Good Morning! It’s Tuesday, December 17.
A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect until 10 am this morning. Read More
A new Newport Historical Society exhibition opening today at the Richard I. Burnham Resource Center is set to shine a light on the Newport Fire Department’s nearly 300-year journey. “Raise the Alarm: Newport Fire Department through the Decades” offers a free, in-depth look at the department’s evolution. Read More
Santa continues his tour through Newport neighborhoods tonight. Look for him tonight on the city's south end, west of Spring Street to Fort Adams and Touro Street to Harrison Avenue. Read More
What’sUpNewp’s Tyler Bernadyn looks at the 19 Newport County homes that changed hands last week. Read More
📬 Send feedback, news tips, story ideas, and your favorite holiday recipes to [email protected].
👋 Did someone forward you this newsletter? Join the {{active_subscriber_count}} readers who woke up to this newsletter today. Sign up here.
THE LATEST
Jason Ryan. Credit: Town of Middletown
According to the town of Middletown, Ryan has served in essentially every position with Middletown Police since he was hired in November 2004. Read more
Sour Grapes is a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world. Read more
Newport Public Schools’ Superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain will join What’sUpNewp for her next monthly live conversation, “Ask The Superintendent”, with What’sUpNewp on Wednesday, December 18, at 1:30 pm. Read more
Newport City Manager Colin Kennedy will join What’sUpNewp for his next monthly live conversation with What’sUpNewp, “Ask The City Manager”, on Wednesday, December 18, at 10 am. Read more
One clear trend continues to prevail in our local market: the ongoing inventory shortage is still having a major impact. Read more
Livingston Taylor, National Lampoon Christmas Vacation Party, Yuletide Melodies, and more. Read more
Council to discuss strategic outcomes and set goals in final meeting of 2024 Read more
IYRS’s six-month Marine Systems Program teaches students how to build, repair, and maintain modern powerboat and sailboat systems, including electrical, plumbing, electronics, navigation, fuel systems, and diesel and outboard engines. Read more
Two arrests were made over the weekend. Read more
RECENT LOCAL OBITUARIES
WHAT’S UP TODAY
Weather: Rain, mainly before 8 am. Patchy fog before 10 am. High near 56. Southwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. The chance of precipitation is 100%—new precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Marine: SSW wind 9 to 14 kt, becoming WSW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 kt. Rain, mainly before 8 am. Patchy fog before 10 am. Seas 1 ft or less. Coastal water temperature is 45 degrees.
Sun, Moon & Tide: Sunrise at 7:06 am. Sunset at 4:17 pm. High tide at 8:58 am and 9:22 pm. Low tide at 1:45 am and 3:06 pm. The lunar phase is a Waning Gibbous.
Things To Do
Christmas In Newport throughout Newport
10 am: Preschool Dance Party at Newport Public Library
3 pm: Chess Club at Newport Public Library
3:30 pm: Teen Candlemaking at Newport Public Library
5 pm: Raise the Alarm: Newport Fire Department through the Decades at Richard I. Burnham Resource Center
5:30 pm: Santa Bike Ride with Bike Newport
7 pm: Open Mic Fundraiser benefitting Lucy’s Hearth & McKinney Shelter at The Helmway
7:30 pm: 113th Annual Medieval Christmas Festival at St. George’s School
Live Music & Entertainment
JPT Film & Event Center: A Real Pain at 4:30 pm, Love Actually at 7:30 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Trivia at 7 pm
Newport Craft: Indoor Cornhole Tournament at 7 pm
O’Brien’s Pub: Trivia at 7 pm
The Helmway: Open Mic Fundraiser benefitting Lucy’s Hearth & McKinney Shelter at 7 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
Jamestown: Library Board at 5 pm, Zoning Board of Review at 7 pm
Middletown: Personnel Board at 3 pm, Library Board of Trustees at 5 pm, Juvenile Hearing Board at 5:45 pm
Newport: Cliff Walk Commission at 4:30 pm, Ad Hoc Bridge Realignment Property Advisory Commission at 5 pm, School Committee at 6 pm
Portsmouth: Water and Fire District at 7 pm
Tiverton: Conservation Commission at 1 pm
EXTRA! EXTRA!
Consequence of Sound: Festivals of the Year Newport Folk and Jazz Celebrated a 70-Year Legacy of Culture and Community
Newport County and Washington County are among the “leading luxury vacation home markets for 2024”, according to Pacaso’s Top Vacation Home Markets Report.
UNTIL NEXT TIME
🗓️ Our next newsletter is coming up at 4 pm for supporters/paid subscribers. Sign up now for access to all of our newsletters.