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💰 The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council released its report “Municipal Services in Rhode Island: How Cities and Towns Spend Their Money” today. The fourth in a series on municipal finance, the report analyzes how municipalities allocate resources across non-education services, such as public safety, public works, and administration, and offers policy recommendations for consideration at both the state and local levels. Read The Report
🏠 Newport residents are being advised to be on the lookout this week for an official mailing from the Tax Assessor’s Office as City staff prepares to accept applications for the recently adopted two-tier residential tax program. Read More
🩰 IMC, Newport’s Contemporary Ballet, announced yesterday that it has formally closed on the purchase of the property at 435 Broadway in Newport.
The site last housed the George H. Triplett School and administration building prior to being decommissioned in 2013. The agreement, which was finalized on December 1st, highlight’s a unique public, private, and non-profit partnership that will result in the development of four single-family homes, and the construction of the company’s Center for Arts, Dance & Education. Read More
🏘️ Tyler Bernadyn with a look at the 26 homes that changed hands in Newport County last week → What Sold: 26 Newport County real estate sales, transactions (Dec. 5 – 9)
🐶 Meet your new best friend, Wilbur – this week’s Adoptable Dog of the Week!
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Weather
Today: Sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Marine Forecast
Today: NNW wind 8 to 11 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: NW wind 9 to 12 kt increasing to 13 to 16 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 49°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 7:03 am | Sunset: 4:15 pm | 9 hours and 12 minutes of sun.
High tide at 10:55 am & 11:32 pm | Low tide at 3:51 am & 4:39 pm.
Moon: Waning Gibbous, 19.1 days, 80% lighting.
Things To Do
4:30 pm: Teen Terra Cotta Pot Gingerbread Houses at Newport Public Library
6 pm: Wellness + Wine w/ Studio Barre Newport at Newport Vineyards
7:30 pm: 111th Annual Medieval Christmas Festival at St. George’s School
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
Entertainment
Fifth Element: Randy Robbins from 7 pm to 10 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: The Banshees of Inisherin at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Trivia from 7 pm to 9 pm
Newport Playhouse: A Christmas for Carol at 11 am
City & Government
Jamestown: Affordable Housing at 9 am, Library Board at 5 pm, Conservation Commission at 7 pm
Little Compton: Free Public Library Trust at 3 pm
Middletown: Beach Commission at 4:30 pm
Newport: School Committee at 6:30 pm
Portsmouth: Pension Investment Committee at 5 pm, School Committee – Finance Subcommittee at 5:30 pm, School Committee at 7 pm
Tiverton: School Building Committee at 5 pm, School Committee at 6 pm, Dog Park Advisory Committee at 6 pm, Recreation Commission at 6 pm, North Tiverton Fire District at 7 pm
See the full list of public meetings in Rhode Island here.
What’s Up This Week
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New Newport City Council will host its first regular meeting on Dec. 14, here’s what’s on the docket
