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Statement on Public Safety in Newport Related to the Ongoing Nationwide Protests

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

NEWPORT, R.I. (Wednesday, June 3, 2020) – The City of Newport issued the following statement related to the ongoing nationwide protests:
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Easton’s Beach Set to Open for the Season June 4th

Thursday, May 28, 2020

Beach to offer Limited Parking and Amenities
 
NEWPORT, R.I. (Thursday, May 28, 2020) – The City of Newport has announced plans for a limited reopening of Easton’s Beach beginning Thursday, June 4^th.
 
Beachgoers are advised that the beach lot will be open and lifeguards will be on staff daily from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Restrooms will also be open, though the City’s reserved bathhouses will remain closed for the foreseeable future. Parking capacity will be capped at 300 cars with limited parking for Newport residents available in the West Lot.
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City Offering Grant Program for MicroEnterprises

Friday, May 22, 2020

Stabilization Grant Program for Small Businesses Adversely Impacted by COVID-19 Now Available
 

NEWPORT, R.I. (Friday, May 22, 2020) – The City of Newport has joined other Rhode Island communities in launching a Microenterprise (MicroE) Stabilization Grant Program offering working capital grants to qualifying small business microenterprises adversely impacted by COVID-19.

Grants totaling up to $5,000 are available to each approved applicant in a single lump-sum payment. Newport  has access to a total of $50,000 for MicroE grants. No City funds are involved.

 

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Restaurants Asked to Submit Plans for Outdoor Dining

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

City Looking to Streamline Approval Process for Businesses
 
NEWPORT, R.I. (Tuesday, May 19, 2020) – As Rhode Island begins to re-open for business, restaurants interested in offering outdoor dining are being asked to submit plans to the City to allow for expanded operations that would otherwise require Zoning or Council approval.
  

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Parking Meters, Residential Parking Go into Effect June 1st

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Parking Programs Return after COVID-19 Delay

NEWPORT, R.I. (Tuesday, May 19, 2020) – The City of Newport’s metered parking and resident sticker programs will go into effect on June 1^st. 
 
Metered parking will be in effect from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. daily, including weekends and holidays. The fee for parking in a metered space is $1.25 per hour in increments of twenty-five cents. The fee for the meters on Memorial Boulevard at Easton’s Beach is $2 per hour.  Read more »

Easton’s Beach Bathhouse, Reserved Parking Programs Suspended due to COVID-19

Thursday, May 14, 2020

Staff expecting scaled back operations at Easton’s Beach for 2020
 
NEWPORT, R.I. (Thursday, May 14, 2020) – In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing public health concerns, both the bathhouse and reserved parking pass programs at Easton’s Beach have been discontinued for the 2020 season.
 
We are terribly disappointed to have to cancel these wonderful community amenities, however as we continue to develop our plans for the upcoming season it is critical that we adjust our operations in order to provide for the safety of both our beachgoers and the community at large. At this time, a reopening date for the beach is still unknown as we await guidance from the Governor and State health officials. Read more »

Aquidneck Island Communities Launch Joint Recovery Effort

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Aquidneck Island Economic Recovery Partnership aims to align local business response
 
NEWPORT, R.I. (Wednesday, May 13, 2020) – Aquidneck Island’s three municipalities are banding together to help the island’s economy recover from the COVID-19 outbreak.
 
The City of Newport and the Towns of Middletown and Portsmouth have announced a joint effort to help businesses re-open and job seekers get back to work as quickly and as seamlessly as possible.
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2019 Consumer Confidence Report Available

Monday, May 11, 2020

NEWPORT, R.I. (Wednesday, May 6, 2020) – The City of Newport’s Water Division announces that the 2019 Consumer Confidence Report ( CCR ) is now available on the City’s website at www.cityofnewport.com/ccr19.
 
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 »

City Releases Proposed FY2021 Budget

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

First Public Hearing Slated for Wednesday, May 13^th

NEWPORT, R.I. (Tuesday, May 5^th 2020) – The City of Newport released its proposed FY2021 budget on Tuesday.  

The $96.4 million spending plan, which can be found on the City’s website, represents a roughly 3.5 percent reduction from the current fiscal year with the City anticipating over $3.5 million in lost revenue as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.  Read more »

COVID19 testing site opening in Newport May 6

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

NEWPORT, R.I. -- East Bay Family Health Services, a division of East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP), will be opening COVID19 testing by appointment only to its patients and to the general public starting on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at its Newport location.   
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