For the past year and a half, nurses, doctors, and other health care workers have been on the frontlines of fighting COVID-19 in Rhode Island hospitals. Out of the limelight, but alongside them, are hospital chaplains — staff members, usually members of the clergy, responsible for the spiritual care of patients, families, and coworkers. Early […]
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Newport City Council approves North End zoning changes, amid continued equity concerns
Newport officials are moving forward with plans to redevelop the city’s North End, an area that has been physically and economically cut off from the rest of the city for decades.
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Rhode Island Governor signs emergency declaration ahead of tropical storm’s expected landfall
Thirty years after Hurricane Bob, R.I. coastal communities prepare for another impending storm.
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Middletown considers prohibiting marijuana dispensaries and compassion centers
Middletown officials are weighing a preemptive ban on both recreational and medical marijuana establishments before the Rhode Island General Assembly potentially legalizes recreational cannabis this fall.
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Organizers describe more R.I. towns ‘embracing local Pride events’
Friday kicks off the last weekend of LGBTQ+ Pride Month, and Newport is celebrating this year with a festival, bicycle parade, and live performances. Reporter Antonia Ayres-Brown sat down with Dani Cano Restrepo and Sean O’Connor, who run the travel and advocacy organization Newport Out and have organized Newport Pride since 2018.
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Newport approves scaled-back bicycle safety resolution, disappointing some local cyclists
Newport’s City Council approved a resolution Wednesday in support of bicycle safety. But a group of local cyclists says the Council hasn’t done enough to articulate where and when people can expect to see specific improvements.
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‘It’s going to look different’: What to expect at Newport’s music festivals this summer
Newport’s iconic folk and jazz festivals are returning to Fort Adams State Park this summer, after being canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This time around, Newport Folk will be split into two three-day events. Tickets go on sale Tuesday morning. Reporter Antonia Ayres-Brown spoke with Jay Sweet, the executive producer of Newport […]
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‘La necesitamos aquí’: Newport corre para vacunar a los residentes latinos
Newport tiene una de las tasas más altas de nuevos casos de COVID-19 en Rhode Island, con un brote particularmente preocupante en la comunidad hispana y latina. Las autoridades locales y los grupos comunitarios están corriendo para conseguir que las vacunas lleguen a los brazos de los residentes de alto riesgo, de los cuales a algunos les preocupa que la estrategia de vacunación temprana del Rhode Island no les haya dado la prioridad adecuada.
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‘We need it down here’: Newport races to vaccinate Latino residents
Newport now has one of the highest rates of new COVID-19 cases in the state, with a particularly worrying uptick in the Hispanic and Latino community. City officials and community groups are racing to get vaccines in the arms of high-risk residents, who some worry weren’t adequately prioritized by the state’s early vaccination strategy.
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Newport pushes to vaccinate Latino residents, as community faces rise in COVID-19 cases
A pop-up vaccination clinic in Newport on Wednesday is targeting the city’s Hispanic and Latino community, as well as BIPOC residents and other communities of color. Advocates say they’re worried by an uptick in cases among Latino residents — and by low vaccination rates among this community.
Reporter Antonia Ayres-Brown sat down with Rebekah Gomez and Yolanda Macías, of Conexión Latina Newport, a local group that supports and advocates for Hispanic families.