Tag: Aquidneck Island
RIPTA expands Aquidneck Island Flex On Demand service through end of year
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority has extended its Flex On Demand service on Aquidneck Island through Dec. 31, the state agency announced...
As Brown Health operating losses deepen, pressure mounts to save Newport...
Staring down another quarter of operating losses, Brown University Health executives are unwilling to contribute a share of the $4.9 million needed to keep...
Newport Hospital birthing center advocate wins Community Hero Award
NEWPORT – Healthcare access nonprofit Primary Care for All Americans has recognized Cassie Voll with a 2026 Community Hero Award for her efforts to save Newport Hospital’s Noreen Stonor Drexel...
THE BIG BUY-IN: What’s the story behind the millionaire snapping up...
In Rhode Island’s hospitality sector, few people are as polarizing as Nicholas Schorsch.
Over the last five years, his company Heritage Group has gobbled up...
McKee’s cruise ship fee proposal creating a storm in Newport
A proposal by Gov. Daniel J. McKee to increase cruise ship passenger fees in Newport has ignited a firestorm among elected officials and business...
Newport City Council sends stern message to McKee: No cruise ship...
Newport city officials say Gov. Daniel J. McKee never consulted them in crafting his plan to raise fees on visiting cruise ships, a move...
New indoor sports facility to revitalize youth sports on Aquidneck Island
Aquidneck Island has many attractions, but recreational facilities for youth sports aren’t among them.
Sean Stalls, president of Portsmouth Little League, understands this struggle firsthand,...
Will proposal to use Newport airport property for housing ever take...
Fed up with the pace of housing development on Aquidneck Island, some Middletown residents are pushing for the closure of Newport State Airport with...
On Aquidneck Island, school merger talks reignite debate
If a child growing up on Aquidneck Island entered kindergarten in the year that Middletown and Newport first broached the idea of merging school...
NEMIC receives $100K van Beuren Charitable Foundation grant
NEWPORT – A New England Medical Innovation Center project supporting health care improvements on Aquidneck Island recently received a $100,000 boost from the van Beuren Charitable Foundation.
The recent...
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