Rise & Shine! Your Newport County guide for Sept. 21
Rise & Shine! I’m Scott Barrett, managing editor for The Daily News, and today is Sept. 21, the 264th day of the year — 101 days remain in 2022. On this day in 1938, a devastating hurricane reached landfall in the Northeast, leaving 580 dead and at least 100 reported missing.
Here & Now
• As you'll see below, today is Miniature Golf Day, and really the timing couldn't be any better for my latest story. The refrain around these parts is there are no activities for kids, and little for them to do.
Commercial real estate developer Derek Savas is trying to fill that void as he's proposing to build an 18-hole mini golf facility in Middletown. I spoke with him Tuesday about the project. Read more here.
• The Middletown Police Department did its part in helping aid Ukraine in the fight against Russian forces. Reporter Savana Dunning explains how here.
• During an appearance at Salve Regina University on Monday, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan discussed her career, her time on the court and her thoughts about the future of American democracy. Read more from reporter Zane Wolfang here.
• Highlighted by a building that has housed a number of Thames Street businesses, check out the most recent property transactions in Newport County here.
• The Newport Zoning Board of Review will continue its examination of the Salve Regina dorm proposal tonight at 6 p.m., and Thursday at the same time. Read the latest on the issue from Savana Dunning here.
• Residents of Newport and Middletown are invited to an information session at the Edward King House Senior Center surrounding proposed school regionalization. It begins at 3 p.m. today. Learn more here.
• Opponents have underestimated Tiverton's Keith Gillette on the soccer pitch, and the 5-foot-3, 110-pound sophomore has made them pay. Sports reporter Steve Rogers has the story.
• Speaking of high school sports, find the latest top performers in Newport County with the Stars of the Day.
• On the last official day of summer, enjoy some live outdoor music. Root Cellar will perform today at the MLK Center as part of the Live at the Loading Dock series. Show starts at 4:30 p.m. Learn more here.
• From the inbox: Looking to take a special trip this fall? According to TheTravel, Newport is the No. 1 mother-daughter getaway destination in the United States. Find the full list here.
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Born today
Luke Wilson (actor), 51
Alfonso Ribeiro (TV host), 51
Faith Hill (singer), 55
Bill Murray (actor), 72
Stephen King (author), 75
Weather report
Low tides: 10:49 a.m., 11:56 p.m.
High tides: 5:18 a.m., 5:49 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:30 a.m. Sunset: 6:46 p.m.
Water temperature: 69.4 degrees.
Municipal meetings
Newport
Zoning Board of Review, 6 p.m.
Middletown
School Building Committee, 5 p.m.
Open Space and Fields Committee, 5:30 p.m.
Affordable Housing Committee, 6 p.m.
Portsmouth
School District Building Committee, 4 p.m.
Economic Development Committee, 5:30 p.m.
Tiverton
Harbor Commission, 7 p.m.
Jamestown
Planning Commission, 7 p.m.
Little Compton
Zoning Board of Review, 7 p.m.
Local obituaries
None new today
Today is …
International Day of Peace
Miniature Golf Day
World Alzheimer’s Day
Trivia answer
Q: Husband and wife Pete and Peg opened a business in the basement of their Portsmouth home in 1954, and it remains a blooming operation under their daughter and grandson, who now oversee the shop. What is the name of this business?
A: Carlone's Florist. No fooling you with this one. Kudos to Mary Cunningham, Peter Moniz, Liz Gagne, Bob Molleur, Arthur Hamilton, Anne Arnold, Diane DiFazio, John Genga, Susan Kelchner, Kim Brilhante, Sheila Dunn, Ruth Davis, Leslie Lindeman, Sue Kesson, Arlene Siderski, Mary Hastings, Barbara Henshaw, Mike Mello, Jason Dunn, Jo-Ann Souza and Sue Plocica, all of whom answered correctly this week.
Got a news tip, story idea or just want to drop me a line? Don't be a stranger. Send an email to sbarrett@newportri.com.
This article originally appeared on Newport Daily News: Rise & Shine! Your Newport County guide for Sept. 21, 2022
