Secretary of State Gregg Amore (D-RI) was one of several who had to leave early due to a busy schedule but said he would return to Newport to ... and even historic photos. "Captain E.H. Campbell ...

Events include the Dream Brunch on Jan. 26 to honor and commemorate Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy. Participants will reflect on his life and how his activism has paved the way for ...

Rhode Island may be the ... exclusive address in this part of Newport. You have plenty of magnificent mansions to choose from, but none is as notable as The Breakers, once the lavish summer ...

Of all of Newport's famous homes, The Breakers mansion is the cream of the summer cottage crop. Commissioned in 1893 by railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt II, The Breakers is a Renaissance-style ...

The Morning Astorian of Jan. 16, 1909 reported the demise of the French schooner, Alice, under the command of Capt. Aubert, with a crew of 24. Capt. Connick, of the Ilwaco (Washington) Life Saving ...

In a lawsuit filed Jan. 3 in U.S. District Court in West Palm Beach, Oliver James claimed that the historic ... The 36-year-old James, who is Black, was booked at The Breakers for a three-night ...

The Preservation Society of Newport County has launched a significant restoration project to revitalize the iconic main gates of The Breakers ... of this National Historic Landmark.

The Preservation Society of Newport County began a major restoration project on the main gates of The Breakers last week.The two main gates – weighing 5,600 pounds each – and the crown and two side ...

Constructed in 1749 on the southernmost tip of Jamestown, Beavertail Lighthouse is not only the oldest lighthouse in Rhode Island ... shop and a museum full of historical artifacts and information.

Feb. events include the 30th annual Langston Hughes Community Poetry reading, and a free PPAC program celebrating musician and activist Randall Ashe.

The project aims to digitize historical dock photos from the 1940s through the 1980s in the Southeast, tracking the size and quantity of fish species over time. This data helps inform the SAFMC to ...

The fossil is possibly from the extinct Rodhocetus or Ambulocetus. A rare pre-historic fossil, possibly 35 to 40 million years old, has been stolen from a village in Meghalaya, leaving people in ...