October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...

CEMETERY WALKING TOUR – TRUDY & LEW KEEN – DISCOVER NEWPORT’S ISLAND CEMETERY on 9/30
September 22, 2023
Join local historians Trudy & Lew Keen for a walking tour of Newport's historic Island Cemetery on September 30 from 11:00am - 12:00pm. Charter Books will have copies of the Keens' DISCOVER NEWPORT'S ISLAND CEMETERY...

Coggeshall Farm Museum Celebrates 50th Anniversary
September 7, 2023
Strengthening Living History in Rhode Island, Coggeshall Farm Museum Celebrates 50th Anniversary This fall, Coggeshall Farm Museum will host its second annual Harvest Gala. This year’s Gala will take place under the tent at...

Get involved with Clean Ocean Access
September 7, 2023
Get involved with Clean Ocean Access Green Team Volunteers As a Green Team volunteer, you will be helping to divert compost and recycling at one of the waste stations on site. Green Team Opportunities:...