CHICAGO (AP) — Caleb Durbin hit a two-run homer to help the surging Boston Red Sox top the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Thursday for their sixth consecutive victory. Boston finished with just four hits, but Patrick Sandoval and four relievers shut down Chicago while finishing a sweep of the three-game series. The Red Sox […]
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Obituary: Mary L. Michael
Mary Logothets Michael, 86, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully at home on July 4, 2026. Mary was the loving wife of the late Arthur Michael for 38 years. She was devoted to her family, her Greek Orthodox faith and heritage, and a retired employee of Newport Public Schools. Mary was born in Newport […]
Posted inEnvironment & Health
Health department recommends against swimming at Third Beach, Sandy Point, and City Park Beach
The Rhode Island Department of Health is recommending that swimmers avoid three local beaches due to high bacteria counts: Third Beach in Middletown, Sandy Point Beach in Portsmouth, and City Park Beach in Warwick. Beach status may change as new water quality data becomes available. Up-to-date information is available through RIDOH’s beaches telephone line at […]
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Letter to the editor: Pell Elementary has no full-time librarian. Volunteers are filling the gap
At the start of the 2025/2026 school year, RENEWport began a Morning Greeting Program at Pell Elementary School. We stood at the entrances and cheerfully greeted the children, “Good morning, welcome to school!” or “Have a good day!” We launched the program to help children understand that they are treasured by the broader community and […]
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Newport Art Museum opens major Angel Otero exhibition this weekend
Newport Art Museum opens its most significant exhibition of the summer this weekend: Angel Otero: The Ocean Forgot Your Garden, a two-site show bringing together early and recent work by the Puerto Rico-born, New York-based painter across the Griswold House and the Cushing Memorial Building. The exhibition opens Friday evening, July 10, as part of […]
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On This Day in RI History: July 8, 1663 – King Charles II grants Rhode Island charter
On July 8th, 1663, 27 years after Roger Williams arrived in the colony, King Charles II gave Rhode Island its first royal charter. The Charter provided royal recognition to the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, as it was known at the time. It outlined many freedoms for the inhabitants of Rhode Island and was […]
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Monasterio and Rafaela homers power the Red Sox to an 8-1 win over the White Sox
CHICAGO (AP) — Payton Tolle allowed two hits in six shutout innings, Andruw Monasterio and Ceddanne Rafaela homered and the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 8-1 on Tuesday night. Boston (41-48) has won four in a row and nine of its last 11 to close within seven games of .500 for the […]
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Audrain Automobile Museum to display Declaration of Independence and James Bond’s Aston Martin on July 19
The Audrain Automobile Museum will mark America’s 250th anniversary with a Declaration of Independence Archive Day on Sunday, July 19, giving the public a rare chance to view historic Declaration of Independence documents from Rhode Island’s archives alongside one of cinema’s most iconic automobiles. Admission is free from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event […]
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Free skin cancer screenings coming to Easton’s Beach and other Rhode Island beaches this summer
Rhode Island beachgoers will have the chance to get a free skin cancer screening this summer, with dermatologists from Brown Health Dermatology setting up at Easton’s Beach and four other locations across the state between mid-July and mid-August. The first local stop is Easton’s Beach in Newport on Friday, July 10, from 1:30 to 3:30 […]
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Providence indie favorites Lazy Trail headline NIMFest 2026 this Sunday at King Park
Lazy Trail, a Providence-based indie rock and bedroom pop project, will headline the opening concert of NIMFest 2026 this Sunday, July 12, from 3 to 6 p.m. at the King Park Gazebo, 125 Wellington Ave. Providence singer-songwriter Hey Rel opens the afternoon. Admission is free. Lazy Trail is the project of songwriter Emma Willer, whose […]
Posted inCity & Government
Cortvriend announces bid for fifth term representing Middletown and Portsmouth
Rhode Island House Representative Terri-Denise Cortvriend has announced she will seek a fifth term representing House District 72, which covers Middletown and Portsmouth. First elected in November 2018, Cortvriend has focused her tenure on environmental protection, climate resilience, shoreline access, small business support, and senior issues. She chairs the Legislative Study Commission on Climate Change […]
Posted inOpinion
Letter: The kids are watching
As I reflect on my first term serving as Ward 1 Councilor in Newport, I keep coming back to the young people in our community. This year, they reminded me why I do this work. From the City Council dais, I have advocated for policies that create safer, healthier, and more equitable opportunities for Newport […]
