The Navy has awarded a $271.2 million contract for the second phase of construction on Pier 1 at Naval Station Newport, Sen. Jack Reed announced Tuesday, clearing the way for four Coast Guard cutters to make Newport their homeport. The original pier at Coddington Cove, built in the mid-1950s, ran 1,585 feet and was condemned […]
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State launches men’s mental health campaign aimed at working-age Rhode Islanders
The Rhode Island Department of Health is launching Man Therapy, a national campaign aimed at getting working-age men to take their mental health seriously, running through April online, on social media and on gas station ad screens. The campaign centers on a website, mantherapy.org, with resources on depression, divorce and suicide for men and the […]
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Newport Hospital is first in Rhode Island with the da Vinci 5 surgical robot
Newport Hospital has become the first in Rhode Island to use the da Vinci 5, the newest version of Intuitive’s robotic-assisted surgical platform, after a year of fundraising that covered the full cost through donations. The system will be used for minimally invasive procedures in urology, gynecology, thoracic surgery and general surgery. It translates a […]
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Reed, Whitehouse and Amo ask EPA for help with Tiverton PFAS contamination
Rhode Island’s congressional delegation is asking the Environmental Protection Agency to step in and help residents whose private wells have been contaminated with PFAS, the class of chemicals known as forever chemicals. Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. Gabe Amo wrote to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on Tuesday, calling it an urgent public […]
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Chip seal resurfacing this week on Kay Street and surrounding roads
The city’s contractor is resurfacing 15 streets this week in the Kay Street and Bliss Mine Road area, with on-street parking restricted from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday or until work on a given street is finished. The project uses chip seal over existing pavement, which the city describes as a fast process […]
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Red Sox remove interim tag, name Chad Tracy the franchise’s 49th manager after historic turnaround
The Red Sox are heading to the postseason following a remarkable run over the second half of the season and on Tuesday they rewarded the two chief architects of that turnaround. Boston removed the interim tag and named Chad Tracy the 49th manager in team history, signing him to a three-year contract that will run […]
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29 cruise ship calls ahead for Newport this fall
The summer crowds have thinned, but Newport Harbor’s heaviest cruise traffic of the year is still ahead. Between today and Nov. 12, 29 cruise ship calls are scheduled at Perrotti Park, according to the 2026 schedule from Discover Newport and the Newport Harbor Master. October alone accounts for 21 of them — more than the […]
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Salve Regina climbs to 16th in U.S. News regional ranking
Salve Regina University rose eight places to 16th among regional universities in the North in the 2027 U.S. News & World Report college rankings released Tuesday. The university also appeared on U.S. News lists for best value, social mobility, undergraduate teaching, and undergraduate nursing and psychology programs in the region. In the Princeton Review’s 2027 […]
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The Elms will reopen this fall with a new multi-sensory experience
The Elms, closed to the public since Aug. 10, will reopen later this fall with a new guest experience built around storytelling, multi-sensory elements and what the Preservation Society of Newport County describes as thoughtfully integrated enhancements. The Preservation Society is developing the experience with Digital Kitchen, a creative studio chosen as its experience design […]
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Washington County man is Rhode Island’s third Powassan virus case this year
A Washington County man in his 60s has a confirmed case of Powassan virus, the Rhode Island Department of Health said Monday, the state’s third case of the rare tick-borne disease this year. He began showing symptoms in late August. It is the 11th Rhode Island case since the disease was first reported in the […]
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Rocky Horror shadow cast returns to the Jane Pickens, 45 years after its first show there
RKO Army, the Rocky Horror Picture Show shadow cast that played its first show as an established troupe at the Jane Pickens Theater on Halloween night in 1981, returns to that stage Friday, Sept. 25, ahead of a newportFILM screening of “Time Warp.” Doors open at 6 p.m. and the performance and film begin at […]
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Newport Yacht Club wraps evening racing season with 53 teams
Fifty-three teams raced in the Newport Yacht Club’s 2026 Tuesday and Wednesday evening series on the lower end of Narragansett Bay, the club announced. Tuesday nights drew 23 teams across J/7 Ensign and classic S-Boat fleets. The J/7s raced two series, and the second came down to a tiebreaker, with Ryan Davis’s Hull Fliers of […]
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On This Day In History – September 21: Hurricane of ’38 hits Newport
September 21 marks the anniversary of the New England Hurricane of ’38, one of the deadliest hurricanes in New England history. The New England Hurricane of 1938 was the first major hurricane to strike New England since 1869. The tide was even higher than usual because of the autumnal equinox and full moon. The storm […]
