
On tap this weekend: Harvest Festival at Newport Vineyards, Newport String Project, Taste of Newport, and more.

Here’s a look at the Newport Police Department arrest and dispatch logs for Wednesday, October 25 through 7 am on Thursday, October 26.

“Nova is a pretty tabby girl. She knows what she likes, and what she likes are pets, wet food, and toys”
Authorities carried out a multistate search on land and water Thursday for a U.S. Army reservist who they say killed 18 people and wounded 13 in a mass shooting at a bowling alley and bar that sent panicked patrons scrambling under tables and behind bowling pins and gripped the entire state of Maine in fear.
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July 03, 1946 – October 17, 2023
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By Barbara A. VonVillas, PhD, Middletown Town Councilor
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September 23, 1936 – October 25, 2023
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What’s Up on Friday
Weather
Friday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming southwest at 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Marine Forecast
Friday: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 8 kt in the morning. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Friday Night: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 56°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 7:11 am | Sunset: 5:47 pm | 10 hours and 36 minutes of sun.
High tide at 7:02 am & 7:26 pm | Low tide at 12:18 am & 1:06 pm.
Moon: Waxing Gibbous. 12.7 days, 95% lighting.
Things To Do
12 pm to 6 pm: Trinity Church Pumpkin Patch
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm: Halloween Trick or Treat at The Breakers
6 pm: T!kT0k trend Ghost Painting & Pizza Party at Aquidneck Restaurant & Pizzeria
6:30 pm: Ragged Island Beer Dinner at Hotel Viking
6:30 pm & 8 pm: The Candlelight Walk with Ghosts Tour at Belcourt of Newport
7 pm: Climate Future Film Festival at Jamestown Arts Center
8 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
Blue Anchor Grill: Steve Rodrigues at 6 pm
Busker’s Irish Pub: Live music at 9 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: She Came To Me at 3 pm, Teton Gravity Presents: Legend Has It at 6:30 pm, Teton Gravity Presents: Flying High Again at 8:45 pm
Midtown Oyster Bar: Live music at 8 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Dim Lights at 8 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: Angelus Hall at 9 pm
Newport Playhouse: Ghost Of A Chance at 6 pm
One Pelham East: Sugarbabies at 8 pm, DJ at 11:30 pm
Speakeasy: Live music at 9:30 pm
The Firehouse Theatre: Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 8 pm
Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm
Vieste: Live music at 7 pm
Local Government
The following public meetings are scheduled;
Newport: City Council at 9 am
Cruise Ships
Here’s what’s remaining on the cruise ship schedule this season;
Saturday, Oct. 28: Crystal Serenity
Sunday, Oct. 29: Emerald Princess & Artania
Monday, Oct. 30: Seven Seas Mariner
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