Good morning, Newport! 👋 Today is Tuesday, Sept. 2, the 245th day of 2025. There are 120 days left in the year.
👏 The Newport Historical Society’s groundbreaking research on Black and Indigenous history has gained a dramatically wider audience through a new partnership with American Ancestors, the digital platform of the New England Historic Genealogical Society.
👉 J.T. Commons, the new restaurant set to open this fall in the former Foodlove Market space at 1037 Aquidneck Avenue in Middletown, is now hiring.
🏫 Portsmouth High School was recently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as among the best high schools in Rhode Island, and the best in the Newport area.
🚢 Eighteen cruise ships will visit Newport this month, with the Silver Shadow scheduled to kick things off with its arrival tomorrow. Cruise Ship Schedule
✍️ ICYMI: Here are the latest columns from some of our contributors;
WHAT’S UP TODAY
Today: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Today: NNE wind 5 to 8 kt becoming ESE in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
The coastal water temperature is 68 degrees.
Sunrise at 6:12 am. Sunset at 7:16 pm. 13 hours & 3 minutes of sun.
High tide at 3:31 am & 4:08 pm. Low tide at 9:16 am & 10:57 pm.
The lunar phase is a Waxing Gibbous.
Things To Do
10 am: Sensory Hours at The Sailing Museum
11 am: Colonial Jewish Walking Tours at Loeb Visitors Center
3 pm: Back To School Bash at Newport Elks Lodge
6 pm: Third Beach Yoga at Third Beach
Live Music & Entertainment
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
The JPT Film & Event Center: Jaws at 4:30 pm, Highest 2 Lowest at 7:30 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
Jamestown: Town Council at 6:30 pm
Little Compton: Beach Commission at 7 pm, Planning Board at 7 pm
Newport: Canvassing Authority at 11:30 am
Middletown: Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee at 5:30 pm, Town Council at 6 pm
Tiverton: Charter Review Commission at 6 pm, Historical Cemeteries Commission at 6 pm
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