Good Monday Morning!
⚓ It was a weekend of ribbon cuttings around Aquidneck Island - Friends of Newport Skatepark celebrated its groundbreaking on Friday, Newport Spring Park celebrated its opening on Saturday, and the Portsmouth Community Playground opened on Saturday.
⚓ New this summer, Conanicut Island Sailing Foundation (CISF) is offering community boating lessons and bay adventures geared towards adults. The foundation is traditionally involved in youth programming out of Fort Getty; STEM classes, coastal camps, youth sailing, and after-school programs all make up their robust offerings for Jamestown’s kids and teens. Read More
⚓ Picking up two wins, the Salve Regina University baseball team had a great weekend at the NCAA DIII National Championships. After a Sunday off, the Seahawks return to the field at 1:15 pm today to take on Wisconsin Whitewater.
⚓ Speaking of baseball, the Newport Gulls get their 2024 season underway on Tuesday night against the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks. The Gulls will host their home opener on Wednesday night when the Vermont Mountaineers come to town.
⚓ ICYMI: Summer entertainment returns to Easton’s Beach in July and August.
What’s Up Today
Weather
Today: Cloudy through mid-morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 74. West wind 5 to 7 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tonight: Patchy fog after 4 am. Otherwise, it is partly cloudy, with a low of around 56. The east wind is around six mph.
Marine Forecast
Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSE around 6 kt in the afternoon. Cloudy through mid-morning, then gradual clearing. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 4 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 61°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 5:12 am | Sunset: 8:15 pm | 15 hours and 2 minutes of sun.
High tide at 5:39 am & 6:10 pm | Low tide at 11:06 am.
Moon: Last Quarter Moon. 25.8 days, 15% lighting.
Cruise Ship Schedule
Coming up next on the 2024 Cruise Ship Schedule - Island Princess will visit on Saturday, June 15.
Things To Do
9 am: An Early Summer Walk in Simmons Mill Pond Management Area guided by Roger Greene at Simmons Pond
7 pm to 8 pm: Adult Beginner Barre and Stretch at The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet
Live Music & Entertainment
Firehouse Theater: Nee Jam from 7 pm to 10 pm
Landing: Justin Pomfret from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, Mark Flynn from 4 pm to 7 pm, Blistering Ego from 8 pm to 11 pm
One Pelham East: Bruce Jacques from 9:30 pm to 12:30 am
Perro Salado: John Monllos at 5:30 pm
Pour Judgement: Musical Menagerie at 10 pm
The Fastnet Pub: The Ubiquitones at 10 pm
The Fifth Element: The Groove Merchants from 7 pm to 10 pm
Newport County Government
Jamestown: Jamestown Town Council at 7 pm
Little Compton: Little Compton Pension Committee at 9 am
Middletown: Middletown Town Council at 5 pm
Newport: Newport School Committee - Ad Hoc School Building Committee at 5:30 pm, Newport Planning Board at 6:30 pm
Portsmouth: Portsmouth School Committee - Policy Subcommittee at 1 pm, Portsmouth Free Public Library at 7 pm
Tiverton: Tiverton Zoning Revision Committee at 5 pm, Tiverton Personnel Board at 5:30 pm
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