⚓ What's Up today in Newport County: Wednesday, February 12

Good Morning! It’s Wednesday, February 12, 2025.

Middletown High School’s girls basketball team celebrated its seniors before a tough home game against Prout on Tuesday night. What’sUpNewp photographer Justin Walker was there and has a game recap and photo gallery.

The Newport School Committee voted Wednesday night to refer Policy 1050, the Student Excellence and Success policy, back to the policy subcommittee for further legal review. The motion, which passed 6-1 with only Councilor Leary dissenting, came after nearly an hour of committee debate and public comment about the future of the equity-focused policy. Read More

Governor McKee will be at the Newport Wyndham Hotel in Middletown this morning to deliver remarks at the Blue Innovation Symposium, a conference focused on marine and oceanographic technology companies and their importance to the blue economy in Rhode Island.

Newport City Council returns to Council Chambers this evening for a Regular Council meeting. Here’s what’s on the docket.

Reminder: Left lane closures are scheduled in both directions on the Pell Bridge today through Friday. Read More

Five seniors recognized before 51-21 defeat; late-game effort energizes crowd

Newport’s African heritage history dates back to the 17th century. During the 19th century there are four vibrant African heritage churches within the Bellevue Avenue, Historic Hill and West Broadway neighborhoods.

The policy, which originally appeared as an action item to rescind, has been referred to the Policy Subcommittee for legal review.

Representative Jason Knight (D-Dist. 67, Barrington, Warren) and Senator Louis P. DiPalma (D-Dist. 12, Middletown, Little Compton, Newport, Tiverton) are sponsoring the legislation.

A Complete Unknown follows Dylan’s transformation from his arrival in 1961 to when he was booed at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965 for playing electric guitar instead of acoustic.

Town aims to maximize awareness and potential savings