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Newport Daily News Editor's note: With the unofficial start of summer on the horizon, The Daily News is examining issues related to Aquidneck Island's beaches. This is the first in a four-part series to get you ready for the season. Expecting a busy summer season and facing a nationwide hiring shortage, some municipalities have had to increase hiring incentives to get enough lifeguards monitoring Aquidneck Island beaches. “We're in the same boat as many other employers in that we are still struggling to fill some vacancies heading into the season,” said Tom Shevlin, the communications of...

Rise & Shine! Your Newport County guide for May 24 © Weather.com . Rise & Shine! I’m Scott Barrett, digital editor for The Daily News, and today is May 24, the 144th day of the year — 221 days remain in 2021. On this day in 1844, inventor Samuel Morse demonstrated for members of Congress a telegraph from the U.S. Capitol building to the Mount Clare Railroad Station in Baltimore. The message: “What hath God wrought?” Here & Now • Like Queen Anne Square or the welcome center at The Breakers mansion, the two proposed dormitories on the campus of Salve Regina University is a hot-bu...

Bowen's Wharf was packed with seafood lovers Saturday, and more than 1,000 runners took to the streets for four races.

It will have a "pulse" start, according to Rancourt, with runners six feet apart and small groups starting every 10 seconds. Runners will also be required to wear masks for the first mile, and at the finish line. Spectators are discouraged from attending and won't be allowed at the start, although the Providence Marathon website identifies several spots along both the half and full marathon courses that are good for viewing. "The course is a nice mix of historic urban and rural neighborhoods as the race starts in Downtown Providence and heads south towards the East Bay and Barrington," the ma...

Runners, rejoice: Real-life races resume in Rhode Island After months of cancelations, postponements, and planning, popular road races -- including the Providence marathon, half-marathon, and 5K -- kick off in May, with more to follow this year. By Amanda Milkovits Globe Staff,Updated April 30, 2021, 5:50 p.m. Email to a Friend After a long hiatus during the pandemic, some road races in Rhode Island are returning, starting with the Providence marathon, half marathon and 5K this Sunday. The Ronald McDonald House Running Club held a training practice Wednesday night at the Hope High School trac...