Good Morning, Newport!
Today is Wednesday, May 14, the 134th day of 2025. There are 231 days left in the year.
Johnston High School’s Haley Boudreau dominated on the mound, leading her team to a 4-0 victory over Portsmouth High School in a softball matchup on Tuesday. What’sUpNewp’s Justin Walker was on hand for the game and has a recap and photo gallery.
Governor McKee will deliver remarks this morning at the International Tennis Hall of Fame's reopening. The hall has been closed since November for renovations, which include an innovative Hall of Famers’ Gallery, a new Celebration Gallery, a reimagined Welcome Center, and more. What’sUpNewp will have more on the reopening and renovations following the event.
The community is invited to City Hall this evening at 6 pm for the swearing-in ceremony for Newport Police K-9 Bo.
Newport City Council will host their next Regular Council Meeting tonight at 6:30 pm. Here’s a look at the docket.
Warren Schaeffer, who played for the Newport Gulls in 2005, has been named Interim Head Coach of the Colorado Rockies.
THE LATEST ON WUN
Haley Boudreau strikes out 17 batters as Johnston defeats Portsmouth 4-0 in high school softball matchup
Javier Baez hits a pair of 3-run HRs, including one in 11th, to lift Tigers to 10-9 win over Red Sox
Javier Baez hit his second go-ahead, three-run homer in the 11th inning for his first multi-homer game in Detroit, lifting the Tigers to a 10-9 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.
Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum had surgery Tuesday to repair a ruptured right Achilles tendon that will sideline him for the remainder of the playoffs, the team announced.
The cases are being spearheaded by California and Illinois, but they were filed in federal court in Rhode Island, a detail that the attorneys general defended by saying they filed in “any court that is going to be fair and objective and consider our factual presentation and legal analysis.”
Jurors began deliberating Tuesday in the child molestation trial of a former Rhode Island high school basketball coach who asked hundreds of male student-athletes to take off their underwear so he could check their body fat.
State awards funds to Portsmouth’s Ade Bethune House, Middletown’s West House II, and Jamestown Housing Authority
Limited tickets remain as 71st annual event promises star-studded performances across three days
Local expert to discuss 91 known burial grounds, including oldest headstone from colonial era
Public invited to honor fallen soldiers at Island Cemetery on May 26, 2025
The Breakers to perform at JPT Film & Event Center, tickets on sale May 16
22 Seniors Celebrate Future Paths in Trades, Tech, and Service Industries
WHAT’S UP TODAY
Today: A chance of showers, mainly after 1 pm. Cloudy, with a high near 61. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. The chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph. The chance of precipitation is 60%—new rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch are possible.
Today: E wind 6 to 9 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. A chance of showers, mainly after 1 pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: ESE wind 6 to 8 kt. A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Seas 1 ft or less.
The coastal water temperature is 53 degrees.
Sunrise at 5:26 am. Sunset at 7:56 pm. 14 hours & 30 minutes of sun.
High tide at 9:38 am & 9:49 p.m. Low tide at 3:14 am & 2:53 pm.
The lunar phase is a Waning Gibbous.
Things To Do
11 am: Winery Tours at Newport Vineyards
3:30 pm: Free Wednesday Walk at Norman Bird Sanctuary
6 pm: Veterans Serving Veterans Fundraiser at Brick Alley Pub
6 pm: Apericena! A Night In Italy at Greenvale Vineyards
6:30 pm: Fermentation Class at Forty 1 North
Live Music & Entertainment
Buskers: Open Mic with Mike Warner at 9 pm
Fastnet Pub: Trivia at 9 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: Ballad of Wallis Island at 4:30 pm, 2001: A Space Odyssey at 7 pm
Newport Vineyards: Trivia at 6 pm
O’Brien’s Pub: Board Game Night at 5 pm
One Pelham East: Karaoke at 9 pm
Ragged Island Brewing Company: Michelle Saylors 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: School Committee at 6 pm, Budget Committee at 7 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
Tiverton: Personnel Board at 4 pm, Cemetery Commission at 7 pm
EXTRA! EXTRA!
Providence Business News: Innovate Newport to highlight R.I.’s health-tech sector in Industry Spotlight Series
The Boston Globe: Can the Tennis Hall of Fame be the best ‘in all of sports’? A $3 million makeover is a first step toward that goal.