Monday, February 24, 2025

Transaction expands Blackstone’s portfolio into marina sector, includes multiple Rhode Island properties among 138 locations across U.S.

Middletown considers tax break for landlords who rent their property long-term

Council aims to increase year-round rental units and address housing affordability

Potter League highlights one-year-old mix breed’s need for gentle encouragement and patient owners

Newport Police Arrest & Dispatch Log: Feb. 21 – 24

Four individuals arrested over the weekend on various charges.

August 19, 1943 — February 23, 2025

Just Sold: A look at 8 recent sales in Newport County (Feb. 17 – 21)

Last week, only eight homes sold across Newport and Portsmouth. That’s a wild statistic in a community of nearly 85,000 residents—a clear sign that we’re still in a low-inventory, high-demand market.

Forum Lodge #391 offers three $1,000 awards, emphasizing essay on Italian ancestry impact

Here’s what’s happening for events, live music, and entertainment this week.

  1. Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in Rhode Island

  2. Mission Group unveils Audette, revamping former Chanterelle space

  3. Say cheese! Mac-N-Cheese Smackdown winners announced

  4. As Real as it Gets - Jason Isbell provides a clinic in great songwriting in solo concert at PPAC

  5. Blackstone acquires Safe Harbor Marinas in $5.65B deal

  6. Jamestown Fire Department rescues person stranded on rocks

  7. Just Sold: A look at 8 recent sales in Newport County (Feb. 17 - 21)

  8. Charles L. Roberts: In 1769, Newport was the rum capital of the world and the epicenter of the Triangle Trade

  9. Dr. Michael Fine: What's crazy about hospital galas

  10. Bob Cembrola: From neglect to tourist attraction - Rose Island Lighthouse's revival

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