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🌊 King Tide Alert! 🌊 We're coming into King Tide season, and today and tomorrow's high tides are expected to be almost 1...
06/13/2026

🌊 King Tide Alert! 🌊
We're coming into King Tide season, and today and tomorrow's high tides are expected to be almost 1 foot above normal.

As we've seen over recent years, rising sea levels are directly impacting Newport's historic waterfront, we're once again joining with MyCoast to ask the public to (safely) take photos of high tides and upload them through the MyCoast App.

With sea level rise expected to accelerate over the coming years, documenting high tides around Aquidneck Island help researchers study coastal flooding and aid in the planning and actions that we can take towards building more coastal resilience.

This year's King Tides are listed below, alongside their anticipated height above normal high tide:

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2026 King Tides

June 13, 7:07 PM, 0.8′
June 14, 8:02 PM, 1′
July 13, 7:50 PM, 0.9′
August 11, 7:36 PM, 0.8′
September 11, 8:29 AM, 0.8′
September 12, 9:14 AM, 0.8′
October 27, 8:58 AM, 0.8′
October 28, 9:47 AM, 0.8′
November 24, 6:51 AM, 0.8′
November 25, 7:41 AM, 0.9′
November 26, 8:33 AM, 0.8′
December 24, 7:29 AM, 0.8′
December 25, 8:21 AM, 0.8′

King tides noted are those in daylight hours.
Times & tides for NewportElevation is above average high tide – Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)

For more information about King Tide documentation, visit www.MyCoast.org/RI

🌊 ⚓️ 🌞 Whether you’re looking to get out on the water or just looking at the view, you really can’t do better than King ...
06/13/2026

🌊 ⚓️ 🌞 Whether you’re looking to get out on the water or just looking at the view, you really can’t do better than King Park.

As a reminder, restrooms are located mid-park and are open May 15 - October 15 and while the waterfront is unguarded it’s a beautiful spot to enjoy the sand and breeze.

📣📣📣 We’re thrilled to be welcoming back the Providence-Newport Ferry to Perrotti Park for another season! The Rhode Isla...
06/12/2026

📣📣📣 We’re thrilled to be welcoming back the Providence-Newport Ferry to Perrotti Park for another season!

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation began the service in 2016 to provide an alternative to automobile travel between the two cities, which avoids the congestion, cost, and hassle associated with driving and parking while also reducing vehicle emissions. To date, over 300,000 passengers have ridden the ferry.

Seastreak again will be the operator this year of the ferry Ocean State and the cost to ride the ferry remains unchanged from last year: $12 each way for adults, and $6 each way for children, seniors, those with disabilities, and Medicare cardholders. Bikes and pets are allowed aboard for no additional charge. Free parking is available in the Providence terminal.

If you're coming into town from up the bay, don't forget that you can get around town FOR FREE by using RIPTA's FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE all summer long (www.ripta.com/newport) .

This year's ferry season will run through Columbus Day weekend. Service to Bristol is part of the trip to and from Newport and will operate on weekends through Labor Day weekend. RIDOT also will run special ferries for those going to the Bristol Fourth of July Parade.

Tickets are available online at www.RideTheBayRI.com or by calling 1-800-BOATRIDE. Those departing from the Newport ferry terminal at Perrotti Park, 39 America's Cup Ave., or the Bristol ferry terminal at the Bristol Maritime Center, 127 Thames St., can buy their tickets online or on the boat.

🌞 Summer vibes loading… Who else caught that blue sky rainbow 🌈 🔋
06/11/2026

🌞 Summer vibes loading… Who else caught that blue sky rainbow 🌈 🔋

🌞 👨‍🎓 Rogers High School is celebrating a new class of graduates today and we couldn’t be more proud! Let’s all wish the...
06/11/2026

🌞 👨‍🎓 Rogers High School is celebrating a new class of graduates today and we couldn’t be more proud!

Let’s all wish the Class of 2026 all the luck 🍀 in the world as they move on to their next chapters!

3️⃣🆓 Whether you’re visiting for the first time, or are a lifelong Newporter, there’s no shortage of activities to enjoy...
06/11/2026

3️⃣🆓 Whether you’re visiting for the first time, or are a lifelong Newporter, there’s no shortage of activities to enjoy around town this time of year.

But making memories doesn’t need to be expensive. That’s why we’re excited to launch a new feature we’re calling 3forFree, where we’ll be sharing 3 events or activities geared for locals to enjoy Newport each week for FREE.

