What's Up in Newport: Monday, November 10

Good morning, Newport! I’m Ryan Belmore, publisher of What’sUpNewp. Here’s what you need to know for Monday, November 10, 2025.

President Donald Trump’s administration is demanding states “undo” full SNAP benefits paid out under judicial orders in recent days, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has stayed those rulings, marking the latest swing in a seesawing legal battle over the anti-hunger program used by 42 million Americans. Read More

Members of the Newport City Council and the Newport School Committee will meet tonight at 5:30 p.m. at Rogers High School to discuss school regionalization.

Undefeated Ponaganset defeated Tiverton 3-0 in the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Division III girls volleyball state championship Sunday at Rhode Island College. WUN’s Justin Walker has the game recap and photo gallery.

Tiverton High School girls soccer team successfully defended its Division IV state championship Sunday, defeating Lincoln School 2-1 at Rhode Island College. Justin has the game recap and photo gallery.

Trudy Coxe, CEO and Executive Director of The Preservation Society of Newport County, has some commentary in the Rhode Island Current this morning - Rhode Island’s tourism economy is resilient, remarkable and rooted in history.

Today in Newport

Weather Forecast

Today: Rain, mainly before 3 pm. Areas of fog before 1 pm. High near 61. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the morning. The chance of precipitation is 80%—new precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch are possible.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Sun & Tide Information

Sunrise: 6:28 a.m., Sunset: 4:30 p.m. Daylight: 10 hours
High tides: 11:29 a.m. Low tides: 4:04 a.m. & 6:06 p.m.
Lunar phase: Waning Gibbous.

Things To Do

All Day: Newport Restaurant Week throughout Newport & Bristol Counties
3 p.m.: American Revolution Learning Circle at Tiverton Public Library
5:30 p.m.: Impact100 Newport County at Innovate Newport
Organizing an event? Add it to our community calendar.

Live Music & Entertainment

Newport Craft: Bingo at 6 p.m.
Newport Harbor Island Resort: Music Bingo at 6:30 p.m.
Perro Salado: John Monllos at 5:30 p.m.
The Fastnet Pub: The Ubiquitones at 10 p.m.

Newport County Government

Jamestown: Technical Review Committee at 10 a.m., Conservation Commission at 6:30 p.m.
Little Compton: Housing Trust at 6 p.m.
Middletown: Conservation Commission at 5:30 p.m.
Newport: Historic District Commission at 5 p.m., City Council at 5:30 p.m., School Committee at 5:30 p.m., Historic District Commission at 6:30 p.m.
Portsmouth: Town Council at 7 p.m.
Tiverton: Zoning Revision Committee at 5 p.m., Town Council at 7 p.m.
Find out more about these meetings here.