Good Morning, Newport! Today is Tuesday, May 27, the 147th day of 2025. There are 218 days left in the year.
A British-South African endurance athlete became the first person to swim around the island of Martha’s Vineyard on Monday, completing a 60-mile (97-kilometer) trek over multiple days to raise awareness about the plight of sharks as the film “Jaws” nears its 50th birthday.
In the coming days and weeks, graduates throughout Rhode Island will walk across high school stages and receive diplomas. They better be careful not to trip over those superintendents who just might be leaving. It’s an elusive number that seems to change with the day – that is, the superintendent vacancies, and superintendents who appear, perhaps, to be in jeopardy—Frank Prosnitz with the story - Several school superintendents on the move.
GoNetspeed is bringing its high-speed fiber internet network to Newport, marking the company’s expansion into its 10th state. As the Northeast’s largest independent fiber optic network builder, GoNetspeed plans to invest $13 million in Newport, providing multigigabit internet access to over 8,200 homes and businesses.
Chair and umbrella concessions at Easton’s Beach and restoration of the Cliff Walk will be on the Newport City Council’s agenda when they meet tomorrow night.
WHAT’S UP TODAY
Next up on the cruise ship schedule: The Europa 2 on Friday, May 30
Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Increasing clouds. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: SW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
The coastal water temperature is 53 degrees.
Sunrise at 5:16 am. Sunset at 8:09 pm. 14 hours & 53 minutes of sun.
High tide at 8:33 am & 8:57 p.m. Low tide at 2:21 am & 1:46 pm.
The lunar phase is a New Moon.
Things To Do
11 am: Winery Tours at Newport Vineyards & Restaurant
6 pm: Talk with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on Ukraine at Central Baptist Church
Live Music & Entertainment
JPT Film & Event Center: The Friend at 4:30 pm, Lilly at 7:30 pm
Landing: Jay Parker at 2:30 pm, John Erikson at 7 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
The Quencher: Bingo at 7 pm
Tickets Bar & Grille: Karaoke at 7 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
Jamestown: Zoning Board of Review at 7 pm
Little Compton: Recreation Committee at 6 pm, Budget Committee at 7 pm, Town Council at 7 pm
Middletown: 250th Committee at 5 pm, Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee at 5:30 pm, Zoning Board of Review at 6 pm
Newport: Cliff Walk Commission at 4:30 pm, Ad Hoc Bridge Realignment Property Advisory Commission at 5 pm, Tree Commission at 6 pm, Energy & Environment at 6 pm
Portsmouth: Town Council at 6 pm, School Committee at 7 pm
Tiverton: Town Council at 7 pm, School Committee at 7:30 pm
THE LATEST ON WUN
A British-South African endurance athlete became the first person to swim around the island of Martha’s Vineyard on Monday, completing a 60-mile (97-kilometer) trek over multiple days to raise awareness about the plight of sharks as the film “Jaws” nears its 50th birthday.
After winning four of five, the Red Sox lost their third straight while scoring a total of four runs in those contests.
Norwegian vocal ensemble to perform Swedish and Norwegian folk music in season finale
“Canaries in the Coal Mine” at JAC features works by Walton Ford, Holly Wach, and others, addressing urgent environmental issues
Free 3×3 event aims to provide equal access to youth sports for Newport County kids
These memorials, monuments, and markers throughout Newport, Rhode Island document the trials, tribulations, battles, historical events, and those Newporters lost while at a battle.
February 23, 1978 – May 23, 2025
Award-winning podcaster and writer to appear at Newport bookstore on June 1 for conversation about “Abigail and Alexa Save The Wedding”
$13 million investment to bring high-speed internet to over 8,200 homes and businesses by 2026
In a recent newspaper obituary, a daughter described her late mother thusly: “She was a dope mom.” A dope?
From Warwick to Tiverton, school systems have either recently hired replacements or are actively searching. There have been buyouts and lawsuits, and superintendents that just are finding employment elsewhere more lucrative and less stressful.
December 28, 1937 – May 20, 2025
How an Outdoor Fitness Class Became a Mission to Empower Older Adults
Martha Parker is the founder and owner of Team One Newport, a retail and custom sailing apparel and gear business she launched 40 years ago in Newport.