Good Morning, Newport! Today is Wednesday, May 28, the 148th day of 2025. There are 217 days left in the year.
🥎 Tiverton High School’s softball team has secured a spot in the Division 2 state tournament semifinals after beating Pawtucket Co-Op 11-1 on Tuesday. What’sUpNewp’s Justin Walker was on hand for the game and has a recap and photo gallery.
👉 Newport School Superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain will join What’sUpNewp for her monthly one-on-one conversation today at 1:30 pm. Have a question for the Superintendent? Ask It Here.
🆕 Aquidneck Growers’ Market opens their Wednesday Outdoor Market on Memorial Boulevard for the season today. The market will operate from 2 pm to 6 pm every Wednesday through October 29. This market joins their Saturday Outdoor Market at Newport County YMCA, which operates every Saturday from 9 am to 12 pm through October 25.
🗓️ The Newport City Council will address a diverse agenda at its Regular Council meeting tonight, including contracts for beach concessions, utility supplies, and pavement marking, along with several ordinance amendments addressing smoking regulations throughout the city. What’s On The Docket
WHAT’S UP TODAY
Next up on the cruise ship schedule: The Europa 2 on Friday, May 30
Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph.
Tonight: A chance of showers after 11 pm. Cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 5 to 7 mph. The chance of precipitation is 50%—new precipitation amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch are possible.
Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW 5 to 10 kt in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: S wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. A chance of showers after 11 pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
The coastal water temperature is 534 degrees.
Sunrise at 5:15 am. Sunset at 8:10 pm. 14 hours & 55 minutes of sun.
High tide at 9:25 am & 9:50 p.m. Low tide at 3:17 am & 2:40 pm.
The lunar phase is a Waxing Crescent.
Things To Do
11 am: Winery Tours at Newport Vineyards
2 pm: Aquidneck Growers Market on Memorial Blvd.
5 pm: Tour and a Talk with Richard Guy Wilson at Belcourt of Newport
5:30 p.m.: Middletown Coastal Alliance - Spring Meeting at Norman Bird Sanctuary
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: The Friend at 4:30 pm, Lilly at 7:30 pm
Landing: Mike Milazzo at 12:30 pm, Jay Parker at 4 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: Chris & Diane Myers at 5:30 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
Jamestown: 250th Commission at 4:30 pm
Middletown: Technical Review Committee at 9 am, Town Council at 6 pm
Newport: City Council at 6:30 pm
Tiverton: North End and Industrial/Business Park Advisory Subcommittee at 7 pm, Economic Development Commission at 7 pm, School Committee at 7 pm
THE LATEST ON WUN
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Authors on Floral Design to Speak at Newport Flower Show
Last week, 11 properties sold across Newport County, with Newport leading the way and seven of those closings happened right in the city, including two that topped $2 million.
Councilor Carlin’s resolution aims to address longstanding parking challenges for residents and visitors
Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport County, Rhode Island, this week and weekend.
By Rep. Lauren H. Carson (D-Dist. 75, Newport), chairwoman of the Special Legislative Commission to Review and Provide Recommendations for Policies that Deal with Numerous Economic and Social Short-Term Rental Issues.
Newport School Superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain will join What’sUpNewp for her monthly one-on-one conversation on Wednesday, May 28, at 1:30 pm.
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