⚓ What's Up today in Newport County: Monday, February 10

Good Morning! It’s Monday, February 10, 2025.

Rhode Island woke up to a snowy Sunday morning, with most areas seeing 3 to 6 inches of the white stuff. 4-4.5” of snow fell across Newport County. Read More

Expect a significant increase in traffic in and out of Naval Station Newport beginning today as many federal workers head back to the office due to the end of several years of work-from-home freedom. Read More

What could add to the increased traffic are lane closures planned on the Pell Bridge Wednesday through Friday. There are left lane closures scheduled for westbound and eastbound. Read More

At their Regular Council Meeting on Wednesday, Newport City Council will consider a resolution introduced by Councilor Xay that would create a statue of George T. Downing “as a memorial to his inestimable contributions to the City of Newport.” What’sUpNewp contributor Charles L. Roberts wrote about Downing yesterday - If the world is one’s oyster - George T. Downing learned how to pry it wide open, enabling others to find a pearl.

Portsmouth Town Council is in session this evening. Among the agenda items is a correspondence, “Request To Adopt The Municipal Immigration Protection Ordinance”, from the ACLU of RI. Full Agenda

U.S. Senator Jack Reed (R.I.) joked over the weekend that Rhode Island should do some renaming of its own.

Weather observers report snowfall amounts ranging from 4 to 4.5 inches across Newport County, aligning with earlier NWS predictions for the region

Paige Bueckers scored 20 points as No. 5 UConn beat Providence 77-40 on Sunday to extend its Big East regular-season winning streak to 33 games.

While the laws are critical for tenant safety, the process of complying with them has created challenges for many landlords.

Newport-born commodore’s forceful diplomacy in Japan set stage for nation’s rapid industrialization and eventual rise as world power

The great grandchild of slaves, George T. Downing became one of the most recognized business and civil rights leaders in 19th century America

Right now, it looks like craziness rules.  Shame on us.

Sour Grapes is a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world.

Salve Regina University women’s basketball defeated Wellesley College, 66-51, in NEWMAC action at the Rodgers Recreation Center in Newport, Rhode Island, on Saturday afternoon.

A bill that would mandate greater financial transparency at the state’s nursing homes by establishing a nursing home workforce standards advisory board, has been reintroduced in the state Senate a year after it passed the legislature, but was vetoed by the governor.

Darius Maddox’s 24 points helped George Mason defeat Rhode Island 82-67 on Saturday night.