5+ hour, 50+ min ago  (107+ words) The Seamenu2019s Church Instiu00adtute of Newport is accepting applications for the Leonard W. and Katherine C. Hayward Maritime Memorial Scholarship. Students must be Newport County residents interested in pursuing maritime occupations or studies. Three $500 scholaru00adships will be awarded this year. To obtain an application, email…...

5+ hour, 52+ min ago  (181+ words) Regarding Phillip Cozzolinou2019s article in the March 19 issue of Newport This Week, the full-time residents of Newport should welcome any method of limiting short-term rentals in the city as a whole. I have seen firsthand what lax regulation of Airbnbs and…...

5+ hour, 50+ min ago  (8+ words) City Council Approves Resident Parking Overhaul'Newport This Week...

5+ hour, 51+ min ago  (212+ words) Tax revenue helps fund infra'structure and services. But what cost does this tourism have for local residents? Tourism leaves local residents with limited parking availability, long lines in restaurants that have you waiting outside for an hour or more, longer…...

5+ hour, 12+ min ago  (257+ words) Senator Jack Reed joined protestors on March 28 along West Main Road talking to families, seniors, veterans, students and other Aquidneck Islanders for the No Kings 3 rally. Organizers from Indivisible Island, Islanders for Democracy and the Newport Dems Direct Action Committee…...

5+ hour, 53+ min ago  (159+ words) The Eastonu2019s Point Association of Middletown is offering two scholaru00adships of $500 each. To be eligible, apu00adplicants must be a high-school senior who resides full-time in Middletown and have been accepted to any two- or four-year accredited academic or vocational post-secondary educau00adtional institution. Applicants will…...

5+ hour, 53+ min ago  (266+ words) The potential closure of the Newport Hospital birthing center is a tragedy waiting to happen. It is impossible to imagine how this can even be on anyone's agenda. Leaving the young women of Aquidneck Island without materu00adnity care and a birthing…...

5+ hour, 50+ min ago  (463+ words) Rhode Island Slave History Medallions will host a celebration and unveiling a maquette of the George T. Downing statue, Newport's first statue honoring a person of color, on April 11, 6 p.m., at the Newport Art Museum. The Rhode Island Slave Medal'lions project plans…...

5+ hour, 46+ min ago  (381+ words) Jo Eva Gaines and David N. Cicilline The Rhode Island Foundation honored Jo Eva Gaines with its 2026 Black History Month Award in recognition of her role as a trailblazer for Black educators and students. "Jo Eva Gaines is a pioneering figure…...

5+ hour, 50+ min ago  (159+ words) Nikki Vazquez, executive diu00adrector of the Jamestown Housing Authority and chair of the Newu00adport Housing Authority, recently graduated from a public housing directors education program ofu00adfered at Rutgers University. The Public Housing Authorities Directors Association and Rutu00adgers recognized her and other graduates in a…...