In the news 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 Island (RIPTA) State and local leaders gathered Wednesday to mark the…

In The News 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 those decisions sits be­fore the General…

in the news Southcoast Health, A-1 Roofing & Construction, and Ward’s Manufacturing were among the six businesses recognized at a dinner ceremony last week. by Ryan BelmoreApril 14, 2026 Erin Donovan-Boyle (Greater Newport Chamber), Alexis Harvey (Sugaring NYC-Aquidneck Island), Karen Pinelli (Provence sur Mer), Sean Napolitano (A1 Roofing & Construction), Kiffin Ward and Kelly Ward (Ward’s…

In the news Excellence in Business Award Winners By Community Submission on April 14, 2026 Erin Donovan-Boyle (Greater Newport Chamber), Alexis Harvey (Sugaring NYC-Aquidneck Island), Karen Pinelli (Provence sur Mer), Sean Napolitano (A1 Roofing & Construction), Kiffin Ward and Kelly Ward (Ward’s Manufacturing), Ashley Murphy and Lynne Maher (Maher Center), Traci McNeil (Southcoast Health) Greater Newport…

In the news By Phil Cozzolino on April 15, 2026 The City of Newport is updating one of its most important documents and students from Salve Regina University are lending a hand. Marketing students at the university are undertaking a short-term project to help raise awareness of the updating of the city’s comprehensive plan, a spanning…

In the news Ocean State Climate Alliance founders Michael Kadish and Rachel Roseneck are seeking to organize the R.I. business community around climate policy By Dan McGowan Globe Columnist, Updated April 13, 2026, 9:49 a.m. The first major push from the Ocean State Climate Alliance is legislation in to streamline residential solar permitting in Rhode Island –…

In the News More than a building: Inside the next chapter of Newport’s Boys & Girls Clubs New CEO Kelley Coen visualizes and helps architect a bold future for local kids and teens by Michele GallagherApril 11, 2026   Work is underway on the natatorium, which will keep the original pool basin intact, but the entire…

News & Media By Newport This Week Staff on March 26, 2026 By Philip Cozzolino Fewer cruise ships are visiting Newport. Only 41 cruise stops are booked for the 2026 season, according to the city. That is down from over 50 cruises last year and a depar­ture from the typical volume seen before 2025, when more…

News & Media GUESTVIEW By Community Submission on March 19, 2026 NEWPORT THIS WEEK Rhode Island’s proposal to impose yet another cruise ship passenger fee may sound modest on paper, but in practice it is a shortsighted policy that risks un­dermining one of the state’s most visible and economically produc­tive tourism assets: Newport’s wa­terfront. The governor’s…

News & Media NEWPORT THIS WEEK GUESTVIEW By Community Submission on February 05, 2026 The recent proposal to nearly triple Rhode Island’s state income tax rate on millionaires from 5.99 to 8.99 percent moves the state in the wrong direction at precisely the wrong time. For regions actively driving economic growth while al­ready operating under significant…

News & Media The Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce a continued partnership with The Pell Center at Salve Regina University for the Politics & Pancakes quarterly series in 2026, sponsored by Bally’s Corporation. At the first event of the series, taking place on Thursday, February 12th, guests will hear from Governor Dan McKee…

News & Media By Michele Gallagher for Whatsup Newp For 2026, on the advice of a wise mentor, I’m expanding the scope of my WUN Voices column from exclusively spotlighting women-led organizations’ “Voices” to include the Voices of all Rhode Islanders doing ground-breaking work that is making an outsized impact in the smallest state.” Enter…