Good morning, Newport! Today is Tuesday, Oct. 14, the 287th day of 2025. There are 78 days left in the year.
Despite claims to the contrary from the White House, the economy nationally and regionally is limping along, with rising inflation, slow job growth, and weakening consumer confidence, according to the latest reports from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
“No Kings” protests are planned across the state on Saturday, including in Tiverton, Portsmouth, and Little Compton.
A Middletown couple died Monday morning when their small plane crashed onto Interstate 195 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, during rush hour. Thomas Perkins, 68, and his wife Agatha, 66, were killed when their aircraft went down in heavy rain and 30-40 mph winds from a nor'easter.
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center will begin in-person registration for its annual Holiday Help programs today, offering meal assistance and gifts to families throughout Newport County for the upcoming holiday season.
On the cruise ship schedule this week - Silver Shadow on Wednesday and Friday, Sojourn and Enchanted Princess on Sunday.
Grab a cup of coffee and see if you can solve What’sUpNewp’s daily word puzzle, Wordy.
Thanks for reading,
Ryan Belmore, Publisher
Today in Newport
Weather Forecast
Today: Showers likely before 10 am, then a chance of drizzle, mainly between 10 am and 3 pm. Patchy fog before 3 pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 61. North wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. The chance of precipitation is 70%—new precipitation amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch are possible.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind 8 to 13 mph.
Marine Forecast
Today: NNE wind around 16 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Showers likely before 10 am. Patchy fog before 3 pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: N wind 7 to 11 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Sun & Tide Information
Sunrise: 6:56 a.m., Sunset: 6:05 p.m. Daylight: 11 hours and 9 minutes
High tides: 2:19 a.m., 2:54 p.m. Low tides: 7:51 a.m., 10:15 p.m.
Lunar phase: Last Quarter Moon
Things To Do
10 a.m.: Sensory Hours at The Sailing Museum
2 p.m.: Tuesday Book Group at Newport Public Library
3:30 p.m.: Teen Mini Haunted House Lanterns at Newport Public Library
4 p.m.: Ceramic Pumpkin Painting at Newport Public Library
4:30 p.m.: Puppy Yoga at Potter League for Animals
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: Downton Abbey: The Grande Finale at 4:30 p.m., Eleanor The Great at 7:30 p.m.
Newport County Government
Aquidneck Island: Planning Commission at 2 p.m.
Jamestown: Fort Getty Ad Hoc Committee at 4 p.m., Conservation Commission at 6:30 p.m.
Middletown: Personnel Board at 3 p.m., Beach Commission at 4:30 p.m.
Newport: School Committee at 5:30 p.m. & 6:30 p.m., Historic District Commission at 6:30 p.m.
Portsmouth: Board of Canvassers at 3 p.m., Town Council at 7 p.m., School Committee at 7 p.m.
Tiverton: Library Trustees at 6 p.m., Town Council at 7 p.m.
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