 1 pm, Adam Hanna at 4:30 pm, Jim Devlin at 8 pm
- Newport Classical: Sō Percussion (2:30 & 6:00 PM) at Great Friends Meeting House
- One Pelham East: Stu Sinclair at 9 pm
- The Fifth Element: Randy Robbins from 7 pm to 10 pm
City & Government
- Jamestown: Jamestown Library Board at 5 pm
- Little Compton: Little Compton Town Council at 4 pm, Little Compton Beach Commission at 7 pm
- Portsmouth: Stone Bridge Fire District at 7 pm
- Tiverton: Tiverton School Building Committee at 4:30 pm, Tiverton Planning Board at 6:30 pm, North Tiverton Fire District at 7 pm, Tiverton School Committee at 7 pm
- See a full list of public meetings in Rhode Island here.
The Latest from WUN
What Sold: 15 Newport County real estate sales, transactions (July 4 – 8)
This Day in RI History: July 12, 1928 – Barbara Cowsill born in Cranston
Díaz gets 3 hits as Tampa Bay Rays beat Boston Red Sox 10-5
Gulls outlast Navigators, 3-1 for eighth straight home victory
Berdon, Darden embrace new challenges at 2022 Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex
The Hamilton Family Charitable Trust signs on to support, name Save The Bay’s new Newport aquarium
Ranking every Elvis Presley movie
Driver’s Ed training now offered at CCRI’s Newport Campus
Suit: Cleaning service fired Bristol woman because she was pregnant
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Further Reading
RI Monthly: Creating a Picture Perfect Waterfront Home in Jamestown
ABC 6: Providence man charged with scamming Tiverton woman
ABC 6: Man, 24, critically injured after Tiverton crash
WJAR: Tennis Week opens in Newport at the Hall of Fame
URI Today: URI professor: Rhode Island’s economy continues to improve
East Bay: Portsmouth Police arrest man on drugs, fireworks charges
East Bay: Portsmouth all-stars edge Bristol-Warren, 3-2, earn spot in finals
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