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The Women’s Resource Center (WRC), the only domestic violence resource organization serving the East Bay community, is launching their annual...

Newport Bus Route Times CHANGING for Monday, Sept. 18

Times below are from the original bus schedule, NTW is working on importing the changes for the NEW times on...

Newport Skatepark Reaching Benchmarks

Newport Police Department makes a $500 donation to the Friends of Newport Skatepark. "Danielle and I are excited to see...

Newport Looking for New Police Recruits

The City of Newport is once again looking for some new recruits to join Newport’s finest. Applications to join the...

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Escaping the Storm

Aquidneck Island essentially escaped Tropical Storm Lee, once a Category 5 hurricane, that became subtropical by the time it reached...

U.S. Navy Might Keep Hospital Property

The Navy is considering keeping the site where the long-closed Newport Navy Hospital sits, with an eye toward using it...

He Remains a Whirlwind at 92

In all his 92 years, Dr. Bill Hilton has sat still for approximately two months. He didn’t like it at...

State Zoning Law Changes That Will Affect Newport

Sweeping and mandatory changes to state zoning laws passed by the Rhode Island General Assembly last session will force a...

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Rep Carlson Discusses Short-term Rental Commission

Representative Lauren Carlson joins Bill Bartholomew for a discussion on a legislative commission that she is spearheading that will study...

Charles Herndon Is Organizing Chalk Art at Broadway Street Fair

Bill Bartholomew welcomes Charles Herndon, who is coordinating the chalk art at the Broadway Street Fair, coming up on Saturday...

Talking Festa Italiana with Co-Chair Sandra Flowers

Sandra Flowers, co-chair of Newport Festa Italiana joins Bill Bartholomew to preview this year's festival and to discuss why celebrating...

OBITUARIES

Joan (Swetell) Pieroni

Joan (Swetell) Pieroni, 87, of Newport passed away on September...

NEWS BRIEFS

Middletown Names Interim Superintendent

Middletown announced on Sept. 21 that Georgia Fortunato has been selected as the interim superintendent of Middletown schools. The news...

Cheerleading Clinic Saturday

Children in grades K-8 are invited to join the Rogers High cheerleaders for a cheerleading clinic on Saturday, Sept. 30,...

PORTSMOUTH ARTS GUILD

You’re invited to the Portsmouth Arts Guild October Saturday Afternoon Series of discussions and demonstrations. Join us and discover stories...

AROUND TOWN

Annual Stormwater Innovation Expo Oct 18

The Rhode Island Green Infrastructure Coalition (RIGIC) will host its fifth annual Stormwater Innovation Expo in partnership with the Providence...

Final Bridge Traffic Configuration to Begin This Week

This week as the Rhode Island Department of Transportation will open the final traffic configuration on Admiral Kalbfus Road, removing the...

City of Newport Advises of Nationwide Federal Emergency Management Alert

Please be advised that tomorrow, October. 4, 2023, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is planning to conduct a NATIONWIDE...

Real Estate: September 18 to September 22

Real Estate Transactions from September 18 to September 22 Sponsored by Hogan Associates Newport 41 Washington St. was sold...

Police Report: Sept. 18-24

During the period from Monday, Sept. 18 through Sunday, Sept. 24 the Newport Police Department responded to 404 calls. Of...

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From Us

Last week’s edition of Newport This Week contained 18 original articles, including one translated in Spanish, from 12 writers and...

Get the Facts on Middletown’s $190M Bond

Middletown voters have an opportunity to vote on a $190 million bond for construction of a new middle/high school on...

Reconsider Ebike Classification

If I understand the process correctly, the City Council has changed the “bicycles” law to say that, by definition, ebikes...

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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Newport Bus Route Times CHANGING for Monday, Sept. 18

Newport Skatepark Reaching Benchmarks

Newport Looking for New Police Recruits

FRONT PAGE

Escaping the Storm

U.S. Navy Might Keep Hospital Property

He Remains a Whirlwind at 92

State Zoning Law Changes That Will Affect Newport

VIDEOS

Rep Carlson Discusses Short-term Rental Commission

Charles Herndon Is Organizing Chalk Art at Broadway Street Fair

Talking Festa Italiana with Co-Chair Sandra Flowers

OBITUARIES

Joan (Swetell) Pieroni

NEWS BRIEFS

Middletown Names Interim Superintendent

Cheerleading Clinic Saturday

PORTSMOUTH ARTS GUILD

AROUND TOWN

Annual Stormwater Innovation Expo Oct 18

Final Bridge Traffic Configuration to Begin This Week

City of Newport Advises of Nationwide Federal Emergency Management Alert

Real Estate: September 18 to September 22

Police Report: Sept. 18-24

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Get the Facts on Middletown’s $190M Bond

Reconsider Ebike Classification

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