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Obituaries in Newport, RI | Newport Daily News
WEBGB Baer, 64, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away at home on September 14, 2024. Born in Newport RI on October 1st, 1959, he was...
The Bells at Brenton Point State Park demolished - Newport Daily …
WEBFeb 27, 2024 — With the demolition of The Bells concluding this past weekend, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is setting its sights on how the land can factor into a new vision for Brenton Point State Park.. RIDEM decided to demolish The Bells, a dilapidated former carriage house at Brenton Point State Park in Newport, in May 2023 after a teenager fell through the roof of the ...
Martin Luther King Jr. events in Newport County: NAACP celebration
WEBJan 9, 2024 — Events across Newport County will honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. this upcoming weekend.. The Newport County NAACP branch will hold its 39th annual celebration with events taking place in Portsmouth and Newport on Monday.. If your schedule is already full that day, you can also take place in a World Peace Prayer Circle on Sunday or attend Temple Shalom's Martin Luther King Jr ...
John F. Kennedy's wedding to Jacqueline Bouvier anniversary in …
WEBSep 8, 2023 — In honor of the Kennedy’s 70 th wedding anniversary, one can re-live that special day, Sept. 12, 1953, when Jacqueline Bouvier married then-Sen. John F. Kennedy at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church.. The Return to Camelot commemorative presentation will be hosted at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at St. Mary’s Church, corner of Spring Street and Memorial Boulevard West.
Newport estate once owned by Sunny von Bulow sold for $30 …
WEBSep 9, 2021 — The historic mansion on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, designed by Horace Trumbauer in 1904, was once owned by Sunny and Claus von Bulow, who were involved in a notorious murder trial. The property, with seven acres of ocean views and a carriage house, could be the highest residential sale in Rhode Island history.
Cliff Walk repair contract approved, funding needed to advance …
WEBFeb 20, 2024 — Additionally, McKee included a $50-million "green" bond in his Fiscal 25 budget that includes $8 million to fix Cliff Walk.. What work will the contract cover. The city previously had a $154,315 contract with GZA Geoenvironmental to conduct pre-design investigations and schematic-level engineering design services for the collapsed area, which was approved by the council in April 2022.
'Super' departments proposed for Newport city government …
WEBFeb 2, 2024 — “There’s been some collaboration, but not every department knows what the other one is doing on a regular basis,” Sitrin said. Unlike the Resiliency and Sustainability Department, neither the Public Safety nor Administrative Services Departments would have new leadership positions, as Sitrin said the departments in those categories already work closely together and one of the current ...
Longplex seeks to expand into Tiverton industrial park with ice rink
WEBAug 2, 2024 — The town is looking to work with Rhode Island Commerce on business ideas for the North Tiverton Industrial Park, as well as other ideas for development from the Route 24 intersection to the state line, according to Town Administrator Chris Cotta.. Meanwhile, one business owner within the industrial park – Jim Long – is in negotiations with the town toward developing approximately 35 to 40 ...
Miramar owner Stephen Schwarzman turning estate into next …
WEBAug 9, 2024 — Bellevue Avenue, a street already lined with the mansion museums of the Gilded Age elite, is expecting an addition to its roster: the Miramar estate. “Christine and I are honored to have restored one of Newport's most iconic historic homes and are now focused on its future preservation,” owner Stephen Schwarzman said in a statement to the Newport Daily News.
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