Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Good Morning, Newport!
Today is 401 Gives, Rhode Island’s statewide day of giving. Support your favorite nonprofit organization or find a new one to support at https://www.401gives.org/.
Rogers High School’s girls lacrosse team outplayed Tiverton, winning 8-4 in a game at Braga Park on Monday night. What’sUpNewp photographer Justin Walker was there to capture the action, snapping shots of the Vikings’ win. Photo Gallery
Between March 24 and March 28, just 13 residential properties sold across Newport County, including homes in Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth, and Tiverton. These sales ranged from a $2.3 million home on Peckham Avenue in Middletown to a $390,000 condo in Newport. Tyler Bernadyn has a look at What Sold.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company Appian Way is joining forces with Rhode Island’s Verdi Productions to create an authorized documentary about Rod Serling, the mastermind behind “The Twilight Zone.” [What’sUpNewp]
On tap this week/weekend: Newport Night Run, Improv with The Bit Players, Live Music, and more. [What’sUpNewp]
THE LATEST ON WUN
Julia Page and Fallon Bagley lead Vikings to second-half surge at Braga Park matchup
Jayson Tatum had 25 points and 14 rebounds, Al Horford scored 26 points and the Boston Celtics swept a six-game road trip for the first time in franchise history with a 117-103 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night.
August 19, 1936 – March 18, 2025
Tyler O’Neill had four hits in his home debut for Baltimore, and the Orioles used a pair of big offensive innings to beat the Boston Red Sox 8-5 on Monday.
Newport Night Run, Improv with The Bit Players, Live Music, and more.
The 6,400 sq. ft. location will enable Helly Hansen to directly serve and support Newport, a global sailing capital, with a wide range of technical sailing apparel and footwear, as well as marine lifestyle and technical outdoor products.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way partners with local production company for Rod Serling documentary
Combs’s accolades include multiple Country Music Association Awards, solidifying his status as a leading artist in the genre.
The bill (2025-H 5453) would replace the Coastal Resources Management Council with the Division of Coastal Resources Management within the DEM.
These sales ranged from a $2.3 million home on Peckham Avenue in Middletown to a $390,000 condo in Newport.
The Newport Police Department has provided the following arrest and dispatch logs from 7 am on March 28 through 7 am on March 31, 2025.
WHAT’S UP TODAY
Today: A chance of showers, mainly before 7 am. Cloudy through mid-morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%—new precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. North wind 8 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. North wind around nine mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Today: NNW wind 10 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. A chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: N wind 7 to 9 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tomorrow: NNE wind around 8 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
The coastal water temperature is 39 degrees.
Sunrise at 6:27 am. Sunset at 7:10 pm. 12 hours and 43 minutes of sun.
High tide at 10:51 am & 11:16 pm. Low tide at 4:21 am & 4:06 p.m.
The lunar phase is a Waxing Crescent.
Things To Do
1:30 pm: Tuesday Matinee – The Brutalist at Jamestown Philomenian Library
4 pm: Technology and the Common Good at O’Hare Academic Building
7 pm: Charter Books presents Brookes Moody – Astral Weeks, Etc at Charter Books
8 pm: Midget Mayhem Wrestling at Newport Blues Cafe
Live Music & Entertainment
JPT Film & Event Center: T Bone Burnett at 7:30 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Trivia at 7 pm
Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling Co.: Indoor Cornhole Tournament at 7 pm
O’Brien’s Pub: Trivia at 7 pm
Tickets Bar & Grille: Karaoke at 7 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
Jamestown: Jamestown Fire Department at 7 pm
Little Compton: Little Compton Planning Board at 7 pm
Middletown: Middletown Tax Exploration Sub-Committee at 6 pm
Newport: Newport Canvassing Authority at 11:30 am
Portsmouth: Portsmouth Dog Park Operating Committee at 5:30 pm
Tiverton: Tiverton Budget Committee at 5:30 pm, Tiverton Charter Review Commission at 6 pm, Tiverton Semiquincentennial Commission at 6:30 pm, Tiverton Litter Committee at 6:30 pm, Tiverton Planning Board at 6:30 pm
FURTHER READING
Rhode Island Current: Awash in uncertainty, SouthCoast Wind contract delayed for a third time
Salvetoday: All aboard: Senior Maeve Newton to present research on Newport’s transit lines at SRyou Student Exposition
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