Good Afternoon! Here are the latest headlines from What’sUpNewp, a roundup of the latest local obituaries, and a look at what’s happening this week and weekend.

Annual festival featuring local hotels and restaurants, live music, and family fun runs February 14-23 with over 100 scheduled events

Funding formula, unfunded mandates top concerns at community workshop

Energetic 2-year-old male available at Potter League for Animals, thrives with playful canine companions

Commuters advised to allow extra time, especially during 6-9 AM rush; increased wait times expected at Naval Station Newport gates

Snow, sleet, and ice expected to impact Thursday commutes across MA, CT, and RI

The Newport Police Department has provided the following arrest and dispatch logs from 7 am on February 4 through 7 am on February 5, 2025.

Driver veers off road, strikes pedestrian; both hospitalized as Newport Police investigate

The waters of Cape Cod Bay are coming for the big brown house perched on the edge of a sandy bluff high above the beach. It’s just a matter of when.

Rhode Island Broadcasters Association provides latest updates on parking bans, school cancellations, and delays

Notably, eleven of these properties sold for less than their original asking price, highlighting a shift in pricing dynamics.

RECENT LOCAL OBITUARIES

June 3, 1950 — January 14, 2025

October 21, 1944 – February 2, 2025

WHAT’S UP THIS WEEK & WEEKEND

Newport Jazz Assembly Band, Sailing To Freedom, Between The Beats, and more.

City Council and Planning Board to discuss housing code changes; separate meeting on Easton’s Pond and treatment plant planned

Newport Jazz Assembly Band to showcase music history and culture in free library event

Author of “Sailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad”

Salve Regina University will present “Between the Beats,” a dance performance exploring the relationship between sound and movement.”

Tickets go on sale on Thursday, October 24.

Tickets go on sale on Thursday, October 24.

Five-day exercise aims to enhance emergency response capabilities in community spaces

Two-week drills to include response coordination between Navy forces and local first responders

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