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Good Morning! It’s Tuesday, January 28, 2025.
Traffic Alert: Expect westbound right lane closures on the Newport Claiborne Pell Bridge from 7:30 am to 3 pm today. Read More
Middletown Town Council’s meeting lasted 2 hours and 23 minutes last night. You can watch the entire meeting here. We’ll have more coverage from the meeting throughout the day.
It was a relatively quiet week in the local real estate market, with only five properties—comprising single-family homes, multi-family properties, and condominiums—changing hands. Tyler Bernadyn has a look at what sold.
Save The Date: Attention Folk fans - tickets for the Newport Folk Festival go on sale on February 5. Expect them to sell out within minutes. Read More
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Quonset, Rhode Island leaders kick off construction of REGENT’s new seaglider manufacturing facility
The company’s expansion is expected to create 300 new jobs, with the potential of up to 750, over the next 10 years.
Amen Thompson hit a game-winning floater with 0.7 seconds left and finished with 33 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 114-112 victory over the Boston Celtics on Monday night.
2025 seminars to offer hands-on learning and real-time water activity tracking
Newport County students pursuing maritime careers eligible for $500 award honoring WWII veteran
Luxury Real Estate Sale in Jamestown Fetches $1.725 Million
Portsmouth police charge 24-year-old after observing erratic driving on East Main Road
The Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center (The JPT) welcomes February with a trio of classic films.
It was a relatively quiet week in the local real estate market, with only five properties—comprising single-family homes, multi-family properties, and condominiums—changing hands as of what was published Monday morning via the Statewide MLS.
Three-day event set to take place at Fort Adams State Park from July 25 – 27, 2025.
Piano à Deux: Love Songs from Around The World, Winter Speaker Series, and more.
Residents of cities including Boston and Providence, Rhode Island, also reported feeling the quake.
Newport Jazz Assembly Band to showcase music history and culture in free library event
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WHAT’S UP TODAY
Weather: Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 37 by 10 am, then falling to around 28 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a northwest wind of 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Tonight - There is a chance of snow, mainly between 3 am and 5 am. Increasing clouds, with a temperature falling to nearly 25 by 8 pm, then rising to around 36 during the remainder of the night. Light and variable wind becoming south 9 to 14 mph after midnight. The chance of precipitation is 30%—new snow accumulation of less than a half inch is possible.
Marine: Gale Warning until January 28, 4:00 PM. WSW wind 16 to 20 kt, becoming WNW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less. Tonight - Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 7 to 12 kt after midnight. A chance of snow, mainly between 4 am and 5 am. Seas 1 ft or less.The Coastal Water temperature is 40 degrees.
Sun, Moon & Tide: Sunrise at 7:00 am. Sunset at 4:56 pm. High tide at 6:38 am & 6:59 pm. Low tide at 12:48 pm. The lunar phase is a Waning Crescent.
Things To Do
10 am: Preschool Dance Party at Newport Public Library
12 pm: Brown Bag Book Club at Jamestown Philomenian Library
1:30 pm: Tuesday Matinee – Conclave at Jamestown Philomenian Library
Live Music & Entertainment
JPT Film & Event Center: A Complete Unknown at 4:30 pm, Wicked at 7:30 pm
Knights of Columbus: Boot Stompin’ Tuesday Nights at 6:30 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Trivia at 7 pm
Newport Craft: Indoor Cornhole Tournament at 7 pm
O’Brien’s Pub: Trivia at 7 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
Jamestown: Fire Department at 2 pm, Zoning Board of Review at 7 pm
Middletown: Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee at 5:30 pm, Zoning Board of Review at 6 pm
Newport: Board of Tax Appeals at 3 pm, Cliff Walk Commission at 4:30 pm, Tree Commission at 6 pm
Portsmouth: School Committee – Capital Planning Subcommittee at 1 pm
Tiverton: School Committee Policy Sub Committee at 6 pm, School Committee at 7 pm
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