Good Morning! Today is Saturday, August 19.
The Rhode Island Department of State’s Voter Turnout Tracker data visualization tool is now available for the September 5, special primary.
Early in-person voting started on Wednesday, August 16, and runs through 4 pm on September 5. So far 1,363 votes (383 mail ballots, 980 early voters) have been cast across Rhode Island, here’s how it breaks down across Newport County;
Jamestown - 6 mail ballots, 62 early voters
Little Compton - 2 mail ballots, 11 early voters
Middletown - 16 mail ballots, 28 early voters
Newport - 16 mail ballots, 41 early voters
Portsmouth - 21 mail ballots, 51 early voters
Tiverton - 11 mail ballots, 26 early voters
Early voting hours and locations for each community with a special election can be found online here.
What’s Up Today
Weather
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 9 to 13 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. West wind 7 to 9 mph.
Marine Forecast
Today: W wind 8 to 11 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: W wind 6 to 8 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 71°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 5:58 am | Sunset: 7:39 pm | 13 hours and 41 minutes of sun.
High tide at 10:26 am & 10:34 pm | Low tide at 3:46 am & 3:59 pm.
Moon: Waxing Crescent. 2.3 days, 6% lighting.
Things To Do
9 am to 12 pm: Aquidneck Growers Market at 25 Enterprise Drive, Middletown
9 am to 5 pm: Fools Rules Regatta at East Ferry Jamestown
10 am to 12 pm: Theater Tours At The Newport Performing Arts Center
10 am to 4 pm: Drill Day at Coggeshall Farm
12 pm to 3 pm: Ketel One Botanicals on One Bellevue Patio
12 pm to 6 pm: Ca’ del Bosco Wine Garden at The Chanler at Cliff Walk
5 pm: Newport International Polo Series at Newport International Polo Grounds
8 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
Blue Anchor Grill: The Girls from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Busker’s Irish Pub: Brian Twohey at 9 pm
Clarke Cooke House: Live music at 10 pm
Dockside & Riptides: DJ Abby from 9 pm to close
Greenvale Vineyards: Live Jazz Music from 1 pm to 4 pm
Johnny’s at The Atlantic Resort: Phoenix Avenue from 6 pm to 9 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: Exhibition On Screen: Vermeer The Blockbuster Exhibition at 2 pm, Barbie at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
Landing: Jim Devlin from 1 pm to 4 pm, Dave Alves from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm, Blockhead from 8 pm to 12 am
Midtown Oyster Bar: Live music at 9 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Down City Band from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: Never In Vegas at 9 pm
Newport Harbor Island Resort: DJ Nook at The Firepits from 6 pm to 10 pm
Newport Playhouse: Norman, Is That You at 6 pm
O’Brien’s Pub: CGray the DJ at 10 pm
One Pelham East: Outcry Duo from 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm
Rejects Beer Co.: An evening with Neutral Nation, The Underwires and Flavour. at 7:30 pm
Rusty’s Bar & Grille: My Joe Called Life’s Birthday Bash! at 8 pm
Shops At Long Wharf Mall: Cee Cee and The Riders from 1 pm to 5 pm
Speakeasy: Sean Rivers at 9 pm
Sunset Cove: Phoenix from 6 pm to 9 pm
The Deck: Steve Demers from 1 pm to 4 pm, Matt & Jimmy from 5 pm to 8 pm, DJ Jutt from 9 pm to close
The Firehouse Theatre: Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 8 pm
The Reef: Jake Hunsinger from 1 pm to 4 pm, Ruby Mac from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm, After School Special from 8 pm to 11 pm
Top of Newport at Hotel Viking: Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm
Local Government
No local meetings are scheduled.
See the agendas and a complete list of public meetings across Rhode Island here.
Cruise Ships
Here’s what’s coming up on the cruise ship schedule;
Saturday, August 19: American Constitution
Thursday, August 24: American Star
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