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Newport officials and the developers of a proposed hotel have agreed to changes. The Lee's Wharf right of way was blocked by shrubbery and utility boxes. Newport officials and the developers of a ...
A Superior Court judge has issued an initial decision siding with a beachfront homeowner who argued that Rhode Island's 2023 shoreline access law amounted to an unconstitutional taking of private ...
Newport is a seaside city on Aquidneck Island in Rhode Island, United States.It is located in Narragansett Bay, approximately 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Providence, 20 miles (32 km) south of Fall River, Massachusetts, 74 miles (119 km) south of Boston, and 180 miles (290 km) northeast of New York City.
The Bellevue Avenue Historic District is located along and around Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, United States.Its property is almost exclusively residential, including many of the Gilded Age mansions built as summer retreats around the turn of the 20th century by the extremely wealthy, including the Vanderbilt and Astor families.
The Newport Historic District is a historic district that covers 250 acres (100 ha) in the center of Newport in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It was designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL) in 1968 due to its extensive and well-preserved assortment of intact colonial buildings dating from the early and mid-18th century.
In Rhode Island, lead is estimated to harm as many as 1,000 children per year and the registry is seen as a key tool for pushing landlords toward cleaning up old units.
In 1971, East Coast surf pioneer Sid "the Package" Abbruzzi was arrested at Ruggles for violating a local city ordinance which prohibited surfing. He was fined $10, but appealed the case to the Rhode Island Supreme Court, where his conviction was thrown out, securing a victory for surfers and waterfront access advocates. [1]