Good Morning,
🍁 Our conversations with the candidates continues and wraps up this week, here’s what’s on our schedule, watch or listen on What’sUpNewp.
Tuesday, November 1
9:30 am: Emily Tessier, candidate for Middletown Town Council
11 am: Sabina Matos (D), candidate for Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor
12:30 pm: Seth Magaziner (D), candidate for Congressional District 2
3 pm: Charlie Roberts and Tom Welch, co-chair sof the Middletown Public Schools Building Committee
Thursday, November 3
11 am: Lauren Carson (D), candidate for State Representative in District 75 (Newport)
🍁 A reminder for those of you sending in Letters To The Editor, the deadline for them is Friday at 5 pm. You can read all of our recently published letters here.
🍁 Newport and Bristol Counties will celebrate its dynamic food scene during the 16th annual Newport Restaurant Week, which takes place Nov. 4-13. Read More
🍁 WUN’s Ken Abrams recently spoke with Dick Lynn, Executive Director of Newport Live about their upcoming Women’s Voices program at Jamestown Arts Center. Read More
🍁 WUN’s Frank Prosnitz on the World Series - Just My Opinion: World Series Trivia
🍁 WUN’s Jan Brogan on subscriptions and more - The busy life tax
🍁 U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline yesterday joined state and union officials to celebrate a $82.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s INFRA Grant Program to upgrade the iconic Pell Bridge that connects Newport and Jamestown. Read More
Have a great Tuesday,
Ryan Belmore
What’s Up Today
Weather
Today: Showers likely, mainly before 11 am. Cloudy, with a high near 64. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph. The chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Marine Forecast
Today: SW wind 6 to 8 kt. Showers likely, mainly before 11am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NNW 5 to 8 kt in the evening. A slight chance of showers before 7pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 59°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 7:17 am | Sunset: 5:40 pm | 10 hours and 23 minutes of sun.
High tide at 1:55 am & 2:25 pm | Low tide at 7:09 am & 9:32 pm.
Moon: First Quarter Moon, 7 days, 46% lighting.
Happening Today
Things To Do
5:30 pm: ¡Qué Vivan los Muertos! Una Celebracion del Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead Celebration) at Newport Art Museum
6:30 pm: Masses for All Saints’ & All Souls’ Day at St. John the Evangelist Church
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.
Entertainment
Newport Vineyards: Taproot Trivia Monday from 6 pm to 8 pm
The Fastnet Pub: The Ubiquitones at 10 pm
The Fifth Element: The Groove Merchants from 7 pm to 10 pm
City & Government
Jamestown: Jamestown Library Board at 5 pm, Jamestown Fire Department at 7 pm
Little Compton: Little Compton Planning Board at 7 pm
Middletown: Middletown Planning Board at 3 pm
Portsmouth: Portsmouth Dog Park Operating Committee at 5:30 pm
Tiverton: Tiverton Board of Canvassers at 5 pm, Tiverton Litter Committee at 6:30 pm, Tiverton Planning Board at 6:30 pm
See the full list of public meetings in Rhode Island here.
Cruise Ship Schedule
November 1 – Silver Whisper (Capacity: 386 passengers, 302 crew)
November 1 – Ocean Explorer (Capacity: 162 guests)
November 4 – Norwegian Sun
November 7 – MS Insignia (Capacity: 824 passengers, 400 crew)
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