Featuring PUBLIQuartet and Mezzo-Soprano Renée Rapier
Rhode Island House Representative Terri-Denise Cortvriend announced that she will run for a fourth term representing House District 72, serving Middletown and Portsmouth.
Promises to put skills to work for City and lead with listening to solve complex problems
A new Rhode Island law prohibits auto insurers from charging policyholders more solely because they have been widowed.
By Rep. Julie A. Casimiro, Russ Scarpa, PharmD, Jeff Bratberg, PharmD, FAPhA, and Chris Federico, PharmD, BCACP
Swift recounts the life of Rebekah Harkness (1915-1982), the American composer and philanthropist who married the heir to the Standard Oil fortune and scandalized her wealthy neighbours with her eccentric behaviour. In a surprising twist, Swift reveals that she now owns the Rhode Island saltbox house where Harkness threw her wild parties, and Swift is now the crazy woman upsetting the neighbours.
Representatives for a Maine company that plans to send small satellites into space from the Northeast’s most rural state said they will start launches next year.
Pay-As-You-Throw program increases to $180 due to rising costs
Discover Newport announces new bus service in partnership with DATTCO
Sour Grapes is a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world.
Free program offers insights into municipal leadership and city issues
State launches grant program to support academic, commercial research
Funding aims to increase access to integrated care
Newport Police summon/cite two individuals, take another two into custody.
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What’s Up on Wednesday
Weather
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday Night: There is a chance of showers, mainly after 2 am. Areas of fog will develop after 1 a.m. Otherwise, there will be increasing clouds, with a low of around 62. The south wind will be 3 to 8 mph. The chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch are possible.
Marine
Wednesday: SSW winds 5 to 10 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Wednesday Night: SSW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. There is a chance of showers, mainly after 2 am. Areas of fog after 1 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Water Temperature: 58°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 5:11 am | Sunset: 8:16 pm | 15 hours and 4 minutes of sun.
High tide at 7:29 am & 7:54 pm | Low tide at 1:23 am & 12:37 pm.
Moon: Waning Crescent. 27.9 days, 3% lighting.
Things To Do
11 am to 6 pm: Wednesday Flight Specials at Newport Vineyards
2 pm to 6 pm: Aquidneck Growers Market – Wednesday on Memorial Boulevard
3:30 pm to 5 pm: Dungeons and Dragons at Newport Public Library
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm: Fermentation Class at Forty 1 North
6:35 pm: Newport Gulls vs. Vermont Mountaineers at Cardines Field
Live Music & Entertainment
Buskers: Open Mic with Mike Warner at 9 pm
Fastnet Pub: Trivia at 9 pm
Fifth Element: Ruby Mac from 7 pm to 10 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: Challengers at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
Landing: Jay Parker from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, Mark Flynn from 4 pm to 7 pm, Jim Devlin from 8 pm to 11 pm
Newport Playhouse: The Cemetery Club at 11 am
One Pelham East: Adam Go from 9 pm to 12:30 am
Ragged Island Brewing: Dan Ferrazzoli from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Sardella’s: Live Jazz Music at 7 pm
The Pub at 2 Mile Corner: The Wolfman at 8:30 pm
The Quencher: Karaoke at 9 pm
Newport County Government
Jamestown: Jamestown Planning Commission at 6:30 pm
Little Compton: Little Compton Agricultural Conservancy Trust at 7 pm
Middletown: Middletown School Building Committee at 5 pm
Newport: Newport Beach Commission at 5 pm
Portsmouth: Portsmouth Tree Commission at 7 pm, Portsmouth Harbor Commission at 7 pm
Tiverton: Tiverton Zoning Board of Review at 7 pm, Tiverton Zoning Board of Review at 7:30 pm
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