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Newport Art Museum to offer Curator Tour and Artist Talks

RIDOH provides update on Rhode Island’s COVID-19 vaccine effort

Summer Tour – A New View: Secret Garden Tour will return in July

What’s Up in Newport County This Weekend: March 19 – 21

19 Newport County Open Houses to check out this weekend (March 19 – 21)

Here’s the status of major Newport County and Rhode Island events in 2021 (Updating)

Women’s History Month: RI’s greatest female musicians

Representative Ruggiero sponsors bill for 100 percent renewable electricity by 2030

Bookstore on the Beach: Barrington Books to host a virtual author event with author Brenda Novak

Greenlove Foundation offering a 2021 Educational Scholarship

Public invited to participate in a cleanup of Braman Cemetery on April 10

Home on Berkeley Avenue in Middletown sells for $2.7 million

Opinion: Sugary beverages lead to diabetes, poor health outcomes

DATMA launches ‘WATER 2021’, will bring free public art exhibitions and more to New Bedford this summer

Now Hiring – New Shoreham: Police Officers and paid interns for the summer season

What’s Up in Newport County today: Friday, March 19

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General Assembly - Sen. DiPalma’s commission to study and evaluate the state’s electric and natural gas distribution and transmission infrastructure meets on Monday

General Assembly - Rep. Marszalkowski’s bill that allows virtual public meetings to continue past the pandemic heard by committee

Portsmouth Times - Portsmouth farm brewery aims to fully open by September

AP - Utilities regulators extend state’s shutoff moratorium

Conde Nast Traveler - The 10 Best Beach Towns on the East Coast

ecoRI News - Rhode Island Regulators Review Plan for Connecting Offshore Wind Facility to Grid

East Bay RI - Cloverbud Ranch in Portsmouth receives national grant

WPRI - Several local athletes to make appearances at Big Dance