Category: Environment
Involve Newport Announces Congressional Candidate Meet & Greet
iNvolve Newport is proud to be presenting a Meet & Greet with the distinguished candidates running for the First Congressional District seat made available by Congressman David Cicilline’s resignation. Once again iNvolve Newport is partnering with Newport This Week, the League of Women Voters of Newport County, AARP and the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce Government…
Newport City Council Preview | April 26, 2023
The next Newport City Council meeting will be on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers on the 2nd floor of City Hall. Members from Involve Newport’s GUTS initiative will be present and available at the workshop and Council meeting to help attendees navigate, stay informed, and engage with City Council happenings…
Green Spotlight: 5 Initiatives Around Aquidneck Island Doing Important Environmental Work
The daffodils have begun blooming and with that, Earth month is almost here. The hope in highlighting these environmental initiatives is to get people thinking about all the decisions they make and how might they choose differently in the future, whether that be deciding what to plant in their garden, how to get to work,…
Noisy Newport, November 2022 Update
Back in September we related a citizen led effort to engage City Government to address what seems to be a rising wave of noise pollution. See: iN “Noisy Newport, Rackets, Ruckus and Recklessness” We’re delighted to see that the efforts of our friends and neighbors has resulted in some real cooperation with city hall. Newport…
2022 Candidate Forums Videos
Follow The Links below to the 2022 Candidate Forum Videos: On behalf of Involve Newport, Newport This Week, the League of Women Voters of Newport County and the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee we are proud to present the videos from this year’s election candidate forums. We would like to thank all of the…
VIDEO – 2022 Middletown Town Council Candidates Sound Off
October 13, Town Council Forum Presented by Involve Newport, Newport This Week, the League of Women Voters of Newport County and the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee. Special thanks to Involve Newport for hosting these forums. Middletown Council Candidate Forum Thursday, October 13, 6:30 pm, Involve Newport 0:00 – Intro 07:24 – Candidate Opening Statements…
VIDEO – 2022 Newport City Council Candidates Sound Off
October 6, at-large City Council Presented by Involve Newport, Newport This Week, the League of Women Voters of Newport County and the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee. Special thanks to Involve Newport for hosting these forums. City Council Candidate Forum Thursday, September 6, 6:30 pm, Involve Newport 00:48 – Candidate Opening Statements QUESTIONS: 10:50…
2022 Candidate Forums Videos
Candidate Forum Videos will be posted here following their presentation Presented by Involve Newport, Newport This Week, the League of Women Voters of Newport County and the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee. Special thanks to Involve Newport for hosting these forums. Newport School Committee Candidate Forum Thursday, September 29, 6:30 pm, Involve Newport TEXT…
Involve Newport Announces 2022 Candidate Forums
Candidates for local offices in Newport and Middletown, RI are invited to participate in public forums in advance of the November 8, 2022 general election. Forums will be hosted at Innovate Newport, 513 Broadway in Newport and via live stream. All events are free and open to the public. The schedule of the candidate forums…
Noisy Newport, Rackets, Ruckus and Recklessness.
We’ve been hearing hearing from our friends neighbors, and IN members that it seem like we’ve come through the noisiest summer in recent memory. Much of that noise coming from Cars, Trucks and Motor Cycles either being improperly operated or set up to make a noisy impression. Newport has ordinances against these activities however abuses…