Gibson, the iconic American instrument brand, has partnered with Newport Festivals Foundation through its philanthropic arm Gibson Gives at this summer’s Newport Folk Festival to celebrate the music icon Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the 55th anniversary of her groundbreaking Newport Folk Festival performance on July 16, 1967. This Sunday, July 24 at 12:40 PM on the Newport Folk Festival Foundation Stage a special performance will feature acclaimed singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Celisse performing classic Sister Rosetta Tharpe songs such as “Didn’t It Rain,” as […]
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Newport Folk Festival includes stage powered by bicycles
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — The Newport Folk Festival, known for creating electrifying musical moments — the most famous being Bob Dylan’s decision to plug in his guitar in 1965 — this weekend has a small outer stage that is being powered in part by festival-goers on stationary bicycles. The Bike […]
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Gerry Goldstein: In the books, a supremely odious decision
Legal scholars and historians have called it the worst Supreme Court decision ever, and a former chief justice characterized it as the court’s “greatest self-inflicted wound.” But these references were not about the recent ruling that struck down Roe v. Wade. This year marks the 165th since the court, in a blatantly racist decision, ruled that […]
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County campers enjoy waterfront music by Newport Festival Foundation musicians
By Boys & Girls Club of Newport County Newport Festival Foundation’s Director of Development, Dan Swain, likes to say that the Newport Folk Festival starts with a performance at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County’s Camp Grosvenor, and, this year, musicians Steve Cerilli and Bill Cote kicked it off at the camp’s waterfront […]
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Obituary: Janet Louise Toole
Janet L. Toole (Petitt), age 80, of Middletown, RI, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Born in Philadelphia, PA she was the daughter of the late Robert and Doris (Armstrong) Petitt. Janet married Kenneth R. Toole of Cranston, RI on September 1, 1962, in Haddonfield, NJ. They settled in Staatsburg, […]
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City of Newport advising past, current employees of potential data loss
After an exhaustive investigation following the discovery of a suspicious email on one of the City’s internal networks, current and former municipal employees are being notified of a suspected security incident that may have left certain personal information compromised. Due to the City’s network architecture, no external customer data is believed to have been impacted […]
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CVS seeks verification on drugs with possible abortion use
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer CVS Health is asking pharmacists in some states to verify that a few of the prescriptions they provide will not be used end a pregnancy. A spokesman said Thursday that the drugstore chain recently started doing this for methotrexate and misoprostol, two drugs used in medication abortions but also […]
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Former coach criminally charged in naked ‘fat test’ case
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A successful Rhode Island high school basketball coach was criminally charged Thursday by authorities who say that for years he asked male student-athletes to remove their clothes while alone with him so he could check their body fat. Aaron Thomas, 55, who coached at North Kingstown High School from the 1990s until he […]
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Pete Seeger gets own stamp; ceremony planned at Newport Folk
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Pete Seeger, the banjo-playing folk singer whose music was indelibly intertwined with his social activism, was honored Thursday as the latest American musician to appear on a U.S. postage stamp. The forever stamp, which features a color-tinted, black-and-white photograph taken in the early 1960s showing Seeger in profile singing and playing […]
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Cats available for adoption in the Providence Metro area
Of the 7.6 companion animals who end up in U.S. shelters each year, 3.4 million are cats. Also annually, 2.7 million animals are euthanized in shelters; 1.4 million of them are cats. With an estimated 3,500 physical shelter locations around the country, odds are good you’re within close proximity to a shelter with cats looking […]
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Counties with highest COVID-19 infection rates in Rhode Island
The vaccine deployment in December 2020 signaled a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of May 2021, 40% of the U.S. population was fully vaccinated. But as vaccination rates lagged over the summer, new surges of COVID-19 came, including Delta in the summer of 2021, and now the Omicron variant, which comprises […]
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Now Hiring: 85 job opportunities available right now in and around Newport
Looking for a new gig, job, or career? Here’s a look at some of the job opportunities that are available right now in the Newport area. All jobs were posted or provided to us within the last seven days and are located within five miles of downtown Newport. Current Job Opportunities Aldi – Full-Time Store […]
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What’s Up Today: July 21, 2022
