1+ day, 30+ min ago   (97+ words) Andrea Maria Crump, 82, of Miami, FL and Newport, RI passed away on August 13, 2026, in Newport. She is survived by her daughter Heather Bell and her husband James Star, her sister Aurelia Papitto and her husband William Young, and her two…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (328+ words) The Colin Kennedy era at Newport City Hall is effectively over. After more than two years of controversy, policy fights and an increasingly bitter relationship with the City Council, Newport’s embattled city manager was placed on paid administrative leave Saturday…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (295+ words) More than 50 Newport County nonprofits will share $290,000 in grants from the Rhode Island Foundation, supporting programs ranging from food assistance and housing to education, social services and the arts. The grants are being awarded through the Foundation’s Newport County Fund,…...

2+ day, 51+ min ago   (271+ words) 29 Chelsea Drive, Portsmouth, R.I. |
4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2,873 sq. ft., 0.51 acres | Listed by Kylie McCollough of Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International Realty for $1,149,000. At the end of a quiet Portsmouth cul-de-sac, a classic New England Colonial offers something increasingly coveted: room to spread out,…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (254+ words) Just when you thought Newport City Hall couldn’t possibly come up with a worse response to the city’s drug and homelessness problem, along comes this: A “harm reduction vending machine” at Newport Fire Department Headquarters. The proposal, pushed by Councilors…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (290+ words) For the third time in a month, the Newport City Council is heading behind closed doors to discuss City Manager Colin Kennedy’s future. At some point, the meetings become the story. Saturday’s special session will address Kennedy’s job performance, employment…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (306+ words) NEWPORT, R.I. — Newport’s summer heat wave met its match on the water as a record 75 teams battled through three days of racing at the 2026 Safe Harbor Race Weekend. Ten classes spread across Narragansett Bay and Block Island Sound, with everything from…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (282+ words) Dave Matthews isn’t done with Rhode Island just yet. Fresh off his surprise appearance at the 2026 Newport Folk Festival, Dave Matthews Band announced its fall tour Tuesday — and Providence is on the itinerary. The band will take over the Amica…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1211+ words) The unofficial Silicon Valley motto of “move fast and break things” may be an inspirational rallying cry for innovation, but it cannot apply to the fabric of society itself. It is high time our legislative bodies acknowledge the danger of…...

6+ day, 33+ min ago   (204+ words) Carol Ann Crookes, 82, of Newport, RI, passed away peacefully on August 5, 2026, at the Village House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Carol was born on September 24, 1943, to the late Malcolm and Beatrice (Lebeau) Gifford in Newport, RI, and was raised in New Bedford,…...