Rail Explorers to celebrate 1 millionth rider Friday; Jim Belushi to perform holiday concert at The JPT Film + Event Center; Pivotal Brewing Company seeking new operator for Newport location; and more

Newport schools superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain to step down in June 2026

‘Water Brother’ film screening at MLK Center postponed; Newport receives $65,000 in state grants to boost math skills, student attendance; Leo Kottke’s Newport concert postponed, new date to be announced; and more.

‘No Kings’ protests return to Rhode Island on Saturday; Consumer confidence plummets as economy slows, Fed reports show; Narragansett Bay Symphony Community Orchestra to open season with Gershwin, Ravel; and more.

RENEWport hosts community dinner for more than 50 Newport families at Pell Elementary

Frosty Freez, Middletown ice cream staple since 1956, sold to longtime employee