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Race4Chase Youth Triathlon returns to Fort Adams on August 9 in memory of Sandy Hook victim Chase Kowalski

The Newport County YMCA and the CMAK Foundation will host the annual Race4Chase Youth Triathlon on Sunday, August 9, at Fort Adams State Park, bringing together young athletes for the culminating ...
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Quonset Business Park to add more than 140 workforce housing apartments in partnership with Moran Properties

Quonset Development Corporation and Moran Properties have announced plans to develop more than 140 workforce housing units at Quonset Business Park, marking the first residential development in the ...
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Newport Police issue traffic advisory for Folk Festival weekend; Harrison Avenue northbound lane closed to vehicles daily

Bikes at the 2024 Newport Folk Festival. Photo Credit: Ken Abrams / What'sUpNewp Newport Police have issued a traffic advisory for the sold-out Newport Folk Festival, running Friday, July 24, through ...
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Four Democrats paint their views for the ‘entrepreneurial’ lieutenant governor’s office

Nolan Page, Rhode Island Current July 21, 2026 How would you pitch Rhode Island to a space alien? That was the question that wrapped up Tuesday’s lieutenant governor forum with four Democrats seeking ...
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Providence Restaurant Weeks returns for its 20th year with nearly 80 restaurants and two weeks of dining deals

Providence Restaurant Weeks celebrates its 20th anniversary this weekend, running July 26 through August 8 with nearly 80 participating restaurants offering prix fixe menus, lunch and dinner specials, ...
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Roger Federer narrates his path to tennis greatness in new video series ahead of his Newport induction this August

Before Roger Federer receives what the International Tennis Hall of Fame calls the Ultimate Honor in Tennis this August in Newport, the Hall of Fame is releasing a six-part video series in which the ...
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Update: Two Newport residents wounded in Park Holm shooting Sunday night; police say incident was targeted

Newport Police are investigating a shooting in the area of Park Holm, the department announced early Sunday morning. Two victims have been transported to the hospital; their conditions are unknown.
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Update: Newport boil water advisory expanded after second water main break overnight near Valley Road

This story was originally published at 8 p.m. on Sunday, July 19; it was updated at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, July 20. A second water main break overnight has expanded Newport’s boil water advisory to a ...
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Ryan Pearl and Chantalle Schultz Rathbun top the field at the 2026 Newport Beer Run at Fort Adams

Ryan Pearl of Hamden, Conn., and Chantalle Schultz Rathbun of St. Petersburg, Fla., claimed the top spots at the 2026 Newport Beer Run on Saturday at Fort Adams State Park, leading a field of 974 ...
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Puddingstone Music closes its summer season with a Bill Evans tribute in Jamestown and a classical guitar evening at Rough Point

Puddingstone Music has announced two intimate salon-style concerts to close out its summer season, following its second annual festival at the Casino Theatre. On August 14, pianist Randy Ingram brings ...
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Rhode Island health officials issue food safety reminder as multistate Cyclospora outbreak is linked to Taco Bell lettuce

Rhode Island Department of Health, Cannon Building CC BY-SA 4.0 The Rhode Island Department of Health is reminding residents to follow food safety practices as federal health officials investigate a ...
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Oystercatchers, known for sharp bills and beady eyes, are making a comeback thanks to conservation

On a pristine Rhode Island beach teeming with noisy seabirds, a group of biologists armed with nets sneak up on a pair of American oystercatcher chicks. But just as they move in to capture them, one ...