Good Morning,
Today is Tuesday, December 7.
⚓️ The United States Coast Guard and first responders have spent the night searching Narragansett Bay for a woman who fell off the Prudence Island Ferry.
⚓️ For the second consecutive year, Newport Winter Festival has been canceled amid COVID-19 concerns.
⚓️ The Rhode Island Blood Center yesterday declared its third blood emergency this year, with a one-to-two-day supply, well below what it said is its ideal inventory of seven days.
⚓️ Ten Newport County nonprofit organizations were among 126 across Rhode Island to receive $13.2 million in capital funding from the Champlin Foundation, including Lucy’s Hearth, National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Rhode Island, Aquidneck Community Table, Boys & Girls Club of Newport County, Flickers Arts Collaborative, Island Moving Company, Preservation Society of Newport County, Salve Regina University, St. Paul’s Methodist Church, and Eastern RI Conservation District.
⚓️ Wondering what sold in your neighborhood recently? Here’s a look at the 38 properties that changed hands last week.
⚓️ RI native Billy Gilman played a holiday show before a warm crowd at The Vets in Providence on Sunday. Photo Gallery & Recap
⚓️ Looking to dine out on Christmas Eve and/or Christmas Day. Here’s what restaurants will be serving. Make those reservations!
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Weather
Today - Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight - Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm.
Tomorrow - A slight chance of snow before 8 am, then rain. High near 41. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. The chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation is expected.
Tomorrow Night - Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 9 pm. Patchy fog before midnight. Low around 29. North wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. The chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half-inch possible.
Marine Forecast
Today - WNW wind 9 to 12 kt decreasing to 6 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight - Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 53°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 6:58 am | Sunset: 4:15 pm | 9 hours & 16 minutes of sun.
High tide at 9:55 am & 10:24 pm | Low tide at 2:46 am & 3:56 pm.
Moon: Waxing Crescent, 3.1 days, 10% lighting.
What’s Happening Out There
11 am to 6 pm – Tasting Mondays & Tuesdays at Newport Vineyards
2 pm to 9 pm – Gurney’s Ice Skating Rink
5 pm to 8 pm – Volunteer Tuesdays at Bike Newport
5 pm to 9 pm – Tapas and Tequila Tasting Experience at Hotel Viking
6 pm – Storytelling Workshop at The Huddle
For more events and things to do on this day, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
Celtica – Music Bingo at 7:30 pm
Newport Craft – Trivia at 6 pm
One Pelham East – DJ Nook from 9 pm to 12:30 am
City & Government
11:30 am – Newport Canvassing Authority
6:30 pm – Tiverton Planning Board
6:30 pm – Tiverton Litter Committee
7 pm – Jamestown Fire Department
We’ll See You Out There
