Newport Hospital is nearing full capacity, but staff members say COVID-19 patients are taking up a smaller proportion of beds than at some other Rhode Island hospitals.
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‘I think it’s important to do the right thing’: Newport soap business weathers pandemic by doing good
COVID-19 has devastated many small businesses and restaurants in Rhode Island. Business owners are now bracing for more financial troubles, as Governor Gina Raimondo announced a looming two-week “pause” last Thursday. But on Aquidneck Island, Shore Soap Co. has seen a steep rise in demand for one of their products — hand soap.
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Newport Hospital limited by testing capacity
Leaders at Newport Hospital say they haven’t yet been overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients or reached bed capacity, but the facility still cannot offer asymptomatic testing.
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Jeanne-Marie Napolitano selected as next Newport mayor
The Newport City Council selected Napolitano by a 4-3 vote. A longtime member of the Council, Napolitano says she will prioritize rebuilding Newport’s economy and moving forward with development in the city’s North End.
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Newport voters approve bond for new high school
In Tuesday’s election, Newport voters showed overwhelming support for a ballot question concerning a proposed bond to replace the city’s aging high school campus.
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Newport Canvassing Authority plan to move North End polling place raises voter access questions
Members of the Canvassing Board say the polling location at the Park Holm Senior Center poses COVID-related health risks, but some locals argue the move could impact voter turnout.
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Newport Canvassing Authority votes to keep two polling locations closed for November election, citing COVID-related health risks
The decision follows some controversy around whether the removal of certain polling places stifled voter turnout in September’s primary.
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Touro Synagogue leadership reflects on Justice Ginsburg’s legacy in Newport
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away on Friday at the age of 87. She served more than 27 years on the court, and was the sixth Jewish justice ever confirmed. In 2004, Ginsburg visited Touro Synagogue in Newport and spoke about the history of the Jewish justices who preceded her.
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Twelve bats quarantine in wildlife rehabilitator’s home as COVID-19 poses risk of ‘human-to-bat’ transmission
Rhode Island paused the release of rehabilitated bats earlier this year over concerns that the animals could become a vector for COVID-19. But it’s the bats that many experts are worried about, after another disease has already devastated their numbers in the Northeast.
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Wedding vendors struggle as couples shrink and postpone events
Newport is one of New England’s most popular wedding destinations, but COVID-related restrictions brought many couples’ plans to a halt this summer. Some are now holding scaled-down “micro weddings” instead, but workers in the wedding industry say this trend isn’t solving their financial troubles.