Good Morning, today is Thursday, July 21. 🌊 One of the more innovative acts playing the Newport Folk Festival this weekend could have easily been booked for the Newport Jazz Festival … or even Newport Classical. When it comes to genre, the Silkroad Ensemble, led by Artistic Director and NFF veteran Rhiannon Giddens, is impossible […]
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Rodrigues – Middletown & Newport need to move forward together
By Matt Sheley, Town of Middletown A couple years ago, Newport officials approached Middletown about the possibility of regionalizing school districts. By all accounts, it didn’t go well and seemed to scuttle the idea once and for all. On Wednesday night at a summit from Innovate Newport headquarters on Broadway, Middletown Town Council President Paul […]
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DEM: Access to Fort Adams State Park will be limited July 22 – 31 to ensure the smooth running of Newport Folk & Jazz Festival
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced today that it will temporarily restrict access to parts of Fort Adams State Park in Newport to ensure the smooth running of the upcoming Newport Folk Festival and Newport Jazz Festival. The restrictions, which will be in effect July 22-31, will affect shore access to recreational and […]
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Adoptable Cat of the Week: Panda
Meet your new best friend, Panda– this week’s Adoptable Cat of the Week! The Potter League for Animals shares on their website that Panda is a 3-year-old male Domestic Longhair. Here’s what else Potter League for Animals has to say about Panda; “It’s hard not to fall in love with the long black and white […]
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Investigation: Governor McKee’s chief of staff did not break law
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee’s former chief of staff did not break the law when he personally involved himself in efforts to secure approval to develop some wetlands he had a financial interest in, but he did show “poor judgment,” state Attorney General Peter Neronha said in a report released Wednesday. […]
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Author, R.I. Heritage Hall of Fame inductee, Ken Dooley, to sign books at Irish Museum on July 23
The Museum of Newport Irish History will host author Ken Dooley at their museum on lower Thames Street on Saturday, July 23, 2022. Dooley will be on hand at the Museum of Newport Irish History Interpretive Center from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Author of more than 40 books and plays, including “The Murder Trial […]
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Newport City Council to host its next regular meeting on July 27, here’s what’s on the docket
Newport City Council will host its next Regular Meeting on Wednesday, July 27 at 6 pm in the Council Chambers at Newport City Hall. Here’s a look at what’s on the docket ( supporting attachments will be available on the City of Newport’s website). CITY OF NEWPORT DOCKET FOR A REGULAR MEETING JULY 27, 2022 The […]
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RIPTA’s new bus Route 68 benefits Middletown and Newport residents
Health and human service nonprofits located along RIPTA’s new Route 68 are encouraging residents to take advantage of the free “city to beach” shuttle this summer, particularly if they need to get to one of their sites. Route 68 service connects neighborhoods in the north end of Newport to local beaches. Its route includes a […]
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Third edition of the Global Team Race Regatta starts Friday
Source: New York Yacht Club The first two editions of the Global Team Race Regatta, staged in 2018 in Newport, R.I., and 2019 on the Solent in Great Britain, had one striking thing in common: the same three teams finished on the podium. The Royal Thames Yacht Club finished first in 2018 and second in […]
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What’s Up Today: July 20, 2022
Support What’sUpNewp Good Morning, today is Wednesday, July 20. 🌊 President Joe Biden will announce new actions on climate change during a visit today to a former coal-fired power plant in Somerset, Massachusetts, that is shifting to offshore wind manufacturing. 🌊 WUN’s Frank Prosnitz with the latest on Election 2022: Election 2022: Gorbea urges McKee to back abortion legislation, McKee to […]
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Obituary: William J. Hallam Jr.
William Joseph Hallam Jr, 79, passed away July 19, 2022 at the Rhode Island Veterans home in Bristol. Born in Providence, he was the son of late William and Louise Hallam. William worked at Monet jewelers for several years and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He is survived by his daughters, Jana Ferreira […]
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Obituary: Janice Silvia
Janice A. (Breen) Silvia, 77, affectionately known to those that loved her as Granny Janny (GJ) of Mail Coach Rd, Portsmouth passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 after a brave14-month battle with Glioblastoma (brain cancer). She was the wife of the late Antone J. Silvia. Jan was […]
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Election 2022: Gorbea urges McKee to back abortion legislation, McKee to be endorsed by healthcare union, Magaziner
Gorbea urges McKee to ensure passage of the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act.Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea yesterday (Tuesday) called on Governor Dan McKee to utilize every tool at his discretion to get the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act passed. Later in the day, McKee told the media that he would make passage of the […]