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In a letter to the editor, Newport Mayor Harry Winthrop endorsed Mike Smith for Senate District 13 (Newport, Jamestown) on Wednesday. “Rarely do I venture into partisan politics but I am compelled to do so in the District 13 Senate race. I am supporting the business oriented, jobs focussed candidate, moderate Mike Smith,” said Winthrop
Boxing icon and undefeated world champion Floyd Mayweather will square up against UFC star Conor McGregor for a super-fight on August 26th, one of the most-hyped and anticipated matches of our lifetime that no one believed was possible. The mega fight, which is taking place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and is being produced
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The four “Bs” – Blues, BBQ, Bourbon and Beer – will be in ample supply on Saturday, August, 26th from 2:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. as the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, The Silks, the Barrett Anderson Band, Cannibal Ramblers and Cee Cee & The Riders
Citizens Concerned About Casino Gambling (CCACG) released the following District 13 Senate Candidates survey results today. “To better inform District 13 voters about the Senate candidates’ positions on gambling in RI, we are pleased to share the results of our survey,” CCACG President Liz Taber said. “We appreciate the three candidates who took the time
What’sUpNewp and AM 1540 WADK hosted a Senate District 13 Candidate Forum on Tuesday evening live on the air at AM 1540 WADK. Republican candidate Mike Smith, Democratic candidate Dawn Euer and Independent candidate Kim Ripoli participated in the two hour forum that was moderated by Frank Prosnitz, news editor of What’sUpRhode Island and on-air
Summer storms did little to deter the runners and walkers that partook in the first-ever Topsail Realty Mt. Hope Bridge 5K on Saturday. While rain pelted volunteers during set up, the skies cleared just in time for the 7:30 AM start. The race, which took participants from Portsmouth to Bristol on a 3.1-mile course, was the first—ever pedestrian event
BOSTON – One of New England’s busiest Coast Guard Auxiliarists, Arnie Geller of Warwick, Rhode Island, has another honor to add to his long list of boating safety accomplishments. After devoting hundreds of hours to boating safety instruction in New England in 2016, Geller has been named “Northern Region Educator of the Year” by
Brick Market in Downtown Newport: home of boutique clothing stores, small eateries, Newport memorabilia shops, and… a globally renowned sleep technology start-up that’s currently out-engineering, out-innovating and outselling the billion-dollar brands in the mattress industry. That’s right. Quietly nestled among the shops in Goddard Row is the headquarters of BedJet, founded by Newport resident
Amid all the noise and madness going on in the world right now, perhaps you missed a small but significant bit of news from three days ago. A small news story about a very big fish. A fish that is currently at risk of total economic extinction: the Pacific Bluefin Tuna. A petition by scientists
The first-ever Mt. Hope Bridge 5K will take place this Saturday, August 12th. The event, which was capped at 850 runners and walkers, sold out on Tuesday night. The race will start at 7:30 AM and will give runners and walkers the unique opportunity of crossing Mt. Hope Bay by foot on the historic Mt. Hope Bridge. Participants will
