Good Morning,
~ Windy, eh? Wind gusts as high as 50 mph have been recorded in Newport overnight. Bundle up this morning, because the “feels like” temperature is currently 0 degrees.
6,353 National Grid customers are currently without power across Rhode Island. Including 22 in Portsmouth, 110 in Tiverton, and 15 in Little Compton (0 in Newport, Middletown, and Jamestown). Updates can be found on the National Grid Outage Map.
~ There is a Special Election today! While the polls are open until 8 pm today across the state, 9,408 have already voted early in person and another 90,271 mail ballots were sent to voters. To find your polling place and to see your sample ballot, visit https://vote.sos.ri.gov/.
~ The U.S. Senate will take their final confirmation vote on Governor Gina Raimondo’s nomination for commerce secretary at 2:15 pm today. Once the Senate votes to confirm Raimondo, that document would then go to President Biden for a signature. Once the President signs it, Raimondo can then be sworn in as commerce secretary. Lt. Governor McKee is expected to be sworn in as Governor by Secretary of State Gorbea sometime later today.
~ The City of Newport has continued its annual tradition in recognizing members of its City workforce, honoring more than 50 employees for their dedicated service to the community, and posthumously awarding the 2020 Employee of the Year to late Newport Harbormaster Timothy J. Mills. Story
What’s Up in Newport County Today
Happy Birthday today to Maria Furtado, Paul Diffee, and Alexa Colavecchio!
Weather Forecast
Today - Sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values as low as -2. Blustery, with a northwest wind of 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.
Tonight - Increasing clouds, with a low around 27. West wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Marine Forecast
Today - WNW wind 19 to 21 kt, with gusts as high as 41 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight - W wind 13 to 16 kt decreasing to 10 to 13 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 27 kt. Increasing clouds. Seas 1 ft or less.
The current water temperature in Newport is 38°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 6:17 am | Sunset: 5:38 pm
High tide at 9:54 am & 10:23 pm | Low tide at 3:11 am and 3:22 pm
Moon: Waning Gibbous, 18 days, 90% lighting
Things To Do
2 pm - Tiverton Farmers Market
JPT Film & Event Center Virtual Screening Room
City & Government
7 am - Newport Canvassing Authority
5 pm - Newport City Council
6:30 pm -Tiverton Planning Board
6:30 pm - Tiverton Litter Committee
Live on WUN (watch on our Facebook Page and website)
Nothing scheduled.
The Latest WUN Headlines
COVID-19 in Rhode Island
Data as of March 1. More data here - COVID-19 in Rhode Island: The latest data
Elsewhere
~ The Philadelphia Inquirer - This former Philly-based real estate mogul is the latest investor to raise money through SPACs (Story on Nicholas Schorsch Jr.)
~ Forbes - Take-Out And Catering Specialist Outer Banks Boil Company Is Developing A Following (“Khouri expects to add three to five franchised locations by the end of the year. He envisions adding one in beach communities such as the Jersey Shore, the Hamptons, Hilton Head, or Newport, R.I., and maybe a metropolitan area, like Boston, Washington D.C, New York City or Philadelphia”. )
~ The Public’s Radio - Young adults are struggling with mental illness. This new center in Newport wants to intervene earlier.
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