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Letter: Save Perrotti Park
The City should move forward with repairing the failing Perrotti Park bulkhead. That work is necessary. But Newport residents should be very cautious about allowing a needed infrastructure repair to quietly become a much larger building project that changes one of downtown’s most important public harbor-view spaces. The concern is not the seawall. The concern […]
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Letter to the editor: Taryn Mazza makes her case for Newport City Council At-Large
Hi Neighbor! My name is Taryn Mazza and I am running for Newport City Council, At-Large. I’m a longtime Newporter who was born at Newport Hospital and graduated from Rogers High School in 1994 (Go Vikings). I spent nearly a decade on the West Coast but truly, nothing compares to our fair city. Newport is […]
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Firehouse Theater brings standup comedy to Newport this month with two shows
Newport’s Firehouse Theater is adding standup comedy to its July lineup, welcoming two comics to the stage this month before its regular weekend shows from The Bit Players. On Sunday, July 12, Boston-based comedian Andrew Mayer brings his new one-man show, Have Fun, Be Yourself, to the Firehouse ahead of a run at the prestigious […]
Posted inCity & Government
Newport ‘Candidate Signature Events Tour’ reshuffles remaining dates due to weather
Weather has forced last-minute changes to the remaining stops on Newport’s “Candidate Signature Events Tour,” a series of park gatherings organized by City Councilor-at-Large Steph Smyth to give residents a chance to meet candidates and sign nomination papers. Monday’s scheduled event at Battery Park has been cancelled, as has Tuesday’s gathering at Miantonomi Park. In […]
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Book review: Neil deGrasse Tyson’s ‘Take Me To Your Leader’ is less etiquette guide than cosmic musing
I was expecting “Take Me To Your Leader: Perspectives On Your First Alien Encounter” to offer lots of insightful tips from famous astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson on how to behave, what to say, and what questions to ask if a space alien were to come knocking at my front door. In fact, the back blurb […]
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Homers by Contreras, Gonzalez back Gray’s strong start in Red Sox’s 8-1 win over Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Willson Contreras and Romy Gonzalez homered to back the superb pitching of Sonny Gray, who allowed one run and four hits in six innings of the Boston Red Sox’s 8-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night. Wilyer Abreu added a two-run double, and relievers Jovani Morán, Greg Weissert […]
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Aroldis Chapman sets relief Ks record, Red Sox rookie Jake Bennett stifles Angels in 5-2 win
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Aroldis Chapman set the major league record for relief strikeouts after rookie Jake Bennett yielded five hits while pitching into the eighth inning for the Boston Red Sox in a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. The 38-year-old Chapman broke Hoyt Wilhelm’s record with his 1,364th career […]
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Just My Opinion: Independence Day
What is America? We are white, black, brown, red, yellow … we are the rainbow. We are Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, evangelicals, atheist, agnostic. We embrace all who worship and those that do not. We are Latino American Indian, Asian, German, French, English, Italian, Irish, African, Portuguese, Iranian, Israeli, multi-racial and multi-cultural. We come […]
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Rhode Island Beer Club and Foolproof Brewing release Honey Hound to benefit animal rescue league
Rhode Island Beer Club has partnered with Foolproof Brewing Company to create Honey Hound, a limited-edition Honey Kölsch benefiting the Providence Animal Rescue League. The beer will debut Saturday, Aug. 1, from 5 to 9 p.m. at Foolproof Brewing Company in Pawtucket, with a portion of every pint and can sold supporting the rescue league’s […]
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Letter: We need Dawn Euer in the Rhode Island Senate
Being a Rhode Island legislator is a challenging calling to pursue. To start with, we pay our state legislators less than $20,000 per year. This is not enough to quit your day job. And in this part-time gig, we expect our legislators to understand a number of complex legal, legislative, economic, environmental and social issues […]
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Involuntary: The independence we struggle to protect
On June 12, at CCRI, there was a free, invitation-only, screening of Involuntary, a 13-minute, short film followed by a moderated panel discussion featuring award-winning filmmakers, Dana White and Chris Knoblock; Rhode Island State Representative Lauren Carson; Elizabeth Shields,MD, a family medicine physician in private-pay practice; Partanja Spann, Director of Rhode Island Outreach for Newport […]