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Community Invited to Preview Hillside Avenue Improvements

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

City Staff, Consultants to host On-Site Meeting of Safety Improvements
 
NEWPORT, R.I. (WEDNESDAY, June 30, 2021) – City staff will be on-site at the James L. Maher Center at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, July 6^th to preview a slate of traffic calming improvements planned for Hillside Avenue.
All are welcome to ask questions and learn more about the highly anticipated Safe Routes to School Project that was approved by the City Council last month. Read more »

Beachgoers Advised to Watch for Unguarded Areas

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Red Flags at Easton’s Beach as Staff Shortage Continues
 
NEWPORT, R.I. (TUESDAY, June 29, 2021) – Due to staffing shortages, visitors to Easton’s Beach will likely be seeing single red flags flying over certain sections of sand this summer.
Denoting that a hazard exists, these single red flags signify that the immediate vicinity is an unguarded lifeguard area.

With staffing shortages foreseen through the remainder of the summer season, Beach staff are asking visitors to follow some basic water safety rules wherever they may go swimming: Read more »

Public Invited to Remembrance Ceremony for Kiyoshi Iketani, Former Mayor of Shimoda, Japan

Friday, June 11, 2021

On Thursday, June 17^th at Vernon Park in Newport at 10 am
 
NEWPORT, R.I. (FRIDAY, June 11, 2021) – Mayor Jeanne Marie Napolitano and the Newport City Council invite members of the public to a remembrance ceremony for Kiyoshi Iketani, former mayor of Newport’s sister city of Shimoda, Japan on Thursday, June 17^th at 10 a.m.  Read more »

City Cracking Down on Noise, Motor Vehicle Violations

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Motorcycle Groups, Short-Term Rentals Eyes as Season Gets Underway
 
NEWPORT, R.I. (TUESDAY, June 8, 2021) – Following a busy start to the season, the City of Newport is stepping up enforcement of its noise ordinances, with City leaders promising to crack down on disturbances stemming from both vehicular traffic and short-term rentals.  

Noise complaints, in particular, have been on the increase in recent weeks as tourists have begun returning to the City following more than a year of COVID-related restrictions.   Read more »

Newport Kicks off First Transportation Master Plan

Thursday, June 3, 2021

Project Aims to Develop Solutions for Resident and Visitor Travel Needs
 
NEWPORT, R.I. (Thursday, June 3, 2021) – As another busy summer season is getting underway, the City of Newport is formally kicking off its first comprehensive Transportation Master Plan.
 
Since the last study that dealt with transportation issues was undertaken for the City in 2001, there have been significant changes in population, development and the ways in which those who live, work and visit the City-by-the-Sea get around. With Newport’s tourism activity also increasing year-round, the need to improve connectivity between the City’s network of water transportation, roads, bike lanes and public transit opportunities has become even more pressing.
 
Leading the effort will be the City’s Planning Board and staff, along with City Council, Rhode Island Department of Administration’s Division of Statewide Planning, and a local Residents Advisory Committee. Read more »

Applications Sought for Newport Tax Relief Committee

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

New 10-member panel aims to develop new policies to attract and retain year-round residents
 
NEWPORT, R.I. (THURSDAY, June 10, 2021) – With an eye toward reducing the City’s cost of living, the City of Newport has begun seeking applicants to serve on a 6-month ad-hoc committee to study tax policies that could help make living in Newport more affordable for year-round residents. Read more »

City Hall, Offices Are Once Again Open to the Public

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Masks continue to be required for entry to City Offices

NEWPORT, R.I. (TUESDAY, May 25, 2021) – Newport City Hall and Offices have once again opened to the public with walk-in hours available Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.

For the health and wellness of the community, all employees and members of the general public, vaccinated and unvaccinated, are asked to continue to wear a face-covering while engaging in all business transactions in all City offices. Read more »

Annual Fourth of July Fireworks to Return

Thursday, May 20, 2021

City Encouraging the Community to Donate &  Become Co-Hosts

NEWPORT, R.I. (Thursday, May 20, 2021) – Fireworks will once again shine over Newport Harbor this year, as the City announced on Thursday that its annual Fourth of July fireworks display is set to return.
 
The annual tradition, which was cancelled last summer due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, is currently scheduled to take place on Sunday, July 4^th at 9 p.m. with a rain date on July 5^th. Read more »

Stone Pier Dinghy Sticker Program, Mooring Rules Returning to Normal this Summer

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Normal Harbor Rules will be in Effect with Busy Season Expected

NEWPORT, R.I. (WEDNESDAY, April 28, 2021) –Boating season is just around the corner and Newport’s Harbormaster’s Office is advising boaters that all normal harbor rules will be in effect this year, including the City’s dinghy permitting program and mooring usage requirement, both of which were suspended last year due to COVID-19.
 
Applications for the City’s Stone Pier dinghy sticker program, which is intended to reduce the number of unattended vessels at the Stone Pier and to provide smaller vessel owners a place in the harbor, will be available beginning May 1^st online through the City’s website at CityofNewport.com/Harbormaster or by calling (401) 845 - 5815. Read more »

City Awarded Long Awaited Funds to Help Protect Almy Pond

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Spouting Rock Drive Reclamation Project Aims to Reclaim Asphalt Roadway and Restore Habitat for Wildlife
 
NEWPORT, R.I. (Thursday, April 22, 2021) – As Aquidneck Island celebrates Earth Day, the City of Newport, working in partnership with a number of community stakeholders, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $180,000 grant to help protect and restore one of Aquidneck Island’s most threatened bodies of water. Read more »