Good morning, Newport! 👋 Today is Tuesday, Aug. 12, the 224th day of 2025. There are 141 days left in the year.
⚠️ The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued a statewide air quality alert Monday, warning that ground-level ozone levels are expected to reach unhealthy conditions for sensitive groups today.
👉 The Portsmouth Town Council will tackle several community initiatives when it meets tonight at 7 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers at Portsmouth Town Hall.
🚧 A paving project on Spring Street is scheduled to begin today. The work will affect Spring Street, Dearborn Street, Perry Street, Dean Avenue, and the intersections of Dearborn Street and Thames Street, as well as Dean Avenue and Thames Street. The project is expected to be completed within two weeks.
🗓️ Newport County residents and visitors can choose from colonial walking tours, live music venues, farmers markets and outdoor activities throughout the week, with highlights including the Hellenic Fest, coaching weekend events and the annual George Washington Letter Reading. Things to do this week and weekend.
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-Ryan Belmore | Publisher, What’sUpNewp
WHAT’S UP TODAY
Today: Sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog after 1 am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tomorrow: Patchy fog before 9 am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph.
Today: WSW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SSW in the morning. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: SW wind 6 to 8 kt. Patchy fog after 1 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tomorrow: SSW wind 7 to 11 kt. Patchy fog before 9 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
The coastal water temperature is 66 degrees.
Sunrise at 5:51 am. Sunset at 7:48 pm. 13 hours & 57 minutes of sun.
High tide at 10:39 am & 11 pm. Low tide at 3:53 am & 4:17 pm.
The lunar phase is a Waning Gibbous.
Things To Do
9 am: Community Conversations about Elder Abuse at Middletown Senior Center
10:30 am: Summer Family Programs Traveling Tuesdays: Animals All The Way at The Elms
11 am: Colonial Jewish Walking Tours at Loeb Visitors Center
2 pm: Hurricane Preparedness Talk at Belmont Chapel
4 pm: Local Food Fest at Castle Hill Inn
4 pm: Author Reading: Bente Hoegsberg’s “The Mountain Gardener” at The Yellow House
6 pm: Family Night Concert at Easton’s Beach
6 pm: Third Beach Yoga at Third Beach
7 pm: Singles Sunset Cruise (55+) at The Lobster Bar
Live Music & Entertainment
Landing: Dan Decristofaro at 12:30 pm, Adam Hanna at 4 pm, John Erickson at 8 pm
Middletown VFW: Line Dancing at 6:30 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Trivia at 7 pm
Newport Craft: Indoor Cornhole Tournament at 7 pm
One Pelham East: Stu Sinclair at 9 pm
Ragged Island Brewing: The Naticks at 5 pm
Sweet Berry Farm: To Be Continued Band at 6 pm
The JPT Film & Event Center: Eddington at 4 pm, Rebel With A Clause with Q & A at 7:30 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
Newport: School Committee at 6:30 pm, Historic District Commission at 6:30 pm
Middletown: Beach Commission at 4:30 pm
Portsmouth: Board of Canvassers at 3 pm, Town Council at 7 pm
Tiverton: Library Trustees Board Personnel Subcommittee at 12 pm, Zoning Board of Review at 6:30 pm, Semiquincentennial Commission at 6:30 pm, North Fire District at 7 pm, Town Council at 7 pm
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