Category: News
MLK Day Weekend 2025
Martin Luther King Jr. believed that a community should be built on love, compassion, and respect for all people.
Aquidneck Island 2024 Candidate Forums
Election day is only a scant 8 weeks away. It’s an important moment for all communities on Aquidneck Island and Involve Newport encourages all interested citizens to attend. Candidates for local offices in Newport, Middletown and Portsmouth have been invited to participate in public forums in advance of the November 5, 2024 general election. Newport…
Joint Meeting on Education Data TONIGHT
The Newport School Committee has scheduled a joint workshop with the City Council where the 2023 district assessment data will be presented. The Meeting is TONIGHT Wednesday, January 3 at 5:30 PM at Pell Elementary School Cafeteria. Parents and community members are encouraged to attend If you’d like to follow more closely the many forces affecting…
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…
Education Notes and Updates
Education Notes and Awards Our education working group has held a few meetings this summer to focus on Public Education in our City and the outcomes and considerations. A few notes of interest: As part of this year’s annual budget process, the City Council approved the education departments funding request. Members of our organization attended…
With Gratitude and Admiration
Late last year the City of Newport and our iNvolve community lost a very special friend, neighbor and leader. Ronald Becker was known throughout the city and especially in volunteer circles for his many contributions to Newport. Ron spent most of his career in the insurance industry as an actuary. After retiring to Newport, Ron…
Rhode Island Kids Count – Data in Your Backyard
On October 18, iNvolve Newport joined Newport Partnership for Families and approximately 60 other local, community-based nonprofits for the annual presentation of Rhode Island Kids Count data. See the full presentation and snapshot data. The educational numbers were troubling but need to be viewed through a COVID lens. Particularly concerning was the increase in the percentage of Newport children who are living in…
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…
Tax Workshop Tonight!! Please Attend
The Newport City Council is holding a workshop tonight at 5:30 in City Hall to discuss the proposed ordinance to implement a two-tiered residential tax rate. This ordinance would establish a split tax rate for properties with year-round occupants, whether they are owners or tenants. The development of the ordinance goes back to last year when the Council established a Taxation Relief…
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…