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🎭 Our latest theater review is here via Ken Abrams - Theater Review: Les Misérables begins a thrilling run at PPAC
💰 Middletown-based Rite-Solutions today announced that it has received three Navy contracts worth $68 million. This is just after the company received a $77 million contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division.
🚓 A Providence Police Officer charged with punching a political rival at an abortion rights rally was acquitted today of a misdemeanor simple assault charge by a judge who determined that his actions were justified because he was trying to maintain public order.
🦃 Your Thanksgiving weekend is getting busy - be sure to check out the details behind the 25th Annual Newport Illuminated Boat Parade and Santa Magic at Long Wharf Mall.
🐈 Meet your new best friend, Maylay – this week’s Adoptable Cat of the Week!
🍛 Giusto is launching a new winter wine dinner series called Le Sagre, with the inaugural dinner taking place on December 15 at 6 pm. The name is derived from “La Sagra” which is a festival that celebrates one type of food, drink, or product from a town or region. There will be five dinners, one per month, ranging in price from $150 to $250 per person. Visit Resy for tickets.
🙋 Xaykham “Xay” Rexford Khamsyvoravong, Newport City Council At-Large-elect and Mayor-elect, will join What’sUpNewp for a one-on-one live virtual video conversation on Friday, November 18 at 4 pm.
What questions do you have for Xay? Leave them in the comments below.
🚮 East Bay Times reports that users of the Portsmouth transfer station on Hedly Street will be charged $250 for a vehicle sticker — a $40 increase over the current fee — starting Jan. 1, 2023.
🎄 Save The Date: What’sUpNewp and The JPT will host our annual National Lampoon Christmas Vacation Party on Wednesday, December 21 at 7:30 pm. We’ll kick things off with live music from David Tessier’s All-Star Stars at 6:15 pm, and the film will begin at 7:30 pm. As Cousin Eddy says, it's gonna be a beaut! Get those tix!
🙏 What’sUpNewp Supporters power our newsroom and all that we do. Earlier today, we launched a November supporter drive, where we are looking to add 50 new What’sUpNewp supporters before the end of November. Since this morning, six new supporters have signed up; thank you to our new and current supporters!
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