What's Up in Newport: Monday, January 8

Good Morning! Today is Monday, January 8, 2024.

🏡 Embarking on the new year has brought a baker’s dozen of real estate transactions in Newport County. WUN’s Tyler Bernadyn with the roundup - What Sold?  A look at 13 Recent Real Estate Transactions in Newport County.

☕ As the dead of winter sets in, we all know the best way to cheer up these dreary days is a mug full of hot chocolate at a local café or restaurant. WUN’s Ken Abrams has a few of our favorite spots for cocoa and other sweetened winter beverages in Newport and beyond - Six Picks: Best Hot Chocolate in Newport and beyond.

🏥 Dr. Michael Fine’s latest column for What’sUpNewp is here - Dr. Michael Fine: What’s Crazy in Health Care Times Two.

🚧 Here is the weekly road construction report for Rhode Island from the Rhode Island Turnpike & Bridge Authority and Rhode Island Department of Transportation - Weekly Road Construction Report: January 6 – 14.

⚓ Through the early 1750s, two men in the British colony of Rhode Island – Martin Howard and Stephen Hopkins – had similar backgrounds and led strikingly similar lives. They knew each other, were both supporters of libraries with successful legal careers, and were politically active. Read More - 2 colonists had similar identities – but one felt compelled to remain loyal, the other to rebel.

👉 At 11 am this morning, Governor McKee will join Rhode Island's congressional delegation and officials from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Providence regarding an announcement related to housing vouchers to serve vulnerable youth and families in Rhode Island.

Embarking on the new year has brought with it a baker’s dozen of real estate transactions in Newport County.

A friend in her sixties called to ask if she should take the new RSV vaccine, which is being heavily promoted to people over sixty.  That it is being so heavily promoted is driving me a little crazy.  

The National Weather Service and its trained weather spotters have recorded the following snowfall reports across Rhode Island.

The following list of closures, cancellations, and announcements is from the Rhode Island Broadcasters Association Business/School Cancellations System.

In Massachusetts and portions of Rhode Island, the National Weather Service declared a winter storm warning from 4 p.m. Saturday through 1 a.m. Monday, with snow accumulations of between 6 and 12 inches and winds gusting to 35 mph (55 kph).

Breece Hall rushed for 174 yards and a late touchdown and the New York Jets snapped a 15-game losing streak against the Patriots with a 17-3 win Sunday in what could have been Bill Belichick’s final game as New England’s coach.

March 28, 1935 – January 4, 2024

Newport City Council to hold closed session to discuss City Manager search

Here is the weekly road construction report for Rhode Island from the Rhode Island Turnpike & Bridge Authority and Rhode Island Department of Transportation.

What might appear to be common values about shared political and cultural identities can at times serve not as a bridge joining people together but a wedge driving them apart.

Some top spots for chilly winter weekends

Fox News: A travel guide for exploring Rhode Island: 15 things you can do in the country's smallest state