What’s the latest with the Pell Bridge Ramps project? Is school regionalization between Newport and Middletown still being discussed? What are members of Newport City Council focusing on and what can we expect to change in 2023? Newport Mayor Xay Khamsyvoravong joined What’sUpNewp this afternoon to answer those questions and discuss much more. Listen or […]
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WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with Xay Khamsyvoravong, Newport’s next Mayor
Xaykham Rexford Khamsyvoravong, “Xay” (pronounced “Sigh”) for short, joined What’sUpNewp for a one-on-one live virtual video conversation on Friday. Xay was the top vote-getter for Newport City Council At-Large in last week’s election and was chosen among Newport City Council-elect earlier this week to serve as the Chair/Mayor beginning in December. During the 40-minute conversation, […]
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Newport City Council-elect informally choose Xay to serve as Mayor, Ceglie to serve as Vice Chair
Newport’s Council-elect met on Tuesday, November 15 for the purpose of informally electing a Chair and Vice Chair for the 2022-24 Council term. The official vote for Mayor and Vice-Chair will take place following the inauguration of the new council on December 1. Council-elect present for the meeting were Angela McCalla, David Carlin, Jeanne Marie […]