Good Morning, Newport! Today is Tuesday, June 3, the 154th day of 2025. There are 211 days left in the year.
🏫 The Tiverton School Committee has selected three finalists vying to replace Dr. Peter Sanchioni, who is retiring June 30 after eight years as superintendent of schools, according to a press release posted on the school system’s website.
🍶 Sake lovers are in for a treat as Yagi Noodles prepares to host a special “Izakaya and Nihonshu” dinner tonight.
👉 Middletown Town Council public hearings on the “Middletown Center” project are being rescheduled.
🚧 Heads up, Newport drivers! Road work is scheduled to begin today on Bellevue Avenue and will continue through June 6. Here’s what you need to know.
🗓️ On tap this week and weekend: Elliot’s Ride For Everyone, Ragged Island Music Fest, Little Clam debuts, Canine Couture Show, and more. Get the full rundown.
WHAT’S UP TODAY
Today: Sunny, with a high near 73. Light west wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
The coastal water temperature is 53 degrees.
Sunrise at 5:12 am. Sunset at 8:15 pm. 15 hours & 2 minutes of sun.
High tide at 2:21 am & 2:54 p.m. Low tide at 8:44 am & 9:15 pm.
The lunar phase is a First Quarter Moon.
Things To Do
11 am: Winery Tours at Newport Vineyards & Restaurant
6 pm: Concert & Dinner Experience with Cellist Joshua Roman at The Reef
7 pm: Izakaya and Nihonshu Sake Dinner at Yagi Noodles
Live Music & Entertainment
JPT Film & Event Center: When Fall Is Coming at 5 pm, Say Anything at 7:30 pm
Landing: Dan Decristofaro at 12:30 pm, Adam Hanna at 4 pm, John Erickson at 8 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Trivia at 7 pm
Newport Craft: Indoor Cornhole Tournament at 7 pm
One Pelham East: Stu Sinclair at 9 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
Jamestown: Jamestown Fire Department at 7 pm
Little Compton: Little Compton Planning Board at 7 pm
Middletown: Middletown School Committee at 4:30 pm, Middletown Tax Exploration Sub-Committee at 6 pm
Newport: Newport Canvassing Authority at 11:30 am, Newport City Council at 5:30 pm, Newport School Committee – Wellness Subcommittee at 6 pm
Tiverton: Tiverton Charter Review Commission at 6 pm, Tiverton Semiquincentennial Commission at 6:30 pm, Tiverton Planning Board at 6:30 pm, Tiverton Litter Committee at 6:30 pm
Cruise Ship Schedule
Next up on the cruise ship schedule is Volendam on June 10.
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