4Qs with Deanna J. Conheeny: President of the Board of Directors for the Museum of Newport Irish History on the importance of Irish Heritage Month in Newport

Good Morning! Today is Wednesday, March 1. Today’s newsletter is 1,221 words - approximately a 6-minute read.

🇮🇪 In the United States, March is National Women’s History Month, Irish-American Heritage Month, National Craft Month, National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month, National Nutrition Month, Music in our Schools Month, and more.

In Newport, March is Newport Irish Heritage Month, and the 46th Annual Newport Irish Heritage Month kicks off today!

In an interview this week with What’sUpNewp, Deanna J. Conheeny, President of the Board of Directors for the Museum of Newport Irish History, spoke about the importance of this annual celebration to the community. Story - > 4Qs with Deanna J. Conheeny: President of the Board of Directors for the Museum of Newport Irish History on 46th Annual Newport Irish Heritage Month

📺 Fresh off a snow day, there will be plenty to talk to Newport School Superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain about when she joins us for her monthly live virtual video conversation today at 2 pm. What questions do you have for the superintendent?

Read More/Watch - > Newport School Superintendent will join What’sUpNewp for a live virtual video conversation on March 1

🦞 Flo’s in Middletown will open for the 2023 season on Thursday, March 9. They will be open Thursday through Sunday from 11 am to 9 m. Topside Raw Bar will be open on Fridays from 4 pm to 10 pm and on Saturdays and Sundays from 12 pm to 10 pm.

🏇 Newport Polo has published its 2023 Season Schedule. Opening Day of the 2023 Newport International Polo Series will see the 37th nation debut with USA vs. Ukraine on Saturday, June 3.

🐶 Our friends at Potter League for Animals and Rejects Beer Co. have this fun event, Stouts & Snouts, happening on Saturday! Don’t miss the fun!

We published 28 stories yesterday on WhatsUpNewp.com; here’s a look at the latest since our last newsletter.

Museum of Newport Irish History Leads Effort to Keep Irish Traditions Alive

“Gideon may be a whole lot of fun to look at – just check out that overbite, but he’s even more fun to play with.”

After a discussion with the design and technical team, the team came to the conclusion that it was a hull sandwich failure.

Charlie McAvoy scored at 4:55 of overtime to give the Boston a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night, extending the NHL-leading Bruins’ winning streak to eight games.

Gedi Juozapaitis scored 19 points, Kristians Feierbergs made a putback at the buzzer and Maine beat Bryant 66-64 on Tuesday night.

Rocket Solar analyzed data from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to see how greenhouse gas emissions differ among energy sources throughout their life cycle.

By Meghan Kallman, a Democrat representing District 15 (Pawtucket, Providence) in the Rhode Island Senate.

Coming up on Wednesday, March 1 at 2 pm.

PBS Chef, Ming Tsai, will join as celebrity guest

Stacker looked at some of the most significant ways women’s rights in the context of mental and physical health in the US have been eroded since last women’s history month. 

To put the 20-year math and reading lows into context, HeyTutor analyzed the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress data from the DOE’s National Center for Education Statistics.

December 01, 1929 – February 22, 2023

Here’s what What’sUpNewp stories folks were reading the most yesterday;

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