NEWPORT – BankNewport recently donated $100,000 to the Newport Historic Spring for plans to build a public park on the original town spring, according to a news release.
The bank’s donation is the largest contribution toward the project, which will transform a former gas station into a park that “pays tribute to the values of religious freedom and tolerance,” the release stated.
The $3.5 million project is expected to start construction in the fall of 2022.
Nancy Lavin is a PBN staff writer. You may reach her at Lavin@PBN.com.