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Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Newport Fire rallies for 7 runs in the seventh to beat police 10-6 at Cardines (whatsupnewp.com) — Newport firefighters rallied late to top city police 10-6 at Cardines Field in a charity softball game supporting a planned Barker Memorial Park First Responder Memorial in Newport. The family-friendly night featured local honor guards, a moment of silence for fallen Newport first responders, and community contests, with proceeds from raffles and T-shirts helping fund the new monument.
2. Newport Holds Third Stormwater Fee Workshop Thursday (upriseri.com) — Newport property owners are being asked to weigh in Thursday on a proposed stormwater fee that would shift costs from water use to the amount of roof, driveway, and parking area on each parcel. The workshop at City Hall will explain draft rates, possible bill changes for different property types, and future credit and affordability programs, with comments still accepted by email, phone, or mail.
3. A Language of Its Own: Celebrating Rhode Island's deaf community (whatsupnewp.com) — A Newport resident who is Deaf shares how early ASL education, supportive schools, and local jobs at a Newport restaurant and Middletown center shaped his life. The story broadens into Rhode Island's Deaf history and one family's journey learning ASL, encouraging better understanding and communication with Deaf neighbors across Aquidneck Island.
4. Ben Shelton's Dad Bryan Also Did Something In Tennis Not Done Since Arthur Ashe (worldtennismagazine.com) — Newport's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships get a spotlight as the article recalls Bryan Shelton winning his first ATP singles title there in 1991, becoming the first Black man since Arthur Ashe to win a tour event. That milestone is linked to his son Ben Shelton's current run to the U.S. Open final, echoing Ashe's historic achievements.
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