BankNewport donates $100K to historic public park project

Nancy Lavin

07/04/2022

BANKNEWPORT RECENTLY donated $100,000 to the Newport Historic Spring for plans to build a public park on the original town spring. Pictured is a rendering depicting the park. / COURTESY NEWPORT HISTORIC SPRING

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…