Newport Public Schools face $900K shortfall amid layoffs and funding cuts

During a conversation with What’sUpNewp, Superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain dicusses the budget balancing act, warns of continued financial strain as the new Rogers High School nears completion.

A federal judge in Massachusetts said Wednesday he plans to deny a motion by the Trump administration to dismiss a lawsuit over its blocking of wind energy projects, siding with a coalition of state attorneys general.

Four Rhode Island organizations to benefit from 24th annual charity event at Rosecliff Mansion

In recognition of Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) has launched You Good, Man?, a statewide campaign to raise awareness and prevent suicide among working-age men—a population experiencing suicide at nearly twice the rate of the general public in Rhode Island.

Fifty years after “Jaws” sunk its teeth into us, we’re still admiring the bite mark.

Rhode Island capital sees 79.7% higher collision likelihood than national average, according to Allstate’s 2025 Best Drivers Report

Newport School Superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain will join What’sUpNewp for her monthly one-on-one conversation on Wednesday, June 18, at 1:30 pm.

Cal Raleigh hit a grand slam for his major league best 27th home run and drove in six to tie a career high, Bryan Woo gave up one hit over seven innings, and the Seattle Mariners snapped Boston’s six-game winning streak with an 8-0 victory over the Red Sox on Tuesday night.

Cocktail reception at Ocean Cliff to feature Q&A and book signing with bestselling author

Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport County, Rhode Island, this week and weekend.

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