Good morning, Newport! Today is Monday, Oct. 6, the 279th day of 2025. There are 86 days left in the year.
Volunteer Jamestown firefighters responded to four incidents Saturday morning, including a vehicle fire that sent heavy smoke billowing from the Newport Bridge and a technical rescue of a hiker stranded on coastal rocks.
Jay Leno and supercars shined over the weekend at Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week. Photo Gallery
In a back-and-forth battle that came down to the final play, Middletown survived a late scare to defeat Mt. Pleasant/T2 Co-op 23-16 Friday night at Conley Stadium. Photo Gallery
Nearly three years after Chris DiPaolo’s untimely death at the age 49, the radio stations he owned in Westerly and Coventry have sold to a new owner who promises the stations will continue with robust local news, information and entertainment coverage.
Celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson (“Chopped,” “Top Chef Masters”) headlined this year’s Newport Wine & Food Festival, and his Conversation event proved to be one of the big highlights of the late summer.
Thanks for reading,
Ryan Belmore, Publisher
Today in Newport
Weather Forecast
Today: Patchy fog before 11 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Marine Forecast
Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW 5 to 9 kt in the morning. Patchy fog before 11 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: SSW wind around 6 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Sun & Tide Information
Sunrise: 6:47 a.m., Sunset: 6:18 p.m. Daylight: 11 hours and 30 minutes
High tides: 7:30 a.m., 7:52 p.m. Low tides: 12:47 a.m., 1:23 p.m.
Lunar phase: Waxing Gibbous
Things To Do
9 a.m.: Free Fall Tree Program at Newport Tree Conservancy
11 a.m.: Colonial Jewish Walking Tour at Loeb Visitors Center
5:30 p.m.: Full Moon Bike Ride with Bike Newport at Equality Park
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.
One Pelham East: Bruce Jacques at 9 p.m.
Perro Salado: John Monllos at 5:30 p.m.
The Fastnet Pub: The Ubiquitones at 10 p.m.
Newport County Government
Jamestown: Town Council at 6 p.m.
Little Compton: Historic Preservation Advisory Committee at 5 p.m.
Middletown: Town Council at 5 p.m.
Newport: Planning Board at 6:30 p.m.
Portsmouth: School Committee - Policy Subcommittee at 1 p.m., Free Public Library at 7 p.m.
Tiverton: Historical Cemeteries Commission at 6 p.m.
