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Thursday, June 03, 2021   View Larger + The Newport Performing Arts Center (NPAC) is offering a Newport String Project performance of the children's classic "The Story of Ferdinand the Bull" free for schools, educators and community organizations.  "It's very important to connect children to the arts and music of all kinds," said Marlena Horan, a member of the NPAC board of directors who cultivates family programming for the nonprofit organization.   GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST This recent performance combines storytelling with classical mu...

In 2007, the Rhode Island Department of Education's Jacobs Recommendations for Consideration report concluded that the state's schools faced a tidal wave of need. Science labs were woefully outdated, roofs leaked, pipes burst, and, at one Newport high school, mice dropped from the ceiling.

NEWPORT FOOD SCENE: Restaurants have their concerns, but in Rhode Island we have hope © Provided by The Newport Daily News Dan Lederer I’m not sure if it makes me a nerd or not (or if people actually call people nerds anymore), but when I see a Rhode Island question pop up on "Jeopardy!", I get excited. It makes me feel like we’re getting a celebrity shoutout. It’s a feeling of pride, recognition and even respect. Last week, while “60 Minutes” correspondent Bill Whitaker was guest hosting, Rhody made an appearance on the board: "This single optimistic word is the official state ...

Newport Daily News NEWPORT— Escalating construction prices in the pandemic era are putting a damper on the city’s plans for a new high school and an eight-classroom addition to the elementary school. The first indication of the seriousness of the problem came this week when the estimated construction costs for the Pell Elementary School addition came in much higher than expected. Those costs were compiled by Behan Bros of Middletown, the designated general contractor for the job. “It seems to have gotten worse although the pandemic is winding down,” said School Committee member Rebe...

Dan Lederer I’m not sure if it makes me a nerd or not (or if people actually call people nerds anymore), but when I see a Rhode Island question pop up on "Jeopardy!", I get excited. It makes me feel like we’re getting a celebrity shoutout. It’s a feeling of pride, recognition and even respect. Last week, while “60 Minutes” correspondent Bill Whitaker was guest hosting, Rhody made an appearance on the board: "This single optimistic word is the official state motto of Rhode Island." Say it with me now: What is Hope? (It stumped all three contestants who, I’m sure, are regretting no...