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Newport professor receives prestigious NSF award to study Antarctic leopard seals
21/08/2025

Newport professor receives prestigious NSF award to study Antarctic leopard seals

- Advertisement -A Newport resident and University of Rhode Island professor has been awarded one of the nation’s most prestigious early-career faculty awards to study one of Antarctica’s most mysterious predators. Sarah Kienle, an assistant professor in URI’s natural resources science departm...

Obituary: Rose Rivera
21/08/2025

Obituary: Rose Rivera

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved Rose Rivera, who left us peacefully on August 17, 2025, at the age of 89. Born on December 29, 1935, in the Philippines to Lourdes and Pedro, Rose was the proud oldest sibling of three brothers and two sisters. She often spoke with admiration...

Newport City Council to consider composting program, harbor patrol vessel contract
21/08/2025

Newport City Council to consider composting program, harbor patrol vessel contract

- Advertisement -The Newport City Council will consider a residential curbside composting service agreement and a contract for a new harbormaster patrol vessel when it meets Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers at 43 Broadway. The council will vote on a service agreement with Black Earth Co...

Newport Art Museum raises record $648,500 in summer fundraising events
21/08/2025

Newport Art Museum raises record $648,500 in summer fundraising events

- Advertisement -The Newport Art Museum announced Thursday that its signature summer fundraising events generated a record $648,500 to support exhibitions and programming, with attendance reaching more than 1,400 people across three days. The museum’s Summer Art Party and Wet Paint events raised $...

What’s Up in Newport County this weekend: Aug. 21 – 24
21/08/2025

What’s Up in Newport County this weekend: Aug. 21 – 24

- Advertisement -Newport County residents and visitors have dozens of events to choose from this weekend, ranging from live music and comedy shows to farmers markets and cultural festivals. The four-day lineup includes the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s Induction Celebration, the Black Ships ...

Morning Notes: Historic Tiverton estate sells for $4.5 million in second-highest sale on record
21/08/2025

Morning Notes: Historic Tiverton estate sells for $4.5 million in second-highest sale on record

- Advertisement -Good morning, Newport! 👋 Today is Thursday, Aug. 21, the 233rd day of 2025. There are 132 days left in the year. 🚨 You need to know A historic 84-acre estate has sold for $4.5 million, marking the second-highest residential sale on record in Tiverton and the highest since Augu...

Easton’s Beach closes due to dangerous surf conditions and storm activity
21/08/2025

Easton’s Beach closes due to dangerous surf conditions and storm activity

- Advertisement -City officials announced Wednesday evening that Easton’s Beach, commonly known as First Beach, will be closed Thursday due to dangerous surf conditions and strong rip currents generated by Hurricane Erin as the storm passes to the east of Rhode Island. The closure, announced on th...

Obituary: Ruth Nolan Dunn
21/08/2025

Obituary: Ruth Nolan Dunn

Ruth Adele Ann Nolan Dunn of Newport and Middletown, RI passed peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at St. Clare Nursing Home in Newport. The family is deeply grateful to all of Ruth’s caregivers for their kindness and compassion over the past year. Ruth was born on Rhod...

Newport Vineyards celebrates 30 years with limited-edition wines
21/08/2025

Newport Vineyards celebrates 30 years with limited-edition wines

- Advertisement -Newport Vineyards is marking its 30th anniversary with the release of two limited-edition wines and a series of celebratory events throughout the fall. The vineyard, founded by brothers John and Paul Nunes in 1995, will debut Milestone Blanc and Milestone Red during its exclusive Mi...

A beautiful tradition: Dignitaries commemorated reading of George Washington’s letter
21/08/2025

A beautiful tradition: Dignitaries commemorated reading of George Washington’s letter

- Advertisement -In a time of divisiveness, the reading of General George Washington’s 1790 letter to the Hebrew Congregation at Touro Synagogue brought solace to the capacity crowd who came to honor the 78th annual reading in Newport. On Sunday, Newport once again honored one of the most enduring...

Orioles blow late lead, then beat Boston 4-3 in 11 on Basallo’s RBI
21/08/2025

Orioles blow late lead, then beat Boston 4-3 in 11 on Basallo’s RBI

- Advertisement -By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Samuel Basallo drove in the go-ahead run on a groundout in the 11th inning and the Baltimore Orioles held on to beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Tuesday night after blowing a two-run lead in the ninth. The Orioles won their third straight...

Frank Caprio, Rhode Island judge who drew a huge online audience with his compassion, dies at age 88
21/08/2025

Frank Caprio, Rhode Island judge who drew a huge online audience with his compassion, dies at age 88

- Advertisement -By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Frank Caprio, a retired municipal judge in Rhode Island who found online fame as a caring jurist and host of ” Caught in Providence,” died. He was 88. His official social media accounts said Wednesday he “passed away...

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