Shimoda Sister City Reception



Mayor Henry F. Winthrop and the Newport City Council invite the public to join them at a reception on Thursday, July 17 from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. at the Edward King House to welcome members of the delegation visiting from Newport’s Sister City, Shimoda, Japan. Light refreshments will be served. There will be six people representing Shimoda, and four students […]

An Informed Citizenry



“It should be your care, therefore, and mine, to elevate the minds of our children and exalt their courage; to accelerate and animate their industry and activity; to excite in them an habitual contempt of meanness, abhorrence of injustice and inhumanity, and an ambition to excel in every capacity, faculty, and virtue. If we suffer their minds to grovel and […]

Shut Off Hazard Road



To the Editor: I live on Hazard Road and walk it often. Firstly, one wonders why the town would spend so much on a new road through the middle of a “Save The Bay” project that might have been a wildlife preserve, both in the water and on the land. The explanations for this expenditure run along the lines of […]

Request for Smaller Bin Prompts Site Visit



To the Editor: I wish to express to the mayor and City Council my displeasure with the Newport City Administration regarding my request for a smaller reycle cart for use at my properties, 12 Pope St. and 14 Pope St. While I thought it to be a simple request, it seems my reasons and needs are brought into question and […]

Site Visit Required



Mr. Richardson, We are contacting you concerning the Alternate Cart Request Form you submitted for your property at 12 Pope Street & 14 Pope Street. The City of Newport’s Clean City Program will be visiting your neighborhood on Monday, July 14, 2014 from approximately 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. During this time, we will verify the information you have provided […]

Past City Managers of Newport



Hazard Poses Hazards



Hazard Road has a unique traffic pattern. The northern end of the road is a two lane byway that narrows to a one lane road as it travels southward, becoming a one-way road with two blind curves. Traffic is prohibited from entering the southern end of the road by two large “Do Not Enter” signs. According to residents of the […]

Naval Community Briefs



USSVI Meeting The Rhode Island Base of the United States Submarine Veterans, Inc. will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, July 17, at 7 p.m. at the Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame, located in the USS Saratoga Museum Foundation Building, 6854 Post Road, North Kingstown. All active and retired submariners are invited to attend. For more information, contact Jack […]

Vandalism Causing Erosion



Newport’s Hazard Road area adjacent to the Gooseneck Cove salt marshes has been subjected to erosion problems due to vandalism. Over the past few months, unknown individuals have attempted to dam up the eastern side of a four-foot square wide, 12-foot long length culvert, using stones pulled from the roadside riprap. The culvert is essential to the ongoing restoration project […]

Fragrant Lilies Are July Showstoppers



With the arrival of July, the heat switch has been flipped and it finally feels like summer. This is also the month that lilies explode in bloom and fill perennial beds with their magical fragrance. There are nine major categories of lilies, but the ones found in most nurseries and catalogs are Asiatic, martagon, trumpet, and Oriental, with the Oriental […]