Good morning, Newport! 👋 Today is Monday, Aug. 11, the 223rd day of 2025. There are 142 days left in the year.
🗓️ Rhode Island will observe Victory Day today, marking the state’s unique commemoration of the end of World War II, which will result in closures of government offices and delays to municipal services across Newport County and the state.
🚓 Police are investigating after an unidentified body washed ashore near Heads Beach off Seaside Drive on Sunday morning.
👉 The Portsmouth Police Department issued a statement Sunday clarifying its coordination with federal immigration authorities in the July arrest of a man charged with child exploitation.
🏡 In his latest column for What’sUpNewp, Tyler Bernadyn shares what Newport County homeowners should know about “cash for homes” buyers and wholesalers.
⚠️ The Newport Police Department is warning residents about a phone scam in which callers impersonate police officers using actual names from the department to deceive victims into purchasing gift cards or bitcoin.
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-Ryan Belmore | Publisher, What’sUpNewp
WHAT’S UP TODAY
Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. West wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.
Today: SSW wind 5 to 9 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: WSW wind 6 to 8 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tomorrow: SSW wind 5 to 10 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
The coastal water temperature is 66 degrees.
Sunrise at 5:50 am. Sunset at 7:50 pm. 13 hours & 59 minutes of sun.
High tide at 9:53 am & 10:12 pm. Low tide at 3:19 am & 3:31 pm.
The lunar phase is a Waning Gibbous.
Things To Do
10 am: Free self-guided tours at Eisenhower House
11 am: Colonial Jewish Walking Tours at Loeb Visitors Center
3 pm: Jamestown Farmers Market at Jamestown Recreation Center
5:30 pm: Sling Dancing at Common Fence Point
6 pm: Wine & Cheese Sail aboard Schooner Aurora
6 pm: Summer Concert Series at Second Beach featuring US Navy Jack Tar Brass Band and Rhode Island Sound
Live Music & Entertainment
Landing: Jay Parker at 12:30 pm & 4 pm, Okie & The Bandits at 8 pm
Newport Craft: Bingo at 6 pm
Newport Harbor Island Resort: Music Bingo at 6:30 pm
Newport Pickleball Club: The Newport Groove Merchants at 6:30 pm
One Pelham East: Bruce Jacques at 9 pm
Perro Salado: John Monllos at 5:30 pm
Stoneacre Garden: Mah Jongg Monday at 6 pm
The Fastnet Pub: The Ubiquitones at 10 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
Little Compton: Town Common Needs Assessment Committee at 4 pm
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What Newport County homeowners should know
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