Sunday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 76 and low of 64 degrees.
Monday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 79, low: 62.
Tuesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 75 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Under financial pressure, Brown University Health mum on Newport Hospital birthing center • Rhode Island Current (rhodeislandcurrent.com subscription) — Newport residents face renewed uncertainty over the long‑term future of Newport Hospital's birthing center, as Brown University Health reports fragile finances and offers few public details about its plans. State lawmakers have earmarked $1.6 million, but millions more must come from Brown and philanthropy, while community advocates say communication from hospital leaders has been sparse and frustrating.
• Salve students learn on the job at the Newport Folk and Jazz festivals (whatsupnewp.com) — Newport's iconic Folk and Jazz festivals are doubling as real-world classrooms for Salve Regina students, who are interning with Newport Festivals Foundation and Newport Classical. From stagehand work at Fort Adams to jazz education camps and community programs around Newport County, they're discovering behind-the-scenes careers in music and how deeply the city's arts scene can shape their futures.
• August 22, 1851 - The U.S. wins the first America's Cup (wmtv15news.com) — Sailing fans may appreciate that Newport figures prominently in America's Cup history: the U.S. finally lost the storied trophy off Newport's coast in 1983 after 132 years of dominance. The piece looks back to the very first Cup race in 1851 and traces how the competition evolved into today's premier international yacht contest.
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In honor of the Kennedys' 73rd wedding anniversary, one can re-live that special day, September 12, 1953, when Jacqueline Bouvier married then-Senator John F. Kennedy at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Newport. The Return to Camelot presentation at 12:00 noon on Saturday, September 12 features vintage film… (Nextdoor Historic Hill)
👮 🚒 Our hearts are with the City of Worcester, who lost a 31-year veteran of their Police Department earlier this week. Any time a community loses an active duty member of their first responder family, it serves as a reminder of the sacrifices that so many have made. … (Nextdoor )
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🗞 Nearby News
Middletown
'The Stables at Gray Craig' Offers Historic Elegance and Rare Privacy in Middletown (thenewportbuzz.com)
Potter League to waive adoption fees this weekend for certain animals (wpri.com)
See high school football teams hit the practice fields across RI (newportri.com)
Jamestown
Newport Pell Bridge lane closures start Monday; work continues on Mount Hope and Jamestown bridges (whatsupnewp.com)
Owners Sue Rhode Island Over 'Taylor Swift Tax' (upriseri.com)
Jamestown Panel Seeks Commercial Trailer Parking at Fort (upriseri.com)
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