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Aaron Rodgers blames himself after Steelers’ offense struggles again in loss to Patriots
By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — A year ago, Aaron Rodgers engineered a drive at Gillette Stadium that helped the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the team that went on to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl. That version of Rodgers wasn’t anywhere to be found in Sunday’s 20-3 loss to the New […]
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Newport’s Hannah Swett takes third at the inaugural Women’s International Championship
Megan Grapengeter-Rudnick and Team Vigilant won the New York Yacht Club’s first Women’s International Championship on Saturday, finishing 23 points clear of the field after a week of racing out of Harbour Court. Newport’s Hannah Swett took third, moving onto the podium in the last race of the regatta. Swett opened the final day by […]
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USA meets Switzerland at Glen Farm on Saturday in the season’s last international match
Team USA faces Switzerland at 4 p.m. Saturday at BD Field at Glen Farm, the last international match of Newport Polo’s 150th anniversary season. The Swiss roster includes Cedric Schweri, a two-time Gstaad winner and two-time Italian champion; Thomas Wolfensberger, a three-time Swiss champion; Philipp Müller, a former Swiss national skeleton athlete; and Janik Noah […]
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Dr. Michael Fine: What’s crazy about hospitals and billing redux
From the You Can’t Make This Stuff Up But It Makes Your Skin Crawl Department. A friend in Texas, with newly diagnosed breast cancer, had to be scheduled for bilateral mastectomies. All quite traumatic and scary. As part of the process, she needed a preparatory procedure. She’s a doctor – she knows the “system” (so-called) […]
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Final turbine installed at Revolution Wind, 15 miles off Little Compton
Crews have installed the last of 65 turbines at Revolution Wind, the offshore wind project in Rhode Island Sound about 15 miles south of Little Compton, Ørsted confirmed Thursday. “Commissioning activities continue across the project, with safety as the top priority,” the company said. “Revolution Wind continues to progress toward an anticipated commercial operation date […]
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Newport Restoration Foundation adding student mentorships to its climate and preservation symposium
The Newport Restoration Foundation is launching a mentorship program for students at next month’s Keeping History Above Water symposium, pairing three of them with local professionals in preservation, architecture, city planning or climate science. The Rising Practitioners program is open to undergraduate and graduate students studying historic preservation, architecture, city planning, site management, climate science […]
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Maine-built Hood 42 named best new boat at the Newport International Boat Show
Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding’s Hood 42 took best new boat overall at the Newport International Boat Show’s Newport for New Products awards, announced Friday at a ceremony on the waterfront. “The Hood 42 has a retro look but with modern touches tastefully incorporated throughout,” said judge Sam White, senior editor at Yachting. “This one is a throwback […]
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Steelers rolling, Patriots looking to bounce back in latest matchup between franchises
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — During his 24 seasons with the New England Patriots, Bill Belichick never held back in expressing his affinity for the Pittsburgh Steelers. From the praise he showered on the Steelers’ ownership, to the team’s success on the field — currently tied with New England with an NFL-best six Super Bowl wins — Belichick […]
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Newport Classical brings a prize-winning piano trio and a quartet playing Bad Bunny to Dearborn Street in October
Newport Classical has two chamber concerts in October at its recital hall at 42 Dearborn St., plus a pair of free afternoon concerts mid-month. Trio Azura, Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m. The group swept the 51st Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition in 2024, taking the grand prize and gold medal along with two special prizes. […]
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Obituary: Caroline Sawyer Dewey
Caroline Sawyer Dewey, 67 of Tiverton, Rhode Island passed away on September 12th, 2026, in her home in Tiverton surrounded by her family. She was born June 26th, 1959, to the late Zella Thomas Dewey and Edward Dewey in Boston, Massachusetts. She graduated from The Middlesex School in 1978 and received her undergraduate degree in early childhood […]
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Rhode Island health officials urge flu, COVID and RSV vaccination ahead of respiratory season
The Rhode Island Department of Health is urging residents to get vaccinated against flu, COVID-19 and RSV as those viruses begin their seasonal climb. “Last year, flu, COVID-19, and other respiratory viruses sent hundreds of Rhode Islanders to the hospital,” said Director of Health Jerry Larkin. “Vaccination is your best protection.” During the 2025-26 season, […]
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Tiverton volleyball sweeps Middletown in three sets
TIVERTON, R.I. — Tiverton beat Middletown 3-0 on Tuesday night at Tiverton High School, winning 25-11, 25-22 and 25-8. Adysson Amaral led the Tigers with 11 points in the first set, which Tiverton took comfortably. Middletown was better in the second, with Athalia Newby scoring seven points and Nour Chamseddine five to push the Islanders […]