This week, we’re highlighting a 🌛 moon mission, 🍓strawberries galore, and a musical loading dock 🎵.

🎬 Friday June 12th 👨‍🚀
Head over to the Newport Public Library for their free Film Series: 250 Years of American History featuring Apollo 13. Enjoy the show and some light bites. Time: 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. in The Friends Room

🍓 Saturday June 13th🍓
Trinity Church is hosting their annual Strawberry Festival from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. on the green just up from Queen Anne Square! Residents can take advantage of three free hours of parking downtown or at the Mary Street Lot with a Resident Parking Permit!

🎵 Wednesday, June 17th 🌞
Save the date for the return of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center's LIVE FROM THE LOADING DOCK concert series. This parkside free concert series takes place from 5:30 - 7 p.m. with music from Your Favorite Color.

If you’ve got an event that you’d like to spotlight - and that’s FREE to enjoy - feel free to email [email protected]

🌞 🌊 📆 Stretching across a fragile saltmarsh with Ballard Park to the north and Ocean Drive to the south, Hazard Road is ...
06/10/2026

🌞 🌊 📆 Stretching across a fragile saltmarsh with Ballard Park to the north and Ocean Drive to the south, Hazard Road is one of Newport's most idyllic roadways. It's also one of the most vulnerable.

A mecca for birders, walkers, cyclists, and kayakers, the road was raised to allow for greater water flow in 2009 as part of a long-term marsh rehabilitation project with Save The Bay.

Now, more than 15 years later and in anticipation of continuing rising sea levels, we're looking again to the future.

Over the last year, the City has been evaluating the feasibility of modifying the roadway to limit vehicular access through the salt marsh year-round and replacing the asphalt road surface with a permeable vegetated surface.

If you'd like to learn about the challenges facing Hazard Road and share your thoughts about a potential solution, please be sure to join the City's Energy and Environment Commission on Wednesday, June 17th at 6:30 p.m. in the Friends Meeting Room at the Newport Public Library to hear a presentation from Scott Wheeler, the City’s Superintendent of Parks, Grounds & Forestry, and Wenley Ferguson, Director of Restoration at Save the Bay.

The City has received a feasibility grant from the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank for the restoration of Gooseneck Cove to support this effort and we'd love to know your thoughts.

As always, the meeting is open to the public and all are welcome to join.

🚧 ⚡️ If you’re heading up to Bellevue Avenue today (Wednesday), please note that William Street is closed to vehicular t...
06/10/2026

🚧 ⚡️ If you’re heading up to Bellevue Avenue today (Wednesday), please note that William Street is closed to vehicular traffic until about 3 pm for utility work.

Please note that businesses are very much open and pedestrian traffic is not impacted.

📣 As a reminder: City Councilors will be meeting tonight, Wednesday, June 10th at 6:30 p.m. in regular session in the 2n...
06/10/2026

📣 As a reminder: City Councilors will be meeting tonight, Wednesday, June 10th at 6:30 p.m. in regular session in the 2nd Floor Council Chamber at City Hall.

👉 To see what’s on the agenda, including all supporting documents, simply visit www.CityofNewport.com/CouncilDockets and click on the Agenda for this week’s meeting

👉 To provide public comment on any item in advance of the meeting, please utilize E-Comment by clicking here: www.CityofNewport.com/TV

👉 And if you can't make the meeting, don't forget that you can watch the proceedings on-demand by visiting www.CityofNewport.com/TV

As always, the meeting is open to the public and all are welcome to attend

🇺🇸 Are you thinking about running for office? 🗳️Join the Newport Canvassing Department on 📆 Wednesday, June 11 at 6:00 p...
06/09/2026

🇺🇸 Are you thinking about running for office? 🗳️

Join the Newport Canvassing Department on 📆 Wednesday, June 11 at 6:00 p.m. for a free "How to Run for Office" information session at Newport City Hall (43 Broadway, 2nd Floor Conference Room).

Topics include:
✅ Declaring your candidacy
✅ Nomination papers and certification
✅ District committees and endorsements
✅ Primary elections
✅ Voter lists, maps, and outreach
✅ Ballot placement lottery
✅ AI & synthetic media in campaigns
✅ And more!

Questions? Contact Hugh Moren at [email protected] or 401-845-5384.

Additional candidate information is also available at vote.sos.ri.gov.

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