Good Morning, Newport!
Rogers High School’s softball team put on a show Tuesday night at Toppa Field, beating Middletown 10-2 in a game that was closer than the final score suggests. What’sUpNewp photographer Justin Walker was on hand for the game and shares a game recap and photo gallery.
Newport School Superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain will join What’sUpNewp for her monthly one-on-one conversation today at 1 pm.
Rhode Island has a new Historian Laureate. Keith Stokes, a Newport resident, will serve in this role until April 2030. Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore made the appointment after reviewing applications from eight candidates.
Compass Management and Premier Property Management, two Aquidneck Island companies, are joining forces in a strategic merger announced on April 29. This move expands their property management services across Rhode Island.
The Arts & Cultural Alliance of Newport County has chosen Revka Hovermale of Revka Dance as its 2025 Artist Award recipient.
The Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center will become an out-of-this-world theater as George Lucas’s blockbuster original Star Wars trilogy returns to theaters this Sunday.
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WHAT’S UP TODAY
Today: Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 55. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Today: W wind 9 to 12 kt becoming NW in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 kt. Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tomorrow: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 9 kt in the morning. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
The coastal water temperature is 47 degrees.
Sunrise at 5:42 am. Sunset at 7:42 pm. 13 hours and 59 minutes of sun.
High tide at 10:35 am & 10:59 p.m. Low tide at 4:14 am & 3:47 p.m.
The lunar phase is a Waxing Crescent.
Things To Do
9:45 am: Family Storytime at Jamestown Philomenian Library
10 am: Free Wednesdays at The Sailing Museum
11 am: Winery Tours at Newport Vineyards & Restaurant
11 am: Newport Hospital Interview Day Hiring Event at Newport Hospital
6 pm: Film Screening & Community Conversation with Potter League for Animals
Live Music & Entertainment
Buskers: Open Mic with Mike Warner at 9 pm
Fastnet Pub: Trivia at 9 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: One To One: John & Yoko at 4 pm, 10 Things I Hate About You (with live music) at 8 pm
Newport Vineyards: Trivia at 6 pm
O’Brien’s Pub: Board Game Night at 5 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
Jamestown: Board of Canvassers at 2:30 pm
Little Compton: School Committee at 3:15 pm, Conservation Commission at 7 pm
Middletown: School Building Committee at 5 pm
Newport: City Council at 5:30 pm
Portsmouth: Town Council at 7 pm
EXTRA! EXTRA!
Rhode Island Current: Madam President: R.I. Senate picks Lawson to lead with Ciccone as her No. 2
Town of Middletown: Town Council Turns Back Affordable Housing Plan