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History in the making
After months of speculation by the public about its plans, the Preservation Society this week provided the first glimpse of its proposed welcome center for The Breakers. more »
Apr 11, 2013 in Opinion
A Precarious Balance
Newport has built its downtown on its tourism, bolstered by visitors who are drawn here for its waterfront, its history, and its attractions. more »
Jun 28, 2012 in Editor's Notes (12 Comments)
Share the Road
For the second time in less than three months, Aquidneck Islanders were met with the news this week that a bicyclist had been struck and killed by a motorist who by all accounts had been unaware of the victim's presence on the road. more »
Jun 20, 2012 in Editor's Notes (1 Comments)
Let's Engage in This Year's Budget Process
To say that there was light turnout on Tuesday for the state's Presidential Preference Primary would be a gross understatement. The fact is, just three percent of Newport's 17,000 eligible voters cast a ballot on Tuesday. more »
Apr 25, 2012 in Editor's Notes (1 Comments)
Our April Optimism
It's been busy in town lately, and that's a good thing. The sun rose on Thursday at 5:59 a.m. and will set at 7:30 p.m. April optimism is setting in. more »
Apr 20, 2012 in Editor's Notes
On the Circus that's Coming to Town
If the scenes coming out of Naples are any indication, Newport could soon be in for quite a show when the America's Cup World Series comes to town this June. more »
Apr 12, 2012 in Editor's Notes
The Power of the People
It's been eight years since a small group of Newport residents banded together under an umbrella of civic interest, intent on making a difference. Representing neighborhood groups from across the city, the organization would coalesce as the Alliance more »
Mar 30, 2012 in Editor's Notes
Spring Blooms with Optimism
Spring has officially sprung in Newport, and there’s certainly plenty to look forward to on the horizon. Normally this time of year, the city is slowly emerging from its winter doldrums. And yet this year seems different. more »
Mar 22, 2012 in Editor's Notes (1 Comments)
A Taxing Situation
Statistics can be tricky things. Easily manipulated by skilled hands to only tell part of the story, or used by opponents to argue different sides of the same issue, statistics seem to have a way of muddying our views. more »
Mar 2, 2012 in Editor's Notes
The One Day That Comes Around Once Every Four Years (No, Not Election Day)
As the poem goes, 30 days hath September, April, June and November; All the rest have 31.Except of course for February, which normally has 28, but then, every four years, boasts one day more. Such is the case this year. more »
Feb 24, 2012 in Editor's Notes (2 Comments)
A Poignant, Teachable Moment
Last week, as we were going to press, a 68-year-old woman with dementia walked out of her Bayside Village apartment and went missing. By the time the paper hit the streets, Brenda Batts had died of exposure. more »
Feb 16, 2012 in Editor's Notes (2 Comments)
The Year of Shared Services?
On Tuesday, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee gave his second State of the State speech. In it, he pledged to make 2012 "The Year of the City and Town" by allocating more money for local municipalities and school districts in his proposed budget. more »
Feb 2, 2012 in Editor's Notes
The Answer is Blowing in the Wind
Next week, Planning Board members will be meeting in special session to renew the city's stalled effort to craft a comprehensive wind turbine ordinance. The meeting is scheduled to be held in the conference room just across from the Council Chamber. more »
Jan 26, 2012 in Editor's Notes
Poll: Should the City Council Vote to Raise the Volume?
A request to increase the maximum allowed decibel level at a complex of bars on Waites Wharf has drawn a lively debate among NN readers since we first wrote about the request last week. How do you feel? Weigh in with our latest poll! more »
Jan 23, 2012 in Opinion (10 Comments)
Here's to Strategery
A lot has happened since councilors last met to discuss their long-term strategy goals. So it is encouraging to see that councilors will once again be meet next week to review their collective goals and priorities. more »
Jan 6, 2012 in Editor's Notes
A Year in Preview
It’s customary this time of year for news outlets to take a step back and peer into its archives to reflect on some of the more memorable stories of the past year. more »
Dec 28, 2011 in Editor's Notes
Yuletide Blessings
Maybe it was the tree lighting in Washington Square that did it; or the holiday boat parade over Thanksgiving weekend. Or maybe it was the stories we’ve heard of people anonymously paying for gifts placed on law away at department stores across the c more »
Dec 22, 2011 in Editor's Notes
Never Underestimate the Importance of the Buy-In
No matter your opinion of the City Council’s verdict on the Newport Restoration Foundation’s proposed redesign of Queen Anne Square, this much should be clear: Nothing is more important than community buy-in. more »
Dec 15, 2011 in Editor's Notes
This Season, Let's Shop Locally
So it is that once again the holiday shopping season is upon us. On Friday, brick and mortar retailers will celebrate their annual "Black Friday" rush. On Monday, online destinations will brace for "Cyber Monday." more »
Nov 23, 2011 in Editor's Notes
Roses for the RILF
It's always good to give credit where credit is due. And that is exactly what the Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation deserves. more »
Nov 17, 2011 in Editor's Notes
In Support of Queen Anne Square
The Preservation Society of Newport County supports the Newport Restoration Foundation's new plan for Queen Anne Square. We believe it is a thoughtful, sensitive approach to reinvigorating a public square... more »
Nov 3, 2011 in Letters to the Editor (4 Comments)
Asking for Trouble?
As of today, November 1st, Scott Wheeler still has not received the proposed landscape plan for Maya Lin's art installation for Queen Anne Square from the Newport Restoration Foundation. more »
Nov 3, 2011 in Letters to the Editor
Blindsided
When Newport taxpayers went to the polls and voted to approve a $30 million construction bond to build a new state-of-the-art elementary school in the city's North End, we did so with a certain faith in advertising. more »
Nov 3, 2011 in Editor's Notes
Seeing the forest through the trees
Are taxpayers right for feeling a tinge of buyer's remorse after voting to approve a $30 million bond to pay for the construction of the new Claiborne d. Pell Elementary School? more »
Nov 2, 2011 in Editor's Notes
