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IN THE NEWS Chamber’s Politics & Pancakes returns June 23 with finance chairmen Abney, DiPalma The two lawmakers who lead the General Assembly’s finance committees will discuss the state budget and election-year issues at Ochre Court by Ryan Belmore WHATSUP NEWP   The Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce will host its next Politics & Pancakes…

IN THE NEWS Greater Newport Chamber to host Politics & Pancakes at Ochre Court By Community Submission on June 10, 2026 NEWPORT THIS WEEK The Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce will host Politics & Pancakes on Tuesday, June 23rd at special guest host location: Ochre Court. This is the second quarterly event of the series, hosted in partnership with The Pell Center at…

IN THE NEWS $50M bond is a needed boost to career, technical education | Opinion Erin Donovan-Boyle and Monika Zuluaga Guest columnists Providence Journal May 27, 2026, 6:08 a.m. ET KEY POINTS Rhode Island voters may decide on a $50 million bond to fund career and technical education (CTE) programs. CTE enrollment has nearly quadrupled…

in the news ‘Flex On Demand’ Public Transit Expanded on Island By Newport This Week Staff on May 21, 2026 Pilot Flex On Demand service available through June 30. More Aquidneck Island residents can now request a ride on public transit using a smartphone app in what the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority is calling “Flex…

In the news Multi-modal Transportation Solutions for Aquidneck Island By Community Submission on May 21, 2026 NEWPORT THIS WEEK There are moments in the life of a community when progress does not arrive through one dramatic announcement or ribbon cutting. It comes instead through partner­ships and working together as one community. Last week on Aquidneck Island…

in the news Flex service expands RIPTA expands Flex On Demand service to northern Aquidneck Island Flex service expands Newport Daily News Thu, May 7, 2026 at 5:02 AM EDT RIPTA expands Flex On Demand service to northern Aquidneck Island Rhode Island Public Transit Authority announced the expansion of Flex On Demand service within the 231 Flex Zone to northern…

In the News Rhode Island Commerce Corporation to Open Satellite Office at Innovate Newport By Danielle Rose on May 08, 2026 NEWPORT THIS WEEK Rhode Island Commerce Corporation will be opening a satellite office at Innovate Newport, expanding access to services to businesses in Greater Newport. A press conference and ribbon cutting are scheduled for Monday,…

Legislative Updates House Speaker Heads Innovate Newport Panel on Island Housing By Newport This Week Staff on April 30, 2026 By Zane Wolfang Rhode Island House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi visited Newport on April 27 as the keynote speaker at a panel discussion about the need to develop more housing on Aquidneck Island. Shekarchi was joined by…

In the news RIPTA expands 231 Flex on Demand service to northern Aquidneck Island Two-month pilot links Newport, Middletown and Portsmouth riders to Raytheon, NUWC and West House through June 30 by Ryan Belmore April 29, 2026   RIPTA, State, and Local Leaders Celebrate Pilot Expansion of 231 Flex On Demand Service to Northern Aquidneck…

In The News Small Business Retirees Deserve Retirement Benefits Newport This Week By Community Submission on April 23, 2026 Rhode Island is an undeniably small state, but like all places it lives in two timeframes at once: the present, with its daily pres­sures, and the future, shaped qui­etly by the decisions we make now. One of…