What's Up in Newport Today: June 17

Good Morning, today is Thursday, June 17.

The Rhode Island House of Representatives yesterday approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Terri Cortvriend to require all public school districts to adopt suicide prevention policies and train all personnel in suicide awareness and prevention annually. The bill is named for Nathan Bruno, a 15-year-old Portsmouth High School student who took his life in 2018. Read More

Aquidneck Community Table (ACT) has launched a new pilot program, The Root Riders, which is offering exciting summer job opportunities for young people.

Last weekend, Newport Rugby player Jon White suffered a serious fracture in his face that will require surgery to repair. Without hesitation, the Rugby community and local Aquidneck Island residents and businesses came to his aid. What’s Up Newp’s Tyler Bernadyn has the full story here - Two communities rally behind one of their own

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Middletown-based Embrace Home Loans is opening a new retail branch office in Newport. Dawn Ryan, one of the company's top loan producers, will head the new office as branch manager. A company spokesperson tells us that the the company is in the process of securing a space in the city at this time.

Governor Dan McKee celebrated his 70th birthday yesterday and spent a portion of the day in Newport. Governor McKee threw out the first pitch at Cardines Field before the Newport Gulls took on the Danbury Westerners. The Westerners won the game 10 - 9.

What’s Up Out There Today

Weather Forecast

Today - Sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tonight - Clear, with a low around 55. West wind 5 to 9 mph.

Marine Forecast

Today - Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight - SW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 62°F.

Sun, Moon, & Tide

Sunrise: 5:10 am | Sunset: 8:22 pm | 15 hours & 11 minutes of sun.
High tide at 1:10 am & 1:50 pm | Low tide at 6:48 am & 7:12 pm.
Moon: Waxing Crescent, 6 days, 38% lighting.

Things To Do

12 pm – Cut of Life: Propagation from Cuttings at Rogers High School
12 pm – Newport Neighborhood Food Tour with Rhode Island Red Food Tours
2:05 pm & 3:55 pm – Spring Lighthouse Cruise Departing from Bowen’s Wharf
6:30 pm – Lecture: World War II in Rhode Island by Christian McBurney with Portsmouth Historical Society
7:30 pm – Coastal Queen Sunset Beer Tasting
8:30 pm – newportFILM presents Playing With Sharks at Sachuest Beach
For more events and things to do on this day, visit our events calendar.

Live Music & Entertainment

JPT Film & Event Center Virtual Screening Room – Super Frenchie, One Ocean Film Tour Volume 2, Two Lottery Tickets, Sunflowers Exhibition On Screen
Landing – Justin Pomfret at 4:30 pm, Timmy Smith at 8 pm
Ragged Island Brewing – Trivia Night from 6 pm to 8 pm

City & Government