Good Morning! It’s Tuesday, December 10, 2024. On this day in 1905, the U.S. Naval Torpedo Station on Goat Island received the transmission of the first distress signal in U.S. history!
💬 Mentioned in this edition: Coggeshall School, Newport County Dinner Club, Act On Climate, Newport Police, Rhode Island Hospitality Association, and more.
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WHAT TO KNOW
🎅 Santa Claus is coming to town! The annual Santa’s Ride through Newport neighborhoods begins tonight at 5:30 pm. The Newport Fire and Police Departments will escort Santa. To track Santa’s progress, families can follow the Newport Fire Department’s Facebook page for a nightly Santa tracker. Read More
🚧 The Newport Pell Bridge westbound off-ramp to East Shore Road will be closed today from 6 am to 3 pm for drainage work. Detour signs will be posted. Read More
🏛️ The new Newport City Council will hold its first Regular City Council meeting tomorrow, December 11th, at Newport City Hall. Read More
🛑 The City of Newport is installing new stop signs on Third Street this week at the intersection of Sycamore Street and at the exit for Hunter Park. This will create a three-way stop at this intersection. Newport Police remind drivers to please use caution when approaching this intersection.
🎙️ Newport Mayor Charlie Holder joins What’sUpNewp for a one-on-one live virtual conversation on Thursday at 10 am. What questions do you have for the Mayor? Leave them in the comments section below or in the Ask The Mayor section here.
WHAT’S UP TODAY
Weather Forecast
🌧️ A chance of drizzle. Patchy fog before noon, then patchy fog after 4 pm. Otherwise, it's cloudy, with a high near 45. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
Marine Forecast
⚓ Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming N around 6 kt in the morning. Patchy fog before noon, then Patchy fog after 4 pm. Seas 1 ft or less. The coastal water temperature in Newport is 50 degrees.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise at 7:01 am, sunset at 4:15 pm.
High tide at 2:35 am and 3:01 pm, low tide at 9:04 am and 8:46 pm.
The lunar phase is a Waxing Gibbous.
Happening Out There
🎨 A is for Art: Thumbprint Snowman Ornament at Newport Public Library at 10 am.
📚 Scrabble at Newport Public Library at 3 pm.
🏘️ Teen Gingerbread House Competition at Newport Public Library at 3:30 pm.
🏃 Run Newport x Hoka 4th Annual Eggnog Mile at Run Newport at 6:30 pm.
📽️ Miracle on 34th Street at JPT Film & Event Center at 7:30 pm.
👉 For details on those events and a full rundown of all the events, live music, entertainment, and public meetings happening today, visit → What’s Up in Newport: December 9 – 16.
👉 Are you organizing an event? Submit events to our calendar.
WHAT’S NEW ON WHATSUPNEWP
🏠 Letter To The Editor: The mismanagement of terminology for Coggeshall School RFP is a disservice to the community. Read More
🍽️ Holiday Gift Idea: Dine local with Newport County Dinner Club. Read More
🍇 Comic – Sour Grapes: Overcast. Read More
💨 DEM: 2022 Greenhouse Gas Inventory indicates steady progress towards Act on Climate requirements. Read More
⚓ Organizations and individuals from Newport among finalists for RIHA’s ANCHORS Awards. Read More
🙏 Obituary: Carolyn Mason. Read More
👮♀️ Newport Police Department joins 30×30 Initiative to boost women in policing. Read More
🎉 What’s Up in Newport: December 9 – 16. Read More
🏡 What Sold: A look at the 20 homes that changed hands in Newport County last week (Dec. 2 – 6). Read More
🏫 Salve Regina University gets the green light for new residence hall. Read More
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UNTIL NEXT TIME
🎉 Today's holidays are Human Rights Day, Wyoming Day, and the anniversary of victory over ISIS in Iraq! Also being celebrated are National Lager Day, Worldwide Candle Lighting Day, Dewey Decimal System Day, Festival for the Souls of Dead Whales, International Animal Rights Day, International Shareware Day, and Nobel Prize Day!
🏆 Did you know that December 10th is also Nobel Prize Day? The Nobel Prizes are awarded each year on this day in Stockholm, Sweden. Alfred Nobel, the man who invented dynamite, created the prize.
👋 Enjoy your Tuesday. We’ll be back in your inbox this afternoon around 4 pm.
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