Newport This Week

11/06/2025

Visiting Nurse Home & Hospice celebrated their 75th anniversary on September 24th at the Ocean Cliff. From its humble beginnings on Clarke St. to its current Middletown location, VNS has remained a valued health service agency on the island. Read more in this week's edition

Visiting Nurse Home & Hospice celebrated their 75th anniversary in style on September 24th at the OceanCliff Hotel. During a brief pro­gram highlighting the agency’s journey, from its humble beginnings on Newport’s Clarke Street to its current location in Middletown, CEO Jennifer Fairbank recog...

11/05/2025

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11/05/2025

On October 27th, the Newport Zoning Board approved a number of variances, including the conversion of a five-bedroom dwelling unit on Spring St. into a short-term guest house. Read more in this week's edition

The Newport Zone Board of Re­view approved on Oct. 27 the con­version of a five-bedroom dwelling unit to a guesthouse for short term rentals at 134 and 136 Spring St. The approval is contingent upon the owner, Sean Napolitano, pro­viding four additional parking spaces. The existing driveway met s...

11/05/2025

newportFILM presents a one-night only screening of a new documentary of E. Jean Carroll's legal battle with President Trump in Providence on Thursday, November 13. A post-film conversation with the film's director and cinematographer will follow.
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ONE NIGHT ONLY SCREENING OF NEW, ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY CHRONICLING E. JEAN CARROLL’S LEGAL BATTLE WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP – DIRECTOR IVY MEEROPOL PRESENT FOR POST-FILM CONVERSATION newportFILM presents ASK E. JEAN Thursday, November 13th at 7:00 PM, Post-Film Conversation moderated by Bill Bartholo...

11/05/2025

Newport's unbudgeted $200,000 traffic study faces increased scrutiny and debate as it strives to address traffic concerns in congested areas such as Thames and Bellevue, while being criticized for cost and methodology. Read more in this week's edition

Newport is once again pumping the brakes on a $200,000 traffic study set to examine a core area of the city, with the City Council voting on Oct. 22 to continue the proposed analysis. The contract with Bowman Con­sulting Group, of Lincoln, recently came under council scrutiny for cost, timing and p...

11/05/2025

Middletown is offering and sharing a wide array of resources to help families, seniors, furloughed employees, and others who are struggling during these difficult economic times. Read on to learn more about the resources available, and how you can help or get help today

The federal government shutdown is affecting people right here in Middletown.     Many of our neighbors are facing real challenges — from furloughed employees waiting on paychecks to families and seniors coping with cuts to SNAP and other programs.     These are difficult times, and the Town o...

11/05/2025

Kids Count data shows that many children on Aquidneck Island are at risk for homelessness, food insecurity, lack of childcare and other important developmental needs. This has only been compounded by the recent SNAP benefit loss, and major funding cuts to child-focused programs like school lunch and health coverage. Get more data and details in this week's edition

Hundreds of people in Newport and Middletown will lose SNAP food assistance for November while numerous child-focused programs are facing funding cuts, from school lunches and health coverage to early childhood pro­grams. That was the message pre­sented on Oct. 21 to more than 50 Aquidneck Island ...

11/05/2025

The RI Foundation has provided Newport County Health with financing to better support clients with prescription needs through Warwick-based Horizon Pharmacy, which serves clients of behavioral health organizations across the State. Read more in this week's edition

Recent financing from the Rhode Island Foundation will allow Newport Mental Health to better serve clients with prescriptions the organization procures through a Warwick-based pharmacy. Horizon Pharmacy is partially owned by Newport Mental Health and specializes in long-term care. The pharmacy will....

11/04/2025

Gov. Dan McKee visited the Florence Gray Community Learning Center in Newport for the ground breaking of the $7.5 million renovation project. The ceremony included a ceremonial "first swing" of demolition and speeches from McKee, representatives from Middletown and Newport, the executive director of the Newport Housing Authority, Rhonda Mitchell, and the CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs, Kelley Coen.

11/03/2025

From now through December 9, local Middletown teens, with help from the Middletown Rotary Club will be collecting new (and gently used) winter coats to help keep families warm this winter. Learn more about donation sites and where the coats will be distributed in this week's edition

Island Interact Teen Club Launches 2025 Winter Coat Drive The Island Interact Teen Club, with support from the Middletown Rotary Club, has launched its annual Winter Coat Drive to help local families stay warm this season. The drive runs November 1 through December 9, collecting new and gently used....

11/03/2025

Middletown Zoning has unanimously voted to reject the petition to build a living area over a residential garage on Fairview Ave. this week. Learn more about the petition and contention in this week's edition

The Middletown Zoning Board of Review unanimously rejected a petition to build a living area above a garage at 13 Fairview Ave. after several abutters objected at its meeting on Oct. 28. Ryan Miller, owner, and Brian Shull, applicant, applied for a vari­ance to add a second floor over the garage on...

11/03/2025

New England Home magazine has chosen Portsmouth artist and designer, Jeffery Soderbergh for induction into the New England Design Hall of Fame. Get the scoop in this week's edition

Portsmouth artist and designer Jeffrey Soderbergh has been chosen by New England Home magazine for induction into the New England Design Hall of Fame. A furniture-maker by trade and a wood sculptor, he operates Jeffrey Soderbergh Sustainable Furnish­ings & Fine Art in Portsmouth and Wellfleet, Mass...