Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Good Morning, Newport!
🌊 Last week, nine residential sales across Newport County were published on the statewide MLS, and the numbers continue to reflect the strength of the upper end of the market. Of those nine, only four properties sold for under $1 million, reinforcing the steady demand for higher-value homes in our coastal communities. Tyler Bernadyn has more in What Sold.
🌊 Centreville Bank held a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday for its first full-service branch in Middletown, marking the Bank’s planned 23rd location and its first ground-up construction since 2020.
🌊 RITBA says it has engaged an engineering firm to begin initial tasks associated with a risk assessment for the Newport Pell Bridge, following an NTSB report that urged RITBA to evaluate the collapse risk of the Pell Bridge after the Key Bridge disaster.
🌊 The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport reports that its impact on the economy in 2024 was $2 billion.
🌊 Newport City Council continues its budget workshops tonight at 5:30 pm. Tonight the budget overview will focus on Public Safety: Police, Fire, Parking, and Maritime.
THE LATEST ON WUN
Last week, there were nine residential sales across Newport County published on the statewide MLS, and the numbers continue to reflect the strength of the upper end of the market.
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By Karen Biastre, Middletown
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Boston Marathon no-shows similar to 2024, dispelling concerns that politics would scare runners away
The Boston Marathon had about the same number of no-shows as last year, dispelling concerns that international runners would skip the race in the face of increased U.S. border scrutiny.
Centreville Bank’s 23rd location marks a significant milestone in expansion and commitment to growth on Aquidneck Island
Walker Buehler pitched seven strong innings, Kristian Campbell’s base-loaded grounder rolled into right field for a two-run single and the Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Monday in Boston’s annual Patriots’ Day game.
Dominick Ruggerio, Rhode Island’s longest-serving legislator at nearly 44 years and its Senate president since 2017, died Monday, his office said. He was 76.
In response to growing numbers of e-bike riders, Bike Newport now offers free e-bike classes – a combination of online, in-person, and on-bike.
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) released its response to the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) March 20 letter today (April 21).
The total funded program of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport reached $2 billion in 2024, according to the recently released economic impact report.
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A rider dressed as Paul Revere eased his horse up to the Boston Marathon finish line and proclaimed, “The runners are coming.”
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WHAT’S UP TODAY
Today: A chance of showers before 8 am. Patchy fog before 11 am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%—new precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Today: SSW wind around 12 kt. A chance of showers before 8 am. Patchy fog before 11 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: WSW wind around 9 kt becoming NNW in the evening. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tomorrow: NW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
The coastal water temperature is 47 degrees.
Sunrise at 5:53 am. Sunset at 7:33 pm. 13 hours and 39 minutes of sun.
High tide at 3:12 am & 3:48 pm. Low tide at 9:35 am & 9:47 pm.
The lunar phase is a Waning Crescent.
Things To Do
11 am: Winery Tours at Newport Vineyards & Restaurant
12 pm: Brown Bag Book Club at Jamestown Philomenian Library
1:30 pm: Tuesday Matinee - Pride and Prejudice at Jamestown Philomenian Library
3 pm: Scrabble at Newport Public Library
3:30 pm: Earth Day Poetry Walk at Norman Bird Sanctuary
3:30 pm: Teens Make Your Own Squish at Newport Public Library
4:30 pm: Puppy Yoga at Potter League for Animals
5:30 pm: Aquidneck Resilience Earth Day Party at Newport Vineyards
Live Music & Entertainment
JPT Film & Event Center: The Penguin Lessons at 4:30 pm, Secret Mall Apartment at 7:30 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Trivia at 7 pm
Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling Co.: Indoor Cornhole Tournament at 7 pm
O’Brien’s Pub: Trivia at 7 pm
Tickets Bar & Grille: Karaoke at 7 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
Jamestown: Town Council at 6 pm, Zoning Board of Review at 7 pm
Little Compton: Board of Canvassers at 9 am
Middletown: Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee at 5:30 pm, Juvenile Hearing Board at 5:45 pm, Zoning Board of Review at 6 pm
Newport: Ad Hoc Bridge Realignment Property Advisory Commission at 5 pm, City Council at 5:30 pm, Tree Commission at 6 pm
Tiverton: School Committee Finance Sub Committee at 6 pm, Budget Committee at 6 pm, Semiquincentennial Commission at 6:30 pm, School Committee at 7 pm