Good Morning, Newport! Today is Wednesday, June 11, the 162nd day of 2025. There are 203 days left in the year.
Governor Dan McKee will sign a bill today that will rename the Sakonnet River Bridge after Staff Sergeant Christopher Potts, a soldier from Tiverton who died while serving in Iraq.
Newport City Council’s meeting tonight features a packed agenda, covering a range of topics, including budget discussions, event permits, and ordinance changes. What’s on the Docket
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WHAT’S UP TODAY
Today: Sunny, with a high near 74. Light west wind becoming southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Southwest wind around 9 mph.
Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW 6 to 11 kt in the morning. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: SW wind around 8 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
The coastal water temperature is 58 degrees.
Sunrise at 5:10 am. Sunset at 8:19 pm. 15 hours & 8 minutes of sun.
High tide at 8:35 am & 8:49 p.m. Low tide at 2:17 am & 1:49 pm.
The lunar phase is a Full Moon.
Things To Do
11 am: Winery Tours at Newport Vineyards
2 pm: Aquidneck Growers Market on Memorial Blvd.
2 pm: Newport Pride Month: Rainbow Resilience at Newport Pride Center
6 pm: Naval War College Foundation Donor Recognition Dinner at OceanCliff
6 pm: Swimming Pretty: The Untold Story Of Women In Water at Redwood Library
6:30 pm: Fermentation Class at Forty 1 North
6:30 pm: Misty the Mermaid Paint Party at Tremblay’s Bar and Grill
6:35 pm: Newport Gulls home game at Cardines Field
7:30 pm: June Full Moon Ride 2025 with Bike Newport at Equality Park Place
Live Music & Entertainment
Buskers: Open Mic with Mike Warner at 9 pm
Fastnet Pub: Trivia at 9 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: The Phoenician Scheme at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
Landing: Mike Milazzo at 12:30 pm, Nick Sproviero at 4 pm, and Jim Devlin at 8 pm
Newport Vineyards: Trivia at 6 pm
O’Brien’s Pub: Eoin Egan on the patio at 4:30 pm
One Pelham East: Karaoke at 9 pm
Ragged Island Brewing Company: Grace Cooper-Hall at 5:30 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
Jamestown: Housing Authority at 9 am, 250th Commission at 4:30 pm, Harbor Management Commission at 5 pm
Little Compton: SELAC at 4:15 pm
Middletown: Economic Development Advisory Committee at 4:30 pm, School Building Committee at 5 pm, Planning Board at 6 pm
Newport: City Council at 6:30 pm
Portsmouth: Solid Waste/Recycling Committee at 7 pm, Town Council at 7 pm
Rhode Island Turnpike & Bridge Authority: RITBA at 8:30 am
Tiverton: School Committee at 6:30 pm, North End and Industrial/Business Park Advisory Subcommittee at 7 pm, Economic Development Commission at 7 pm
Cruise Ship Schedule
Next up on the cruise ship schedule is the Queen Mary 2 on July 5.
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