by Ryan Belmore

<figure></figure> <p>A free outdoor screening of &#8220;Water Brother: The Sid Abbruzzi Story&#8221; scheduled for Wednesday at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center has been postponed following the deaths of executive producer Jerry Kirby&#8217;s sister and brother-in-law. Tom Perkins, 68, and his wife Agatha Perkins, 66, of Middletown died Monday morning when a small plane [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://whatsupnewp.com/2025/10/water-brother-film-screening-at-mlk-center-postponed/">&#8216;Water Brother&#8217; film screening at MLK Center postponed</a> appeared first on <a href="https://whatsupnewp.com">What&#039;s Up Newp</a>.</p>

by Ryan Belmore

<figure></figure> <p>Gov. Dan McKee and Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green announced Tuesday that Newport will receive $65,000 in state grants aimed at improving math skills and student attendance through out-of-school learning programs. The funding is part of the fourth round of Learn365RI Municipal Learning Project grants, which awarded $1.39 million to 38 communities statewide. Other Aquidneck Island [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://whatsupnewp.com/2025/10/newport-receives-65000-in-state-grants-to-boost-math-skills-student-attendance/">Newport receives $65,000 in state grants to boost math skills, student attendance</a> appeared first on <a href="https://whatsupnewp.com">What&#039;s Up Newp</a>.</p>

by Ryan Belmore

<figure></figure> <p>Nearly 2,500 scouts and families from across New England gathered at Fort Adams State Park this holiday weekend for Adventure at the Fort, the Narragansett Council – Scouting America&#8217;s annual camporee. More than 100 troops and packs participated in the weekend event, which offered more than 50 activities including climbing, fishing, shooting sports and sailing [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://whatsupnewp.com/2025/10/adventure-at-the-fort-draws-nearly-2500-scouts-to-fort-adams/">Adventure at the Fort draws nearly 2,500 scouts to Fort Adams</a> appeared first on <a href="https://whatsupnewp.com">What&#039;s Up Newp</a>.</p>

by Ryan Belmore

<figure></figure> <p>Guitar legend Leo Kottke&#8217;s highly anticipated performance at the Jane Pickens Theater has been postponed from its original Wednesday night slot due to illness. The concert, scheduled for October 15 at 7:30 PM, has been rescheduled after Kottke was diagnosed with pneumonia, according to producer Spectacle Live. A new performance date in early 2026 is [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://whatsupnewp.com/2025/10/leo-kottkes-newport-concert-postponed-new-date-to-be-announced/">Leo Kottke&#8217;s Newport concert postponed, new date to be announced</a> appeared first on <a href="https://whatsupnewp.com">What&#039;s Up Newp</a>.</p>

by The Associated Press

<figure></figure> <p>By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press A federal judge in Rhode Island on Tuesday accused the Trump administration of trying to “bully” states into accepting conditions that require them to cooperate on&#160;immigration&#160;enforcement actions to get disaster funding after he ruled earlier that those actions were unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge William Smith, who was appointed by former [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://whatsupnewp.com/2025/10/judge-accuses-homeland-security-of-bullying-states-into-accepting-conditions-to-get-fema-money/">Judge accuses Homeland Security of bullying states into accepting conditions to get FEMA money</a> appeared first on <a href="https://whatsupnewp.com">What&#039;s Up Newp</a>.</p>

by Ryan Belmore and The Associated Press

<figure></figure> <p>Rhode Island&#8217;s General Assembly this year enacted two measures designed to shield immigrants from federal enforcement actions, part of a national wave of immigration legislation that has divided states along partisan lines, according to an Associated Press analysis. Senate Bill 274, which prohibits landlords from inquiring about immigration status, was introduced Feb. 13 by Sens. [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://whatsupnewp.com/2025/10/ap-analysis-rhode-islands-immigrant-protection-laws-part-of-widening-national-divide/">AP analysis: Rhode Island&#8217;s immigrant protection laws part of widening national divide</a> appeared first on <a href="https://whatsupnewp.com">What&#039;s Up Newp</a>.</p>

by Tyler Bernadyn

<figure></figure> <p>Twelve properties traded hands across Newport County last week, a healthy indicator that, despite the shifting market dynamics, motivated buyers and sellers are still finding common ground. Of those twelve sales, four surpassed $1 million, underscoring the continued strength of the upper-tier market that has defined much of Aquidneck Island and its surrounding communities in [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://whatsupnewp.com/2025/10/12-newport-county-properties-sell-as-million-dollar-market-stays-strong/">12 Newport County properties sell as million-dollar market stays strong</a> appeared first on <a href="https://whatsupnewp.com">What&#039;s Up Newp</a>.</p>

by Memorial Funeral Home

<figure></figure> <p>Her loving and appreciative family is grieved to announce the passing of their matriarch, Roberta Lorraine Jenness (Bradley), on October 11, 2025. That day, when heaven gained an angel, the world lost a bright and shining light. Roberta, known as Bobbie to all of her friends, was born on January 25,1937 to Stanley and Persis [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://whatsupnewp.com/2025/10/obituary-roberta-jenness/">Obituary: Roberta Jenness</a> appeared first on <a href="https://whatsupnewp.com">What&#039;s Up Newp</a>.</p>

by Alexander Castro, Rhode Island Current

<figure></figure> <p>Four months after millions of “No Kings” protesters rallied across the country against the policies of President Donald Trump and his administration, more peaceful protests are planned for Saturday, Oct. 18, including nine across Rhode Island. That’s one more than the eight held in the Ocean State on June 14, when an estimated 5 million [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://whatsupnewp.com/2025/10/no-kings-protests-return-to-rhode-island-on-saturday/">‘No Kings’ protests return to Rhode Island on Saturday</a> appeared first on <a href="https://whatsupnewp.com">What&#039;s Up Newp</a>.</p>

by Memorial Funeral Home

<figure></figure> <p>Edward E. McDonald, 77, passed away peacefully on October 12th, 2025 at the Grand Islander Center in Middletown surrounded by his caregivers. Born and raised in Rhode Island, Ed made his home in Portsmouth for more than 30 years. He was the son of the late John McDonald and Netta (Hodson) McDonald. Ed graduated from [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://whatsupnewp.com/2025/10/obituary-edward-mcdonald/">Obituary: Edward McDonald</a> appeared first on <a href="https://whatsupnewp.com">What&#039;s Up Newp</a>.</p>