Good Morning,
❤️ Today is Giving Tuesday, a day to support the local nonprofits in your area in any way that you can. Consider giving of your time, talent, and/or money today and/or this holiday season.
🏆 Nominations for the prestigious Small Business Administration’s annual awards is slightly more than a week away (Dec. 8), with awards given on a local, regional, and national level.
🏛️ The Town of Middletown shared some photos from last night's Town Council-School Committee inauguration. Governor McKee was on hand for the event.
🏛️ Governor McKee was also on hand for last night's inauguration in Portsmouth, East Bay Times reports -> Eleven Portsmouth officials sworn in by Gov. McKee
🏛️ Meanwhile, last night in Newport, Newport School Committee chose Becky Bolan to serve as Chair and Louisa Boatwright to serve as Vice Chair. Newport City Council's inauguration will take place at CCRI Newport on Thursday.
🐶 Meet your new best friend, Panda– this week’s Adoptable Dog of the Week!
“Panda’s story is the story of an underdog. And we can’t wait to watch this wondrously sweet pup’s story unfold. He is truly a special and resilient dog – full of love, this old soul will greet you with a happy, wagging tail.”
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What’s Up Today
Weather
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
Tonight: A slight chance of rain after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 39 by 8pm, then rising to around 48 during the remainder of the night. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Marine Forecast
Today: N wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the morning. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSE 5 to 7 kt after midnight. A slight chance of rain after 4am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 52°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 6:50 am | Sunset: 4:17 pm | 9 hours and 26 minutes of sun.
High tide at 12:07 pm | Low tide at 4:49 am & 6:30 pm.
Moon: Waxing Crescent, 5.6 days, 31% lighting.
Things To Do
4:30 pm to 6:30 pm: Sparkling Lights at The Breakers
7:30 pm: A Newport Nutcracker at Rosecliff
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: Ticket To Paradise at 4:30 pm, Concert For George at 7:30 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Trivia from 7 pm to 9 pm
Newport Playhouse: A Christmas for Carol at 11 am
City & Government
Jamestown: Technical Review Committee at 10 am
Middletown: Planning Board at 6 pm
Newport: Tree Commission at 6 pm, City Council at 6 pm
Tiverton: School Committee at 7 pm
See the full list of public meetings in Rhode Island here.
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