Colleen Burns Jermain, Newport’s Superintendent of Schools, joined What'sUpNewp on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, for her monthly live virtual video conversation.During our conversation, we discuss school safety, regionalization, construction at Rogers High School, mental health, teacher shortages, and more.Watch below or listen above to our conversation.The Latest on WhatsUpNewp.comThe Earls of Leicester added to the 2023 Newport Folk Festival lineupThe Earls of Leicester is a bluegrass band that pays tribute to the music of Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs.Mel King, who helped ease Boston’s racial strife, dies at 94King served in the state Legislature for nearly a decade before becoming the first Black man to reach a Boston general mayoral contest, facing off against a fellow state representative, Ray Flynn.Ben & Jerry’s on Thames Street will celebrate ‘Free Cone Day’ on April 3The Ben & Jerriest day of the year is finally back!WUN-ON-ONE: A conversation with Newport School Superintendent Colleen Burns JermainDuring our conversation, we discuss school safety, regionalization, construction at Rogers High School, mental health, teacher shortages, and more.Governor McKee, RIAC, elected officials cut the ribbon for Breeze Airlines’ new base of operations at T.F. Green International AirportRhode Island T.F. Green International Airport Now a Breeze Base of OperationsDem senators from 4 states ask NOAA to address whale deathsThe call late Tuesday by New Jersey Sens. Robert Menendez and Cory Booker; Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, and Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse for action by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration marked the first large-scale request for action by Democratic federal lawmakers on an issue that has rapidly become politicized.Hurley’s rebuild complete as UConn returns to Final FourThe Huskies (29-8) are the biggest name left playing basketball this season, making the Final Four as a No. 4 seed, joining Miami (29-7) and San Diego State (31-6), both No. 5 seeds, and ninth-seeded Florida Atlantic (35-3).Northern progress for The Ocean Race fleetThe leading pair – Team Malizia and Team Holcim-PRB – found themselves in what Malizia’s Will Harris called some of the most challenging weather of the leg when they turned north. Gale force winds and sharp, confused seas.Middletown Police seeking public assistance in identifying a suspect in a hit-and-run accidentMiddletown Police are seeking assistance with a hit-and-run accident that took place on Green End Avenue in Middletown on March 22, 2023.2023 Newport Folk Festival lineup announcementsThe Newport Folk Festival began its tradition of a rolling lineup announcement for its 2023 festival on February 2.Special Election for Rhode Island’s First Congressional District will be held on November 7Rhode Island’s 1st congressional district includes all of Bristol and Newport counties, along with parts of Providence County, including most of the city of Providence.2 life sentences for man convicted of New Year’s Day killingA New York man who shot and killed the mother of his fiancee’s ex-boyfriend in Rhode Island on New Year’s Day in 2020 has been sentenced to two consecutive life terms, prosecutors said.Rhode Island DMV revises manual over civil rights concernsPortions of a Rhode Island state driver’s manual — including a section advising drivers not to assume that a traffic stop by police was based on their gender or race — are being eliminated following objections from activists, officials said this week.Pamela Smart’s latest bid for sentence reduction dismissedNew Hampshire’s highest court on Wednesday turned away the latest attempt to get a sentence reduction for Pamela Smart, who is serving life in prison for plotting with her teenage lover to have her husband killed in 1990.Driver who crashed into Apple store charged with murderA Massachusetts man whose SUV crashed through the glass storefront of an Apple store, killing one man and injuring nearly two dozen other people, has been charged with murder, prosecutors said.Rhode Island Secretary of State outlines special election calendarThe special election will fill the vacancy anticipated by Congressman David N. Cicilline’s planned resignation from the United States House of Representatives.What’s Up Interview: Alex MacLeod of Rock Hearts; band playing Blackstone River Theatre April 8RI-based bluegrass band achieving well-deserved national recognitionUS energy officials release strategy to boost offshore windThe first commercial scale offshore wind project in the United States is currently under construction off the coast of Massachusetts.Lucy Kirkwood’s ‘The Children’ will close The Gamm’s 2022-23 seasonThe Children runs from April 27–May 14 at The Gamm Theatre.Obituary: Sondra Weston DavisSeptember 19, 1939 – March 08, 2023Obituary: Joan Gallagher FarrellOctober 24, 1942 – March 26, 2023What's Up Newp is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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