EBCAP Merger



East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP) has announced it has merged with East Bay Center (EBC), a long-serving mental health facility on County Road in Barrington. The announcement was to be made at a Feb. 8 press conference at the center attended by Sens. Jack Reed, and Sheldon Whitehouse and other state representatives, but bad weather canceled the formal event. […]

Land Use Workshop



The public is invited to participate in the development of Newport’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan Update on Tuesday, Feb. 23, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the Pell School. The objective of this public workshop will be: . to give a synopsis on existing conditions in the community . to present information and findings developed to date, and . to […]

ALT Conserves Two More Parcels



Almost immediately following the conservation of waterfront property in Portsmouth, the Aquidneck Land Trust (ALT) has announced that it has conserved two properties: a 12.5-acre property in Middletown known as the Arnow property and the 14.75-acre Wild Moor property off of Hammersmith Road in Newport. The Arnow property is located off of Howland Ave., adjacent to Newport Memorial Park and […]

Teacher NewsPort



Donate and Rotate Bookstore at Pell Fourth grade teachers Kathleen Bradley and Keyla Palmucci have been running a Donate and Rotate bookstore. Students created fliers for all classes seeking donations of books. Students can go to the bookstore to exchange, donate, or take out a book. Each week, anywhere from 50-75 books exchange hands. Monetary donations have been raised at […]

Photo Guild Meeting



The next meeting of the Newport Photo Guild is Wednesday, Feb. 17, at the Newport Art Museum, Ilgenfritz Gallery. The guest presenter is Michael Di Stefano, a longtime member of the Photographic Society of R.I., who will present an “old-fashioned” slide show with multiple projectors and slides. The nostalgic presentation will provide guests with a look at the vision of […]

Island Horse Association Meeting



Members of the Aquidneck Island Horse Association will meet at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post on Shove Street in Tiverton on Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 6 p.m. The main agenda item will be the upcoming polo matches at Glen Farm. For more information, contact president Carol at 401-635-8522 or secretary Richard Urban at 508-672- 7588.

Learn Scottish Country Dancing



Jamestown Scottish dance will be held on Friday, Feb. 12. Everyone is invited for an evening of set dancing. Future dances will be held on the second and fourth Fridays in February and March. All dances are taught and prompted by BJ Whitehouse and his wife, Christine Ariel. Scottish country dance is similar to English country dance and New England […]

NYC Frostbite



Twenty-four participated in the frostbite series at the Newport Yacht Club on Sunday, Feb. 7. Because of a dying breeze going from southwest at around 10 knots to southeast under 5 knots, sailing was cut short. The results from the races held were: Bea Grimmitt 2.00 Brenda Mitchell 2.00 Scott Chase 2.50 Whit Corbishley 3.50 Adam Cove 3.67 JJ Schock […]

Little League Registration



Registration for Newport Little League spring baseball and softball is now open online at newportlittleleague.com. The cost is $60 for the first player and $30 for each additional player, with a maximum fee of $120 per family. Scholarships are available and may be obtained during walk-in registration sessions. Walk-in registration will be held: Saturday, Feb. 27, from 8-9:15 a.m. and […]

Winter Moth Talk



On Wednesday, Feb. 17, the Eastern Rhode Island Conservation District (ERICD) will host a free public workshop regarding winter moths. The featured speaker will be Heather Faubert from the URI Cooperative Extension. The winter moth is an invasive pest introduced into North America from Europe. With no natural enemies, the winter moth population is exploding. The caterpillars are devastating Rhode […]