Good morning, Newport! I’m Ryan Belmore, publisher of What’sUpNewp. Today is Wednesday, Oct. 29, the 302nd day of 2025. There are 63 days left in the year.
Just two weeks after announcing her planned departure, Newport School Superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain will field questions from the community during Wednesday’s “Ask The Superintendent” live virtual conversation. Read more, ask questions, and/or watch.
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center is ramping up its hunger relief efforts and calling on the community for support as uncertainty around SNAP benefits threatens to leave thousands of Rhode Islanders without food assistance beginning Nov. 1. Read more
The Coast Guard Cutter Campbell returned to Naval Station Newport on Monday after a 54-day maritime border security patrol in the Windward Passage, according to the U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area. Read more
Here’s what’s left on the cruise ship schedule this year - Splendor on Saturday, Crystal Serenity on Sunday, Silver Shadow next Thursday, and Allura next Friday.
Today in Newport
Weather Forecast
Today: A chance of showers after 4 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. North wind 16 to 18 mph. The chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers before 2 a.m., then a slight chance of showers after 4 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph. The chance of precipitation is 20%.
Marine Forecast
Today: A slight chance of showers before 2 a.m., then a slight chance of showers after 4 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph. The chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: NNE wind 10 to 12 kt. A slight chance of showers before 2 a.m., then a slight chance of showers after 4 a.m. Seas 1 ft or less.
Sun & Tide Information
Sunrise: 7:14 a.m., Sunset: 5:43 p.m. Daylight: 10 hours & 29 minutes
High tides: 1:34 a.m. & 1:54 p.m. Low tides: 6:41 a.m. & 8:11 p.m.
Lunar phase: Waxing Crescent
Things To Do
11 a.m.: Colonial Jewish Walking Tours at Loeb Visitors Center
2 p.m.: Aquidneck Growers Market at Memorial Boulevard
3:30 p.m.: Free Wednesday Walk at Norman Bird Sanctuary
6 p.m.: Author Event: Polina Chesnakova at Pivotal Brewing
6 p.m.: Short Films by David Lynch at Jamestown Arts Center
6:30 p.m.: Fermentation Class at Forty 1 North
Organizing an event? Add it to our community calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
Buskers - Open Mic with Mike Warner at 9 p.m.
Fastnet Pub - Trivia at 9 p.m.
Newport Vineyards - Trivia at 6 p.m.
The JPT: Eleanor The Great at 3 p.m., National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren’s Profession at 5 p.m., The Witch at 8 p.m.
The Quencher - Karaoke at 9 p.m.
Newport County Government
Little Compton: Conservation Commission at 7 p.m.
Middletown: School Building Committee at 5 p.m.
Newport: City Council at 5:30 p.m.
Portsmouth: Parks and Recreation at 5 p.m.
Find out more about these meetings here.
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