Tag: Newport County
R.I. eligible for SBA loans for economic injury from February blizzard
PROVIDENCE – All five counties in Rhode Island are eligible for Economic Injury Disaster Loans for those impacted by the historic February blizzard, The...
Newport Mental Health names new medical director
NEWPORT – Newport Mental Health has named Dr. Joshua C. Brown as its new medical director, the certified community behavioral health clinic announced last...
URI gets $210K for Cliff Walk project, coastal resilience
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island has received $210,000 from the van Beuren Charitable Foundation to better protect against storm-driven erosion and...
Cannabis retail license distribution poses challenge for commission
State cannabis regulators have yet to decide how they will handle the awarding of up to 20 cannabis retail licenses to applicants chosen by...
Five Questions With: Victoria Cimino
Victoria Cimino | CEO and president, Discover Newport
1. As the new CEO and president of Newport’s tourism bureau, what is your strategic vision...
Newport County nonprofits receive $340K in grants from R.I. Foundation
PROVIDENCE – Forty-four nonprofits that are either based in or serve Newport County recently received close to $340,000 in grants from the Rhode Island...
R.I. Foundation grants $350K to 45 Newport County nonprofits
NEWPORT – The Rhode Island Foundation announced Wednesday that 45 local nonprofits will share $350,000 in grants from the Newport County Fund.
The recipients are...
Winter storm warning: Parts of R.I. could see 4-7 inches of...
PROVIDENCE – The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Providence, Kent, Bristol and Washington counties, as the region braces for...
CDC: COVID-19 threat remains at ‘medium’ across R.I.
PROVIDENCE – All five Rhode Island counties remain at medium risk for COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday.
Providence and Kent...
Flood watch issued with snow changing to heavy rain
PROVIDENCE – A flood watch is in effect for most of the state through Thursday with snow changing to heavy rain beginning Wednesday night.
The...
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