Good Morning,
🍁 We are just one day away from the 2022 General Election. As of 4:30 am on Friday, 25,613 Rhode Islanders have voted by mail, and 55,756 have early voted at their local board of elections.
81,369 Rhode Islanders have turned out to vote thus far, approximately a 10% turnout. Warwick has seen the highest voter turnout (6,780), while Central Falls has seen the lowest (217).
Here’s the total turnout thus far in Newport County;
Portsmouth: 2,534
Newport: 2,002
Middletown: 1,996
Tiverton: 1,481
Jamestown: 1,247
Little Compton: 643
Visit www.vote.ri.gov to find out where you can vote early today, to find where your polling place will be tomorrow, and/or to see your sample ballot.
Check out all of our Election 2022 coverage.
🍁 Governor Dan McKee will continue his 3-day “Get Out The Vote Blitz” before Election Day by visiting several communities today. At 2 pm, Governor McKee will visit Leo’s Market and other businesses on Broadway with Mayor Jeanne-Marie Napolitano.
🍁 Poll: There have been efforts underway to eliminate springing forward and falling back. Would you want to keep it the way it is (twice a year changes), or stay permanently in Daylight Saving Time or Standard Time (which we are now in)?
🍁WUN’s Jay Flanders is back in the kitchen and brings you another edition of Tiny Kitchen Magic - Tiny Kitchen Magic: Beer Braised Chicken
🍁 WUN’s Frank Prosnitz has some random thoughts before the election - Just My Opinion: Listen to ‘people who have ideas about how to fix things’
🍁 WUN’s Ken Abrams caught The Tubes at Greenwich Odeum on Thursday night - Concert Recap and Photos: ‘What do you want from life?’ The Tubes at the Greenwich Odeum
🍁 MS Insignia (Capacity: 824 passengers, 400 crew) is scheduled to be in Newport today. It is the last cruise ship scheduled for this season.
🍁 Newport Restaurant Week continues through Sunday. See a list of participating restaurants, menus, and offers here. Let us know what discounts and deals you’ve already tried out in the comments below.
Have a great Monday,
Ryan
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What’s Up Today
Weather
Today: A chance of showers, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy through mid-morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 73. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. The chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 44. North wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Marine Forecast
Today: SSW wind 8 to 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. A chance of showers, mainly before 9am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: NNW wind 10 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. Clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 59°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 6:24 am | Sunset: 4:33 pm | 10 hours and 8 minutes of sun.
High tide at 6:37 am & 6:58 pm | Low tide at 12:40 pm.
Moon: Waxing Gibbous, 13.3 days, 97% lighting.
Things To Do
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
Entertainment
The Fastnet Pub: The Ubiquitones at 10 pm
The Fifth Element: The Groove Merchants from 7 pm to 10 pm
City & Government
Jamestown: Town Council at 6:30 pm
Middletown: Town Council at 6 pm
Newport: Planning Board at 6:30 pm
Portsmouth: School Committee - Policy Subcommittee at 3 pm
See the full list of public meetings in Rhode Island here.
