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.
Up to 9 inches of snow could impact northern CT, parts of MA and RI starting Saturday evening.
New show combines speed dating with stand-up, debuts February 13 at Top of Pelham
Valentine’s Day event launches monthly collaboration between Newport Wine Cellar & Gourmet and Gallery Sitka, featuring local artists and curated home decor
Academy Award-nominated films showing through February
Through the program, $2.00 from every gift card purchase is donated to area nonprofits fighting food insecurity.
The meeting is jam-packed with resolutions, communications from the city manager, licenses and permits, and more.
Annual cook-off invites food lovers to sample and vote for their favorite chili on February 15
Offshore wind power brings more than local, clean energy. It provides jobs, encourages innovation and boosts economic growth as supply chains develop.
Two arrests made on various charges.
The temperature at the summit was 2 degrees below zero (minus 19 Celsius), with sustained winds of 50 to 60 mph (80 to 96 kph) at the time
Portsmouth’s Margaux Boneu scores twice in 8-2 loss at Portsmouth Abbey
A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to push out federal employees by offering them financial incentives.
Cutter seizes 8,061 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $91 million wholesale
A federal judge who already questioned the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order is set to hear arguments Thursday over a longer-term pause of the directive, which aims to end citizenship for children born to parents not legally in the country.
Seymour (14), Walmsley (12), Fowler (12) pace Salve Regina in scoring
Salve Regina University women’s basketball rallied from a 17-point second-quarter deficit to defeat visiting Wheaton College
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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
Academy Award-nominated films showing through February
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.
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