What's Up in Newport: Tuesday, November 25

Good morning, Newport! I’m Ryan Belmore, publisher of What’sUpNewp. Here’s what you need to know for Tuesday, November 25, 2025.

Newport police arrested two more Rogers High School students Monday in connection with the assault of a special needs student, bringing the total number of arrests to four.

A 17-year-old male and a 14-year-old male were both arrested Monday and charged with assault against the same victim, according to Capt. Joseph C. Carroll.

The arrests follow those of two 16-year-old male students. The first was arrested on Friday and charged with two counts of felony assault on persons with severe impairments after investigators determined he assaulted the victim on two separate occasions. The second was arrested Saturday and charged with assault.

The Newport School Committee will meet in executive session on Wednesday to discuss hiring an independent investigator to review the assault.

Meanwhile, in a Letter to the Editor, Dan Glenning and Mike Shepherd, coaches for the Newport County YMCA Special Olympics Team, write that this incident should spur commitment to inclusion and serve as an opportunity to expand Unified Champion Schools programming.

Today in Newport

Weather Forecast

Today: Cloudy, with a high near 56. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph.
Tonight: Rain. Patchy fog. Low around 50. South wind 10 to 14 mph. The chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of a quarter to a half of an inch are possible.

Sun & Tide Information

Sunrise: 6:46 a.m., Sunset: 4:18 p.m. Daylight: 9 hours & 32 minutes
High tides: 10:41 a.m. & 11:15 p.m. Low tides: 3:35 a.m. & 4:26 p.m.
Lunar phase: Waxing Crescent.

Things To Do

All Day: Holidays at the Newport Mansions
10 a.m.: Outdoor Preschool Dance Party at Newport Public Library
10 a.m.: Sensory Hours at The Sailing Museum
6 p.m.: Hand-dipped candle making workshop at Colony House
6 p.m.: The Wednesday Affair at Newport Fine Linens
Organizing an event? Add it to our community calendar.

Live Music & Entertainment

JB On The Water: Music Bingo at 6 p.m.
Middletown VFW: Line Dance Classes at 6:30 p.m.
Narragansett Cafe: Trivia at 7 p.m.
Newport Craft: Cornhole Tournament at 6 p.m.
The JPT Film & Event Center: Wicked For Good at 4:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

Newport County Government

Middletown: 250th Committee at 5 p.m., Zoning Board of Review at 6 p.m.
Newport: Tree Commission at 6 p.m.
Tiverton: Police Pension Board at 9:30 a.m., School Committee Policy Sub Committee at 10 a.m., Charter Review Commission at 6 p.m.
Find more meetings here.