Plus: Senator Reed visits Norman Bird Sanctuary | Adoptable dog of the week

Cinco De Mayo | Red Sox are on a roll | Education bills | Senator Reed in Middletown | Newport Live + Carbon Leaf + Laden Valley

Plus: What’s Up This Weekend; ‘Six Picks’ Events: What’s Up in RI this weekend

Rhode Island Independence Day | Celtics & Red Sox win | Interim President names for CCRI | New Middletown school site gets good grades | and more...

A conversation with Newport School Superintendent | Seaweed Flotilla | Middletown Center | Shaped By Water | & more...

17 homes change hands in Newport County | Red Sox win | Celtics lose | The Ocean Race Newport Stopover | Sour Grapes | & more...