Tag: Newport
Why I (still) work here
Every month, my organization picks one of our 26,000 outstanding or just plain interesting employees to profile in our internal newsletter. I took pride...
National Grid provides update on gas restoration efforts
NEWPORT – On day three of the National Grid low-pressure gas service shutdown in Middletown and Newport, officials gathered to provide updates on the...
Woonsocket and Newport to get affordable housing projects
PROVIDENCE – Buildings and homes in need of repairs in Woonsocket and Newport have access to funds for rehabilitation under an affordable housing initiative...
Executive Transition at Newport’s MLK Community Center: Warren retires, Strout succeeds...
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center announces a change in executive leadership. Longtime Executive Director Marilyn Warren has retired and Portsmouth resident...
Newport’s Commodore William Edgar House sells for $3.5M
PROVIDENCE – A two-unit building, located at 25 Old Beach Road, Newport, was sold for $3.53 million, the highest price of a multifamily home...
Two sections of Newport targeted for revitalization grants
PROVIDENCE – Newport may be known for its seaside mansions, but two neighborhoods in the community are being targeted for revitalization efforts.
Citizens Bank’s charitable...
Middle passage marker to spark conversation in Newport
While some places in the American South are coming to grips with their pre-Civil War history by tearing down or moving monuments to people...
Volvo Ocean Race to arrive Tuesday
NEWPORT – The Volvo Ocean race approaches Newport, with race leader Team Brunel less than 200 nautical miles from port. The team leads the...
Grants from 11th Hour Racing benefit 10 organizations
NEWPORT - Less than a week before Volvo Ocean Race contestants and fans descend upon Newport, 11th Hour Racing, based in the City by...
Newport extends host compliance contract for three years
PROVIDENCE – At the April Tourism Study Commission meeting, held Friday at the Statehouse, it was confirmed that Newport had re-upped its contract with...