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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.
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Newport County was constituted on June 22, 1703, as one of the two original counties of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. As originally established, Newport County consisted of four towns: Portsmouth, Newport, Jamestown, and New Shoreham. In 1746–47, two towns, Little Compton and Tiverton, were acquired from Massachusetts.
RI regulators have resumed considering SouthCoast Wind's proposal for a cable that would run up the Sakonnet River from its wind farm off Nantucket. RI regulators reopen permitting process for ...
If the hotel project doesn't go forward, the City of Newport, the CRMC, and the Rhode Island attorney general's office are required to work out an alternative plan to restore public access.
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]
Additionally, it was a thrill to be able to pop to the “ice room” and access the hotel’s complimentary dessert bar, open 24/7, which was fully stocked with ice cream sandwiches, Hoodsie cups ...