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MIDDLETOWN, R.I. – A Code Red phone alert was sent to Middletown residents at 6:54 p.m. by the Middletown Police Department to reassure them that, “the juveniles that were reported missing earlier have been located and are safe.”
Newport Now spoke with the on duty police officer, but he was not at liberty to make any further comment. We will update this report when we are able to confirm more of the details from the police.
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George Thorogood & The Destroyers are one of four confirmed acts recently announced for this summer's Nantucket Nectars Sunset Music Series.
NEWPORT, R.I. – No, it isn’t too soon to be thinking about your summer plans.
The Newport Yachting Center has announced that four award-winning headliners offering an eclectic mix of music have already been secured for this summer’s 13th Annual Nantucket Nectars Sunset Music Series. Boz Scaggs, John Hiatt and the Combo, CAKE, and bad-to-the-bone George Thorogood & the Destroyers are all scheduled to take the stage under the tent in downtown Newport this summer.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Rhode Island continues to suffer from one of the highest joblessness rates in the country, the United States Senate has passed an amendment authored by U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) that will provide a better understanding of ways to improve the local economy.
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WARWICK, R.I. – A 42-year-old Newport man was killed in a single car accident on Airport Connector Road Tuesday night, according to state police.
The man, who has not been identified, was reportedly on his way to the airport when he lost control of his car at around 11:41 p.m. He was taken to Rhode Island Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 12:07 a.m.
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NEWPORT, R.I. – There’s some controversy on Thames Street, where one area merchant is being accused of being insensitive to the Irish community by selling what some feel are T-shirts that denigrate their heritage.
The shirts, being sold in the run-up to the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, feature various sayings and graphics playing off of stereotypes that those in the city’s Irish community say are insensitive and downright false. The store owner, on the other hand, says that he’s long supported both the parade and the Irish community, and that the shirts meant no offense.
How do you feel about the issue? Are the shirts over the top, or do you think it’s all in good fun?
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NEWPORT, R.I. – A group of polo players from the Newport Polo Club remained trapped in Chile this week, following a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake that shook the country and has claimed hundreds of lives.
Seven players from the Newport-based polo club are still in Curico, Chile after winning the final match in the Copa International de Curico as part of Team USA.
WJAR Channel 10 had a report on the team and their contributions in the post-quake relief efforts.
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NEWPORT, R.I. – Irish Heritage Month kicked off on Sunday, Feb. 28 with festive music and dancing at Forty Steps.
We were there to catch some of the action. For a full lineup of Irish Heritage Month activities, visit www.aohnewport.org.
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NEWPORT, R.I. – The red flag was flying early Friday morning outside of the Wellington Avenue CSO facility, signaling the city’s latest active combined sewer overflow event.
The red flag flying above the Wellington Avenue pump station signals that a CSO event has occured. (Photo by Tom Shevlin)
According to the city’s website, both of its CSO outfall locations were active on Friday, the result of a powerful winter storm that dumped over an inch and a half of rain on the area.
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NEWPORT, R.I. – It wasn’t your typical start to a City Council meeting. But on Wednesday, the Dennis E. Collins division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians paid a special visit to City Hall to kick off the annual Irish Heritage Month.
The month long celebration of all things Irish formally gets under way at noon on Sunday, Feb. 28 at Forty Steps with traditional Irish step dancing and live traditional music. Afterward, head down to the Hibernian Hall on Wellington Avenue for a free Afternoon Social at 1 p.m.
A full line up of events for Irish Heritage Month can be found online at AOHNewport.org or on our calendar beginning Friday, Feb. 26.
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MIDDLETOWN, R.I. – Police have charged an employee of the Middletown School District with assaulting a 12-year-old girl after she and a group of juveniles allegedly rang the man’s doorbell at his home in Portsmouth and ran.
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NEWPORT, R.I. – If the calendar didn’t say February, you might have mistaken the scene at Easton’s Beach over the weekend for a typical summer day.
The sun was shining, there were swimmers in the water, and kids of all ages worked fastidiously constructing sand castles and sculptures of all shapes and sizes. If not for the scarves, hats and mittens – not to mention the 40 degree temperature – it could have been July… If only it were July.
Part of the 22nd annual Winter Fest, dozens of families flooded into Easton’s Beach on Sunday for A Day at Easton’s Beach, featuring a sand sculpture contest, carousel rides, a treasure hunt and a Polar bear swim.
We did our best to catalog the wide array of sand sculptures left behind on beach. And from the mermaid and the octopus playing chess, to the seal basking in the sun, there were some impressive displays to be sure. Check out the full set here.
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The above is set to be aired on Sunday night, Feb. 14.
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NEWPORT, R.I. – Keith W. Stokes, a Newport resident and longtime head of the Newport County Chamber of Commerce was confirmed unanimously by the state senate yesterday to head up the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC).
Keith Stokes has been confirmed as the executive director of the RIEDC
Joining stokes will be 12 new members to the EDC board who were nominated by Gov. Donald L. Carcieri last month, and confirmed unanimously by the Senate yesterday.
Stokes was tapped to head up the agency by Carcieri on Jan. 5 after original appointee Ioanna Morfessis, withdrew her name citing family reasons. Stokes has taken a one-year leave of absence from his duties at the Chamber, and has already been working at the EDC job for more than a month.
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NEWPORT, R.I. – Following up on a well attended meeting focused on planned improvements to the Thames Street and Wellington Avenue sewer interceptors, the City of Newport’s Utilities Department has announced plans to host a second meeting aimed at informing and updating residents and business owners of the impending construction work.
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