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Sticker Program Hopes to Cut down on Overcrowded Dinghy Docks

Thursday, May 16, 2019

NEWPORT, R.I. – With boating season just around the corner, the City’s Harbormaster’s Office is rolling out a new dinghy permitting program designed to help reduce the number of unattended vessels at the King Park Stone Pier.

Earlier this month, the City Council gave their approval to a new dinghy permitting program intended to reduce the number of unattended vessels at the Stone Pier and to provide smaller vessel owners a place in the harbor.

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Historic Military Gravestone Clean Up Slated for Saturday!

Thursday, May 16, 2019

NEWPORT, R.I. -- Members of the City's Historic Cemetery Advisory Commission will be gathering at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 18th to help clean military stones located in Common Burying Ground on Farewell Street.

This community service activity is a great way to start Armed Forces Day and prepare for the Memorial Day holiday! Please join us to honor those who have served our country. The City will be provide all the needed equipment and know-how; all that's needed is a good group of volunteers with energy and enthusiasm.

Questions should be emailed to npthistoriccemeteries@gmail.com

City Asking Residents to Help Fill A Truck – With Food Donations

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

NEWPORT – The City of Newport’s Department of Public Services is joining hundreds of Public Works Departments from across New England to collect food and household goods to support our local community food bank needs.

Newport’s Fill-A-Public Works Truck Food Drive will be taking place during National Public Works Week, from May 19-25, 2019 and will support the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Food Bank. Read more »

City Launches New Website

Monday, May 13, 2019

NEWPORT – The City of Newport is pleased to launch today the first phase of a newly redesigned website intended to provide better access and more digital capabilities for residents, visitors, and businesses alike.

The new CityofNewport.com is the culmination of a more than year-long design-build process, and will serve as a focal point to the City’s broader communications efforts. Read more »

2018 Consumer Confidence Report

Monday, May 13, 2019

The City of Newport’s Water Division announces that the 2018 Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is now available on the City’s website at www.cityofnewport.com/ccr18 . The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Safe Drinking Water Act requires water systems to provide this annual report to all its consumers. The requirements for report content, format, and distribution were established by the EPA in the Consumer Confidence Rule, published in the Federal Register on August 19, 1998. The report includes information on the City’s sources of water, quality of the water and the water distribution system Read more »

Keep Up to Date with Construction Updates

Saturday, May 11, 2019

NEWPORT -- Construction season is in full swing, and crews charged with improving and maintaining Newport's network of roads and sidewalks will be spread across the City over the coming weeks in advance of the summer season.

Last week, crews took advantage of fair weather to complete a multimodal improvement project along Marlborough Street designed to improve pedestrian and vehicular connectivity between America's Cup Avenue and the Broadway business District.

Other projects are also underway and motorists should be advised that detours may be required while crews are on site. To keep up with the latest projects, and for updates on anticipated road closures, be sure to visit our Construction Updates page and follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

City Welcoming Renowned Classical Guitarist to Benefit School Music Programs

Friday, May 10, 2019

NEWPORT -- The Newport Hospitality Commission is excited to announce the return of world-renowned classical guitarist Diego Campagna to Newport for a special concert to benefit the City’s music programming at Thompson Middle School.

Campagna, a native of Imperia, Italy, will help kick off Memorial Day Weekend with a performance on Thursday, May 23^rdat St. Mary’s Church on Spring Street, beginning at 6 pm.

Council Marks Mental Health Month

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

NEWPORT -- Recognizing that mental health is essential to overall health and well-being, Newport Mayor Jamie Bova proclaimed May to be Mental Health Month in Newport, joining a nationwide effort to raise awareness around the challenges facing those suffering from mental illness.

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Parking Season is in Effect

Monday, April 29, 2019

NEWPORT -- On-street metered parking is back in effect for the summer season.

Motorists are reminded that metered parking in the City's downtown area runs from 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. daily, May 1st through October 31st, including weekends and holidays. As a reminder, while most streets that fall within the residential parking zone will require vehicles to display a current residential parking sticker between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., others require stickers 24 hours per day.

Improvements Coming to Storer Park

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

NEWPORT -- Faced with the prospect of rising tides and heightened storm surge, we're proud to be investing in infrastructure improvements designed to enhance our coastal resilience.

On Tuesday, April 9th, representatives from the City's Department of Utilities held a public informational meeting to discuss one such project: the installation of a tidal gate in Storer Park.

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